News
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.
Perspective
March 18, 2024
In an interview with Hydrogen Economist, Of Counsel Etienne Gelencsér discussed Japanese firms’ interest in Southeast Asia’s hydrogen potential.
Perspective
March 18, 2024
On March 15, 2024, following weeks of political wrangling, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) was endorsed by the EU Council. The make-or-break vote was the last opportunity for the CS3D to be adopted in its current form before the June 2024 European parliamentary elections.
Perspective
March 18, 2024
Asia Regional Managing Partner and Head of Greater China Lorna Chen, Partner Anil Motwani, Associates Frank Fu and Evelyn Lin authored the article “ESG Regulatory Trend: Visions of a Unitary Regime” for the tenth issue of the HKVCA Journal. The article discusses the latest themes in the ESG regulatory space and their implications for market players seeking to develop their institutional ESG culture and make decisions on long-term compliance plans.
Event
March 17 - 20, 2024
Senior Partner Adam Hakki (New York-Litigation) and partners Jennifer D. Morton (New York-Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory), Sara N. Raisner (New York-Litigation) and Adam B. Schwartz (Washington, D.C.-Litigation) will be serving as faculty members at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Compliance and Legal Society Annual Seminar from March 17–20, 2024. The conference faculty is comprised of prominent litigators, government regulators and in-house litigation and compliance experts from major financial institutions.
Perspective
March 15, 2024
News
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.
News
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.
News
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.
News
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.