A&O Shearman was formed in 2024 via the merger of two historic firms, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling. With nearly 4,000 lawyers globally, we are equally fluent in English law, U.S. law and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets.
This combination creates a new kind of law firm, one built to achieve unparalleled outcomes for our clients on their most complex, multijurisdictional matters – everywhere in the world. A firm that advises at the forefront of the forces changing the current of global business and that is unrivalled in its global strength.
Our clients benefit from the collective experience of teams who work with many of the world’s most influential companies and institutions, and have a history of precedent-setting innovations.
Together our lawyers advise more than a third of NYSE-listed businesses, a fifth of the NASDAQ and a notable proportion of the London Stock Exchange, the Euronext, Euronext Paris and the Tokyo and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges.
Shearman & Sterling has once again been recognized as a top litigation firm in Benchmark Litigation’s 2024 edition, which focuses on the top litigation firms and litigators in the United States.
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Shearman & Sterling has once again been recognized as a top
litigation firm inBenchmark Litigation’s2024
edition, which focuses on the top litigation firms and litigators
in the United States.
The overall Litigation practice was rated “highly
recommended,” the highest designation, with the team ranked
“Tier 1” for both securities and antitrust litigation.
The practice was also ranked for white collar litigation, general
commercial litigation and international arbitration. 17 partners
were selected as either a “National Practice Area
Star,” a regional “Litigation Star” or a
“Future Star,” including Behrens, Brennan,
Dunogué, Fishbein, Hakki, Higbee, Hoschander, Laguardia,
Lanpher, LaVigne, Lee, Lewis, Nathanson, Resetarits, Roberts,
Schwed and Stenerson. In addition, earlier this year, Rachel
Mossman Zieminski and Sara Raisner were recognized by
Benchmark’s “40 & Under Hot List,” and
Agnès Dunogué was listed in the “Top 250 Women
in Litigation” guide.
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A&O Shearman was formed in 2024 via the merger of two historic firms, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling. With nearly 4,000 lawyers globally, we are equally fluent in English law, U.S. law and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets.
This combination creates a new kind of law firm, one built to achieve unparalleled outcomes for our clients on their most complex, multijurisdictional matters – everywhere in the world. A firm that advises at the forefront of the forces changing the current of global business and that is unrivalled in its global strength.
Our clients benefit from the collective experience of teams who work with many of the world’s most influential companies and institutions, and have a history of precedent-setting innovations.
Together our lawyers advise more than a third of NYSE-listed businesses, a fifth of the NASDAQ and a notable proportion of the London Stock Exchange, the Euronext, Euronext Paris and the Tokyo and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges.
