Obviously, interest in international trade of hydrogen is rising rapidly. New announcements of credible major export initiatives are occurring frequently. But there remain doubts about the rate of development of the infrastructure needed for importing hydrogen at scale, whether as hydrogen or via carriers such as ammonia.

Shearman & Sterling advised in-tech GmbH on the establishment of Mobility Technology Center (MTC) in Munich together with ERGO, Munich Re and MaLiBu, a consultancy firm of Professor Markus Lienkamp, holder of the chair for automotive engineering at the Technical University of Munich (TUM).

Global law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the appointment of Emily Westridge Black as a Litigation partner in Austin.

Shearman & Sterling represented UBS Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited, who acted as placement agents on the PIPE in connection with Prenetics Global Limited (Prenetics)’s previously announced business combination with Artisan Acquisition Corp. (Artisan). The transaction was completed on May 18, 2022, and the shares of Prenetics began trading on Nasdaq under the new ticker symbol "PRE”.

Compensation, Governance & ERISA associate Jingjing Liang was featured as a Rising Star by The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business.

On 18 May 2022, the European General Court rejected Canon’s appeal against a €28 million fine imposed by the European Commission in 2019 for its breach of EU gun-jumping rules, just a few months after a similar judgment, therefore vindicating the Commission’s aggressive stance on such breaches.

Shearman & Sterling was recognized with three deal of the year awards at the IFLR Americas 2022 awards ceremony, which took place at Essex House in New York City on May 19, 2022.

Shearman & Sterling represented the Province of Ontario in connection with Ontario’s public offering of $2.25 billion of its 3.100% bonds due May 19, 2027.

On May 18, 2022, Partner Lyle Roberts (Washington, D.C.-Litigation), counsel George Anhang (Washington, D.C.-Litigation), and associate Billy Marsh (Dallas-Litigation), filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Washington Legal Foundation in support of appellants in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. et al. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System et al., pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Partner James Webber spoke at the 3rd International Mergers Conference organized by Concurrences in London on May 19, 2022.