Shearman & Sterling represented BofA Merrill Lynch, Citi, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley as representatives of the several underwriters in connection with a registered $1 billion offering of notes by Ford Motor Credit Company LLC. Ford Credit is the financing arm of Ford Motor Company, and proceeds from the current sale will go towards its general corporate purposes, including the retirement of indebtedness.

The Shearman & Sterling team advising the underwriters included partners Lisa Jacobs (New York-Capital Markets) and Peter Blessing (New York-Tax); counsel Ansgar Simon (New York-Tax); associates Corey Reis (New York-Capital Markets), Ann Matthews (New York-Capital Markets) and Samara Abrams (New York-Capital Markets); and legal assistant Kristi-Anne Nadvornik (New York-Capital Markets).