Partner Adam Hakki, global head of Shearman & Sterling’s Litigation Group, has been shortlisted for the 2016 Securities Lawyer of the Year award by Benchmark Litigation, a leading guide to the top litigation firms and attorneys in the United States. Hakki is one of only four lawyers shortlisted for the award, and the winner will be announced at a ceremony held on February 11, 2016.

Now in its ninth year of publication, Benchmark Litigation is the only directory to focus exclusively on the litigation and disputes market in the United States.  The Benchmark Litigation US Awards nominees were selected based on research conducted between March and November 2015, including extensive interviews with litigators and their clients to identify the best attorneys in their respective practice areas and states.