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 has a dedicated bilingual team of lawyers in Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai qualified to advise on Hong Kong, US and UK law. 

Focusses / specialisms  

The firm has a strong practice in foreign project finance, where the firm has achieved top-tier status in China for this area, it is also very active in foreign M&A, private equity, project development and capital markets. 

Key clients  

Key clients include PetroChina, China National Petroleum Corporation Exploration & Development Company, Clear Media, Investcorp, PTT Oil and Retail, Bank of America Securities, HSBC and Credit Suisse.