Corporate
Against a backdrop of ever-changing market conditions, our clients benefit from having access to lawyers with a broad base of experience, combined with market-leading expertise in English, US, French, German, Italian and EU law.
The European Corporate group comprises M&A, private equity and capital markets lawyers based in our offices in London, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Paris and Rome. The group provides seamless legal advice to our European and global corporate and financial institution clients on the full range of equity and debt capital markets transactions, M&A transactions and corporate advisory work.
Against a backdrop of ever-changing market conditions, our clients benefit from having access to lawyers with a broad base of experience, combined with market-leading expertise in English, US, French, German, Italian and EU law.
Project Development & Finance
Shearman & Sterling's project finance group is recognised as one of the leading global practices. Our dedicated, multinational and multilingual team is specialised both in terms of industry and geography.
Our industry expertise covers the power, telecommunications, oil and gas, mining, pipelines, transportation, water and other infrastructure and manufacturing sectors. The group has significant expertise on advising project developers and financial institutions on all aspects of the structuring, negotiation, development and financing of major international projects.
Finance
We offer expert advice under English, French and German law and regularly advise on cross-border transactions involving multiple facilities, currencies and jurisdictions.
Our experienced finance lawyers in London, Paris and Frankfurt advise clients across Europe on all their debt financing needs. We offer expert advice under English, French and German law and regularly advise on cross-border transactions involving multiple facilities, currencies and jurisdictions. We work closely with our US colleagues, particularly those focused on the high yield area.
We represent commercial banks, investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds and corporates on a wide range of transactions including acquisition
and bank finance, debt capital markets, restructuring and refinancing, structured finance and derivatives.
International Arbitration & Litigation
Our London International Arbitration and Litigation group has extensive experience in a number of specialist areas, e.g. financial services and securities, insurance and reinsurance law, international investments, construction and engineering, oil and gas, intellectual property, product liability and professional negligence and arbitrations under the auspices of the World Bank (ICSID).
Antitrust / Competition
Shearman & Sterling's Antitrust group advises in a wide range of sectors and on all aspects of antitrust law and practice. We offer an integrated and seamless transatlantic service covering strategic M&A, multi-jurisdictional pre-merger filings, international cartel and monopoly investigations, antitrust litigation, private litigation, EU state aid and public procurement and utility regulation.
Tax
Shearman & Sterling's Tax group - with tax lawyers in France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States - takes a team-oriented approach in offering cross-border and domestic tax structuring and planning for clients on a worldwide basis.
We have considerable experience in advising multinational companies and financial institutions in the reduction of overall tax costs inherent in operating in multiple jurisdictions and in developing tax-efficient investment, holding and operating structures and transactions. Our diverse tax expertise includes cross-border and domestic structuring and re-structuring, financing, transfer pricing, transactional tax planning (M&A, joint ventures, spin-offs), structured finance arrangements and tax controversy resolution.
Financial Institutions Advisory & Asset Management
Shearman & Sterling has exceptionally strong relationships with financial institutions and infrastructure providers, including banks and investment banks, fund managers, custodians, insurers, reinsurers, exchanges, clearing houses and settlement systems.
Our London Financial Institutions Advisory (FIA) group provides advice on legal and regulatory issues relating to the wholesale and retail businesses of these organisations. We also advise corporates on their use of US, UK and continental European financial markets.
Our practice covers the full range of advisory work, new services and products, structuring, regulatory compliance, financial institutions M&A, outsourcings, securities, derivatives, regulatory capital advice and litigation.
Property
The Property group advises on all aspects of commercial property transactions and has particular expertise in development projects, investment transactions, joint ventures and property finance.
The Group represents a broad range of clients, including developers, lenders, borrowers, issuers, underwriters and investors.
Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits
Our Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits group provides the full range of employment and benefits advice both on transactions and stand-alone matters. We advise corporate and financial institutions, boards and individuals on the full range of employment and benefits issues.