Partner Nils Eliasson (Hong Kong-International Arbitration) will participate in the panel entitled “Investment Arbitration – Issues and Insights” as part of the BIICL’s (British Institute of International and Comparative Law) conference on International Dispute Resolution: Reflections and Redirections, held in Hong Kong on July 22 to celebrate the launch of BIICL’s first Asia-based office.

Partner Gillian Emmett Moldowan (New York – Compensation, Governance & ERISA) participated as a speaker at PLI’s Understanding the Securities Laws 2019 conference on July 19, 2019, in New York.

Partner Elvira Aliende Rodriguez (Brussels-Antitrust) spoke at the 8th Annual International Arbitration, Regulatory & Competition Law Global Summit organized by Wolters Kluwer and Legal Plus Asia in Hong Kong on July 4, 2019.  Elvira spoke on “Cartels – A Global Not a Local Issue?” and she participated in the "3rd Grand Panel: Hipster Antitrust – How Will This Effect Competition Law in Asia."

Shearman & Sterling was a proud sponsor of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2019 Central Texas Program and Gala on June 27, 2019.

Partner Ben Gris (Washington, D.C.-Antitrust) spoke at the Connectivity Business Investment Conference 2019, organized by Connectivity Business in New York on June 26-27, 2019. Ben spoke on “Navigating Regulatory and Antitrust Issues” together with Aubrey Wesser (Verizon).

Partner Alex Bevan (Abu Dhabi-International Arbitration) co-chaired the “2nd Annual Who's Who Legal Future Leaders: Arbitration Conference,” which was held in London on June 26, 2019.  

Counsel Derek Kershaw (New York-Tax) spoke on a panel entitled “Doing Deals: Construction & Development” at the Opportunity Zones Summit in Washington, D.C.

Shearman & Sterling hosted the sixth annual Leveraged Finance Academy at the HAC in London from June 25-26.

Senior associate Anna Tevini (Litigation-Hong Kong) co-presented with David Lee, Head of Anti-Bribery & Corruption ASP at HSBC, on “How Bribery Schemes Are Getting More Sophisticated and How to Detect Them” at the Asia Anti-Corruption Compliance Summit 2019 in Hong Kong on June 24.

Partner Geert Goeteyn (Brussels-Antitrust) spoke at the 6th Air Law Conference organized by LUISS University in Rome on June 21, 2019.  Geert participated in the panel “When Is Competition Fair and How to Regulate it?” moderated by Francesco Munari (University of Genua and LUISS University).