Shearman & Sterling LLP | Rankings & Awards

Rankings & Awards

Named ‘2008 Americas Law Firm of the Year’ at IFLR Awards Shearman & Sterling was the big winner of this year’s International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Americas Awards, earning the coveted 2008 Americas Law Firm of the Year Award plus five other awards for the most innovative deals and best legal teams. Nominated for an industry-best 14 awards in all, the firm won six, including: Debt and Equity-Linked Team of the Year; M&A Team of the Year; Debt & Equity-Linked Deal of the Year; M&A Deal of the Year—Euronext/NYSE; Restructuring Deal of the Year—Remy International prepackage. —IFLR Awards, 2008 Won Two Key European IFLR Awards Shearman & Sterling won two awards at this year’s European IFLR awards ceremony: the highly regarded M&A Deal of the Year, for our involvement in the €71.1 billion takeover of ABN Amro; and Restructuring Deal of the Year, for our involvement in the refinancing and restructuring of the Schefenacker Group. —IFLR Awards, 2008 Litigation Group Makes Honor Roll Shearman & Sterling was selected for The American Lawyer’s Honor Roll in its fourth biennial Litigation Department of the Year survey, placing it among the top 25 litigation practices in the country. The firm’s litigation department was recognized for having achieved a notable record in 2006 and 2007, particularly in its work on big securities class actions. —The American Lawyer, 2008 Dispute Resolution Practice Ranked as Global Leader The 2008 edition of Chambers Global has rated Shearman & Sterling’s Global Dispute Resolution Practice as Band 1 and characterizes the practice as “world-renowned.” The Litigation practice in the Americas is acknowledged for its high-profile work. Furthermore, the guide notes that Shearman & Sterling is known as a “giant in the arbitration world” and once again rated the firm’s International Arbitration practice as Band 1. —Chambers Global, 2008 A-List for the Third Consecutive Year For the third year in a row, Shearman & Sterling was named to The American Lawyer’s A-list of top firms in 2007. The A-list is made up of 20 law firms which The American Lawyer deems to be the country's most elite. The publication compiles the list by considering firms' performance in pro bono, diversity, associate satisfaction and revenue generation. —The American Lawyer, 2007 US Recruiting Site Wins Two Best in Class Awards Shearman & Sterling’s 2007-2008 Recruiting Campaign has won two Best in Class awards in the categories of “Legal” and “Marketing” from Interactive Media Awards (IMA). The Best in Class award is the highest honor bestowed by the IMA. In order to win this award level, our US recruiting website had to successfully pass through a comprehensive judging process, achieving very high marks in each of IMA's judging criteria—an achievement only a fraction of sites in the IMA competition earn each year. Click here to view the awards. Click here to view our US recruiting website. Asia Practices Get Top Marks in the Legal Directories In the 2007/2008 legal directories, Asia Pacific Legal 500, Chambers Asia and IFLR 1000, Shearman & Sterling earned top rankings in a number of practice areas across Asia. Asia Pacific Legal 500—ranked Tier 1 in Capital Markets and Projects & Energy in China and in International Arbitration and Projects & Energy in Singapore. Chambers Asia—Asia-wide, the firm is ranked Top Tier in International Arbitration, Debt & Equity Capital Markets and in Corporate/M&A & Private Equity. Ranked Tier 1 in Equity Capital Markets and Corporate/M&A in China and Hong Kong, Corporate/M&A: Investment Funds in Japan and in Dispute Resolution and Projects & Energy in Singapore. IFLR 1000—ranked Top Tier in Capital Markets, and M&A in China and Equity Capital Markets in Hong Kong In addition, Shearman & Sterling is ranked in several countries where the firm is active, but does not have established offices including India, Indonesia, the Philippines and South Korea. Among Top-Ranked Practices in Germany In the 2007/2008 edition of the German JUVE Yearbook, Shearman & Sterling’s German offices and practices again earned excellent rankings. Overall, the firm is top ranked in the national overview. In Litigation and Insurance Law we are ranked at the very top of the German market, and in the following practice areas we achieved top positions as well: Corporate Law, Arbitration, M&A, Company Succession and Trusts, Pharma (transactional) and Tax. —JUVE, 2007/2008 Top Rank in Black Solicitors Network Diversity League Tables Shearman & Sterling’s commitment to diversity has been recognised in this year’s Black Solicitors Network league tables. We have been ranked as the employer with the highest number of ethnic minority associates in the UK out of a survey that reviewed over 80 national and international law firms. —Black Solicitors Network UK, 2007 Projects Group Dominates Infrastructure Journal League Tables Shearman & Sterling’s global leadership in the Projects sector has been recognized in Infrastructure Journal’s latest league table results, which monitor deals closed in the first six months of 2007. The firm has dominated a number of the league table’s legal adviser categories and has been ranked as the top legal adviser for closed Power deals globally. The firm also ranked as the No.1 Projects Legal Adviser in the Middle East and North Africa. Globally Shearman & Sterling is ranked in the top three overall for closed deals. The firm also features in the top five legal advisers for the North America and Petrochemicals categories and the top 20 legal advisers for the Transport, Mining, and Renewables adviser in the wind sector, categories. —Infrastructure Journal, 2007 Trophy Win London Graduate Recruitment Team Shearman & Sterling’s London Graduate Recruitment team was recently honoured at the LawCareers. Net training and recruitment awards winning the ‘Best Recruiter—US Firm in the City’ accolade. This award follows research involving nearly 3000 trainees and NQs, which is the biggest analysis of its kind in the legal sector. Chambers USA 2007 Twenty-seven Shearman & Sterling practice areas and thirty-four of the firm’s attorneys were recognized in the 2007 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. —Chambers USA, 2007 The A-List For the past two years The American Lawyer has included Shearman & Sterling on its annual “A-List” of law firms. The magazine describes the list’s 20 law firms as “the profession’s top tier” and “the best law firms in the land.” The winners are compiled by measuring a firm’s revenue per lawyer, pro bono contribution, associate satisfaction and diversity. —The American Lawyer, 2006 Client Choice Award Germany 2006 Shearman & Sterling´s German practice was honored at the International Law Office’s (ILO) second annual awards ceremony in Autumn 2006. Criteria on which firms are judged include quality of advice, commercial awareness, effective communication, tailored fee structures, depth of team, response time and use of technology. —International Law Office, 2006 Leading Corporate Practice In The American Lawyer's Corporate Scorecard 2006, which was featured in the publication’s April issue, Shearman & Sterling received nine top 10 rankings, placing the firm within the top five corporate law firms. According to The American Lawyer, the firm is strongest in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, equities, and corporate debt. —The American Lawyer, 2006 #1 in Diversity Shearman & Sterling is ranked #1 on the 2005 “Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity” survey. —MultiCultural Law, 2006 Top 50 Global Law Firms PLC Which Lawyer? named Shearman & Sterling one of the Top 50 Global Law Firms. —PLC Which Lawyer?, 2004 The Global Model The article “U.S. Old Stagers” described Shearman & Sterling as one of only two U.S. firms that “have traditionally staked all on a global model.” The article described the firm as being internationally active for decades, establishing “strong roots in Paris in the post-war period” and by opening offices in Germany in the early 1990s. It also notes that “Shearman has continued to build—and its recent difficulties in New York have not deterred the firm from its strategy.” —The Lawyer, 2004 German Success Story “Shearman & Sterling LLP is the real success story of the last decade, particularly in transactions . . . Clients as DaimlerChrysler and Deutsche Bank AG outline the firm’s popularity amongst the blue-chip client sector.” —Europe Legal 500, 2004 The Front Line “France, Germany and Benelux have seen the greatest influx of international firms of all the European jurisdictions over the last decade, but a top tier of independent firms is still retaining a strong grip on the market … The top 10 deals during this period were dominated by the major international firms, most notably [Shearman & Sterling].” —Legal Week, 2004