Infrastructure Journal’s 1H 2010 league tables ranked Shearman & Sterling LLP’s global Project Development & Finance Group among the top 10 across 10 categories. They included No. 1 Legal Advisor in the following categories: Mining & Metals, Renewables, Asia Pacific, Latin American, and Subcontinent.
The firm also achieved top 10 rankings in Global, North America, Power and Transport.
According to today’s press release at PR Newswire, the $3.1 billion Pueblo Viejo Gold Project in the Dominican Republic, on which Shearman & Sterling advised Pueblo Viejo Dominicana Corporation, a joint venture between Barrick Gold and Goldcorp Inc., was also listed by Dealogic as the fourth largest global project finance deal to close in the first half of 2010.
Shearman & Sterling’s Project Development & Finance Group has a leading reputation in both New York and English law, with an integrated practice operating across the Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, London, New York, Paris, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo offices. In addition, the firm has teams focused in several sectors, including power, oil and gas, and clean energy.
A global law firm with approximately 900 lawyers in 20 offices in 12 countries around the world, Shearman & Sterling LLP is a leader in many areas, including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and complex business litigation.