London, May 16, 2008—Shearman & Sterling has been recognized as a “Top Ranked” law firm in the 2008 Chambers & Partners Europe directory.
The firm was praised in 38 different categories highlighting experience in its network of offices in major financial districts across Europe.
Chambers & Partners describes Shearman & Sterling as “one of the most successful US firms in Europe” noting that the firm “continues to feature on high-end deals.”
“Top Ranked” highlights for the firm include:
Europe-wide—Dispute Resolution: International arbitration (Tier 1)
“Sources commend the international reach of the firm’s commercial arbitration team. While the Paris office is undoubtedly the hub of the operation, interviewees are careful to draw attention to the highly successful Frankfurt branch, which handled a large volume of Asian work in the past twelve months, including BITs under ICSID and UNCITRAL guidelines. Interviewees report that the group is “quite rightly thought of as at the top of the arbitration tree.” —Chambers & Partners Europe 2008
France—International Arbitration France (Tier 1)
“With 36 lawyers, Sherman & Sterling has the biggest international arbitration team in Paris. In addition to Emmanuel Gaillard’s impressive stature, clients acknowledge the team as a whole to be one of the best on the market. Its expertise covers a huge variety of sectors, industries and languages, constituting a distinct advantage over its competitors.” —Chambers & Partners Europe 2008
France Capital Markets Equity (Tier 1)
“Acting for both issuers and underwriters, this firm is a key player in French capital markets. Famous for its US law expertise, it is touted as one of the few firms in Paris capable of handling the largest IPOs with Rule 144A placements. At the same time, the firm has built up one of the premier French law workforces in this market. Consequently, it is a destination of choice for some of the biggest transactions to come out of Paris.” —Chambers & Partners Europe 2008
Germany Insurance (Tier 1)
““One of the leaders in transactional insurance work and a truly international player,” Shearman & Sterling advises clients on domestic and cross-border restructurings and M&A. “ —Chambers & Partners Europe 2008
The firm also ranked in the following categories:
- Ranked 2 in Capital Markets: High-Yield Products — Europe-wide
- Ranked 2 in Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance & Syndicated Lending — France
- Ranked 2 in Capital Markets: Equity — Germany
- Ranked 2 in Corporate/M&A — Germany
- Ranked 2 in Capital Markets: Equity — Italy
- Ranked 2 in Capital Markets: Equity — United Kingdom
- Ranked 2 in Capital Markets: High-Yield Products — United Kingdom
- Ranked 3 in Banking & Finance — Europe-wide
- Ranked 3 in Capital Markets: Debt — Europe-wide
- Ranked 3 in Capital Markets: Equity — Europe-wide
- Ranked 3 in Corporate/M&A — Europe-wide
- Ranked 3 in Insurance — Europe-wide
- Ranked 3 in Tax: Corporate — Europe-wide
- Ranked 3 in Competition/European Law — France
- Ranked 3 in Corporate/M&A — France
- Ranked 3 in Tax — France
- Ranked 3 in Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance & Syndicated Lending — Germany
- Ranked 3 in Dispute Resolution — Germany
- Ranked 3 in Tax — Germany
- Ranked 3 in Banking & Finance: Acquisition Finance — United Kingdom
- Ranked 4 in Competition/European Law — Belgium
- Ranked 4 in Competition/European Law — Europe-wide
- Ranked 4 in Dispute Resolution: General — Europe-wide
- Ranked 4 in Capital Markets: Structured Finance — France
- Ranked 4 in Capital Markets: Debt — Germany
- Ranked 4 in Employment — Germany
- Ranked 4 in Competition/European Law — Germany
- Ranked 4 in Capital Markets: Debt — United Kingdom
- Ranked 4 in Capital Markets: Securitisation — United Kingdom
- Ranked 4 in Capital Markets: Structured Finance — United Kingdom
- Ranked 4 in Competition/European Law — United Kingdom
- Ranked 4 in Corporate/M&A: High-end Global Coverage — United Kingdom
- Ranked 4 in Tax — United Kingdom
- Ranked 5 in Corporate/M&A — Italy
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