Oil & Gas

Named Oil & Gas Legal Advisor of the Year 2009 by Infrastructure Journal, Shearman & Sterling continues to be at the forefront of the most complex and innovative transactions in the oil & gas industry, advising clients through all stages of the worldwide energy chain—from exploration, production and refining to transportation, receiving and storage— s well as in petrochemical projects.

Lawyers in Shearman & Sterling's Oil & Gas Group leverage the firm’s tier one practices in project development and finance, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, litigation and international arbitration, as well as other essential corporate disciplines, to help our clients achieve their business goals across all areas of the oil and gas industry. We are also noted for our FCPA and global anti-corruption compliance experience, which we apply for the benefit of our global clients.

Our notable clients include private oil and gas companies and utilities, as well as governments and state-owned companies around the world. In Latin America alone, we are issuer or underwriters’ counsel for the four largest oil & gas companies – Petrobras, Pemex, Ecopetrol and PDVSA. We also represent contractors and financial institutions active in the industry. Our diverse client base means that we are familiar with the commercial issues and perspectives of all parties in a transaction, ensuring that deals are closed in an effective and efficient manner.

Shearman & Sterling's Oil & Gas Group lawyers are based throughout our 20 global offices and advise on cutting edge transactions around the world. Across all areas of the industry–from upstream to pipelines and downstream–and from LNG to refineries, terminals and petrochemicals–we have an established reputation for doing more than identifying legal issues. We solve problems.