Shearman & Sterling represented Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith Incorporated (as successor in interest to Banc of America Securities LLC) and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as representatives of the initial purchasers in connection with Broadcom Corporation’s offering of US$300 million of its 1.500% Senior Notes due 2013 and US$400 million of its 2.375% Senior Notes due 2015. Broadcom Corporation is a California-based company that develops semiconductors for wired and wireless communications.

The following Shearman & Sterling attorneys advised the initial purchasers in the transaction: partners John D. Wilson (San Francisco-Capital Markets), Mark Hyland (San Francisco-Capital Markets) and Laurence Crouch (Menlo Park-Tax); counsel Brad D. Kern (San Francisco-Capital Markets), Jung-Kyu McCann (Menlo Park-Capital Markets), and Adam Noah (San Francisco-Litigation); and associates Timothy O’Donnell (San Francisco-Capital Markets), Nathan Mee (San Francisco-Capital Markets), Ji Liu (Menlo Park-Capital Markets), Phillip Monk (Menlo Park-Capital Markets), Anil Kalia (Menlo Park-Tax), Mary Moycik (San Francisco-Litigation), Eva Rasmussen (New York-Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits), Michael Blankenship (New York-Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory) and Timothy Franklin (New York-Intellectual Property Transactions).