News About Shearman & Sterling

Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling unveil ‘transformative’ merger plan to create $3.4bn firm

Deal would forge unique ‘integrated global elite firm’ both sides claim ahead of partner votes

21 May 2023

Steptoe & Johnson bolsters Asia investigations practice in New York with Shearman & Sterling duo

Cáitrín McKiernan and Brian Burke join as latest in string of hires in Steptoe’s investigations and white collar defence team

11 May 2023

Allen & Overy and King & Spalding snap up Shearman & Sterling partners in Paris and UAE

International departures from New York firm continue in wake of its now shelved merger talks with Hogan Lovells.

15 Mar 2023

Shearman & Sterling begins transition to next senior partner early following shelved Hogan Lovells merger talks

Litigation head Adam Hakki to succeed incumbent David Beveridge following election later this year

8 Mar 2023

Morgan Lewis adds 20-strong Shearman & Sterling team for Munich launch

As talks with Hogan Lovells are abandoned, Shearman suffers latest exits from European network

3 Mar 2023

Hogan Lovells and Shearman & Sterling call off merger talks

Deal 'not in the best interest of either firm', duo confirm as Shearman's Munich office decamps to Morgan Lewis

3 Mar 2023

Shearman & Sterling lays off 38 US lawyers and staff

New York firm latest to trim headcount following recent layoffs at Davis Wright Tremaine, Goodwin Procter and Cooley

9 Feb 2023

Allen & Overy boosts leveraged finance bench with partner hire from Shearman & Sterling

US-qualified high yield specialist Marwa Elborai joins in London after more than 15 years at US rival

25 Nov 2022

Gibson Dunn targets Dubai growth with hire of senior corporate partner from Shearman & Sterling

Los Angeles giant says Shearman's former global co-head of corporate will help it grow its regional footprint

24 Oct 2022

Shearman & Sterling launches legal operations offering for in-house teams

Dedicated service intended to ‘close the gap’ between legal ops and tech providers and unmet client need

14 Oct 2022

Squire Patton Boggs hires six senior lawyers in London from Brown Rudnick, Shearman & Sterling

New arrivals include five-strong restructuring team and a structured finance partner

7 Sep 2022

Goodwin Procter grows Munich presence with private equity partner hire from Shearman & Sterling

Winfried Carli joins three months after office opened following hires from raft of top firms including Sidley Austin and Reed Smith

29 Jul 2022

Shearman & Sterling adds Meta leader as first diversity and inclusion chief

Loretta Pearce joins firm in New York following stints at Facebook parent company and Moody’s

22 Jul 2022

Shearman & Sterling looks to home for latest partner promotions round

US lawyers dominate 12-strong cohort following last year’s mainly international round

14 Jun 2022

Shearman & Sterling posts 'stellar' 58% jump in PEP as revenue grows 18% to hit $1bn

Latest US financial results also see MoFo report its numbers, with London revenue up 27% to $82m

11 Mar 2022

Shearman & Sterling adds Hogan Lovells dealmaker in London

Maegen Morrison joins New York firm's M&A practice as it moves to grow deal making capabilties in London

9 Feb 2022

Shearman makes up nine partners across its international network

Italy and United Arab Emirates offices benefit as New York firm looks to invest in 'core practices'

17 Jun 2021

Shearman hires Allen & Overy partner to boost London leveraged finance practice

Head of direct lending and India practice chair Sanjeev Dhuna will co-head European team

21 Apr 2021

Shearman hires Travers Smith London M&A head to boost global deals team

Phil Cheveley will lead Shearman's EMEA M&A practice alongside Laurence Levy

17 Mar 2021