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March 18, 2024
Shearman & Sterling advised the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office on a conditional commitment to Lithium Americas Corp’s subsidiary, Lithium Nevada Corp., for a $2.26 billion loan to help finance the construction of a lithium carbonate processing plant at Thacker Pass in Humboldt County, Nevada. This is a key project for the critical minerals supply chain for the automotive industry, as the project’s lithium carbonate is anticipated to support the production of up to 800,000 electric vehicles (EVs) annually.
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March 12, 2024
Shearman & Sterling was named a winner of Legal 500 Brazil Awards for Deal of the Year along with others firms that participated in the $6.9 billion privatization of Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A., or Eletrobras, the largest electric power generation and transmission company in Latin America.
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March 08, 2024
Shearman & Sterling celebrated International Women’s Day with a program focused on building inclusion through increasing leadership opportunities and economicempowerment. The event was held at the firm’s New York office.
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March 07, 2024
Supporting at-risk girls evacuating from Kabul, Afghanistan
Shearman & Sterling, acting in collaboration with Anglo American, advised 30 Birds Foundation on the registration of 30 Birds Foundation UK as a charitable incorporated organization in England and Wales.
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March 07, 2024
Shearman & Sterling partners Donna Parisi and Jennifer Morton have been named to Innovate Finance’s Women in FinTech Powerlist 2023 in the “Policymakers & Regulatory Experts” category.
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March 07, 2024
Associates at Shearman & Sterling participated in fundraising efforts on behalf of the Legal Aid Society’s 2023 campaign and attended the organization’s 10th Annual Winter Benefit on February 29, 2024.
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March 07, 2024
Shearman & Sterling’s White Collar Defense & Global Investigations practice has been recognized as one of five firms by Law360 as a “Practice Group of the Year” in the White Collar category. Winning practice groups are selected based on the breadth and significance of the matters highlighted and the complexity of the firm’s work during the past year.
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March 05, 2024
Shearman & Sterling is advising Anglo American in its joint venture with Vale S.A. involving the acquisition by Anglo American Minério de Ferro Brasil S.A. (Anglo American Brasil) of the Serra da Serpentina iron ore resource, which is expected to be integrated into Anglo American’s existing Minas-Rio mine complex in Brazil, and the concurrent acquisition by Vale of 15% of the issued and outstanding shares of Anglo American Brasil.
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March 01, 2024
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling (Shearman) today announced the first of several senior leadership roles for the combined firm A&O Shearman, taking effect on May 1, 2024. Additional senior and other leadership appointments for the new firm will be drawn from both firms and announced in due course.
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February 29, 2024
Shearman & Sterling advised Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Arranger, on a $510.25 million amendment to Science Applications International Corporation’s existing TLB facility, refinancing all existing Tranche B and Tranche B2 Loans with new Tranche B3 Loans.