Shearman & Sterling leads the field in nominations for the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Americas Awards for the second year in a row. The firm earned 10 nominations, including five team awards. The nominations include:
- Debt and Equity-Linked Deal of the Year (John Deere FDIC Offering)
- Securitisation Deal of the Year (Banco Internacional del Peru – Interbank)
- Equity Deal of the Year (Cadbury Snapple spin-off)
- Project Finance Deal of the Year (Panama Canal expansion)
- Project Finance Deal of the Year (GNL Quintero LNG)
- Securitisation Team of the Year
- Equity Team of the Year
- Private Equity Team of the Year
- Project Finance Team of the Year
- US Law Firm of the Year
A year ago, Shearman & Sterling was the big winner at IFLR, 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 last year, 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.
The 2009 awards will be announced at a ceremony in New York on March 25.