Shearman & Sterling is a sponsor of The University of Texas School of Law CLE’s “34th Annual Technology Law Conference.” Each year, the conference brings nationally recognized licensed practitioners together with in-house counsel from leading technology companies, as well as experts in both established and emerging technologies affecting the industry.

Shearman & Sterling Family Office Group will be hosting a webinar discussion led by partner Donna Parisi with Anthony Saliba, CEO and founder of Matrix Holding Group. This is the third installment of our family office webinar series focusing on digital asset investing.

Counsel Katherine J. Stoller (New York-Litigation) will be participating in a panel organized by the Trade Association for the Emerging Markets titled, “The Outlook for Russia,” on May 13, 2021. The panel will be comprised of investors, as well as experts in geopolitics and sanctions enforcement, discussing the outlook for Russia in light of recent international and domestic developments, including U.S. sanctions.

Partners Matthew Readings (Antitrust-London), John Beahn (CFIUS-Washington, D.C.) and Counsel Sara Ashall (Antitrust-Brussels) spoke at the webinar “The Rise of Foreign Investment Screening in Europe – Recent Developments and Practical Considerations” organized by Lexology on May 4, 2021.

Partner Jennifer Younan (Paris-International Arbitration) spoke at the “Thirty Fifth ITF Public Conference: Evidence in Investor-State Arbitration” on April 29, 2021. Jennifer shared her thoughts on approaches to admissibility and relevance of evidence in Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), a topic that has assumed increasing importance in the context of illegally obtained evidence.

Shearman & Sterling was pleased to sponsor Refinitiv LPC’s Spring 2021 “Middle Market, Direct Lending & Large Corporate Loans Virtual Conference.”

Shearman & Sterling Family Office Group hosted a webinar discussion led by partner Donna Parisi with Mark Yusko, the Founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Morgan Creek Capital Management.  The webinar took place on Wednesday, April 28 at 11:00 am–12:00 pm ET.

Counsel Sara Ashall (Antitrust-Brussels) spoke at “The Innovation Economics Conference for Antitrust Lawyers.” This conference was a 4-day webinar organized by Concurrences from April 27 to April 30. Sara participated in the panel “What’s Holding Back the EU & the UK from Creating Platforms?” on April 29, 2021.

Shearman Women hosted a webinar on gender pay equity. The panelists discussed the importance of pay equity, how we prevent unequal pay, and insightful data around the gender pay gap.

Human capital management trends are evolving in response to the increased focus on ESG and risk management.