Shearman & Sterling provided pro bono assistance to the Lower Eastside Girls Club in its acquisition and financing of the new Center for Wellbeing and Happiness, which will be launched via a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 9.

“Shearman & Sterling is proud to have represented the Lower Eastside Girls Club in its acquisition and financing of a commercial condominium unit, which will house the new Center for Wellbeing and Happiness,” said Shearman & Sterling associate Zachary Aries. “We value our long-standing partnership with the Girls Club and look forward to continuing to work with this outstanding community organization for years to come,” added partner Lisa Brill, who is the firm’s Americas Regional Managing Partner.

The Lower East Side Girls Club is a community-based organization that works to overcome the fragmentation of youth services by providing services to girls and women via partnerships with nonprofit organizations, local businesses, academic institutions, faith-based communities and members’ families.

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