Shearman & Sterling is a New York-based international law firm with 850 lawyers across 23 offices. The firm’s Hong Kong office leverages off its global and Asia network to carry out transactions in Greater China, southeast Asia, Japan, India, Mongolia and South Korea. 

The firm’s Greater China team is qualified to advise on Hong Kong, US and UK law. 

Focusses / specialisms  

The firm has a very strong debt capital markets practice in Hong Kong advising on investment grade and high yield capital markets transactions across the region. It is also recognised for its work in M&A, project finance, project development and equity capital markets. The firm is also strong in investment funds area and recognised for its work in hedge funds, private equity funds and real estate funds. 

Key clients  

Key clients of the firm include China National Petroleum, Clear Media, Investcorp, PTT Oil and Retail, Bank of America Securities, Bank of China International, Citigroup Global Markets, Credit Suisse, JP Morgan Securities, Nomura International and UBS.