Shearman & Sterling represented Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, and RBS Securities Inc. as representatives of the several underwriters in connection with Ford Motor Company's public offering of $2.875 billion of its 4.25% Senior Convertible Notes due November 15, 2016. This is the largest equity-linked offering by any issuer in 2009 to date.

The following Shearman & Sterling team advised the underwriters in the transaction: partners Lisa Jacobs (New York-Capital Markets), Robert Evans III (New York-Capital Markets) and Peter Blessing (New York-Tax) and associates Hae-Ran Song (New York-Capital Markets), Thomas Day (New York-Tax), Christine Kim (New York-Capital Markets), Ann Matthews (New York-Capital Markets), and Oliver Loxley (New York-Capital Markets).