Daniel Laguardia, partner and Head of the Bay Area Offices, has been recognized by Attorney Intel’s “Top 50 Attorneys of San Francisco” guide.

Members of Shearman & Sterling’s International Arbitration team have been recognized in the inaugural Legal 500 Arbitration Private Practice Powerlists 2023 for Mainland China and Hong Kong.

Shearman & Sterling has advised clients on more than $70 billion worth of energy deals so far this year, ranking 4th by deal value through Nov. 17, 2023, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Shearman & Sterling advised the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund as selling shareholder in connection with the sale of €1.1 billion of shares in National Bank of Greece representing 22% of NBG’s share capital.

Shearman & Sterling represented Paramount Global in connection with its offer to purchase for cash up to $1 billion aggregate purchase price of certain of its outstanding debt securities.

On November 15, 2023, Adam Hakki, Shearman & Sterling’s Senior Partner was recognized as a “Litigator of the Year” at The American Lawyer’s 2023 Industry Awards, held in New York City.

Shearman & Sterling is advising Benesse Holdings Inc. in a proposed management buyout (MBO) by the EQT AB Group, through its BPEA Fund VIII, and members of the Fukutake family, the founding family of Benesse Holdings.

Shearman & Sterling represented the Province of British Columbia in connection with its public offering of US$2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.800% Bonds, Series BCUSG-14, due November 15, 2028, which closed on November 15, 2023.

Shearman & Sterling represented Ajinomoto Co. Inc. in its acquisition of Forge Biologics Holdings LLC, a U.S. gene therapy contract development & manufacturing organization, through a reverse triangular merger transaction valued at approximately $554 million.

Shearman & Sterling’s private equity practice ranked fifth in Mergermarket’s U.S. league tables for buyouts by value for the first three quarters of 2023.