Shearman & Sterling Private Equity partner Sarah McLean and M&A partner Clare O’Brien have been named as Top Women in Dealmaking 2023 by The Deal.

Counsel Edward Taylor (Hong Kong-International Arbitration) has been appointed to the ITA Arbitration Report’s Board of Reporters as the reporter for Hong Kong. The ITA Arbitration Report delivers reports on awards, cases, legislation and other current arbitration developments from over 60 countries, together with reports on new treaty ratifications, new publications and upcoming events around the globe. It is available at KluwerArbitration.com

Shearman & Sterling has been ranked among the top 10 global legal advisors for M&A deal value for Q1 2023, according to Refinitiv’s preliminary M&A rankings. The firm advised on 36 M&A transactions collectively valued at $31.3 billion, making Shearman & Sterling the 7th most prolific legal adviser by value and 8th highest by number of deals in 2023 as of the first quarter.

Shearman & Sterling has been awarded Project Finance Team of the Year at the IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2023. The firm’s Asia Project Development & Finance team was recognized for its work on the most legally innovative cross-border projects in the Asia-Pacific region over the past 12 months.

Shearman & Sterling is advising EnCap Flatrock Midstream in the $1.45 billion sale of Lotus Midstream Operations, LLC to Energy Transfer LP. The transaction will be comprised of $900 million in cash and approximately 44.5 million newly issued Energy Transfer common units.

Shearman & Sterling Litigation partner Samuel Cooper argued before the Texas Supreme Court on March 23 in a case concerning a Texas Family Code requirement that a trial court conducting a bench trial shall, upon request of a party in a custody proceeding, interview a child 12-years or older to learn about the custody wishes of the child.