Profile: Shearman & Sterling is a New York-based law firm. With $876,000,000 in gross revenues in 2008, the firm was ranked 26th on The American Lawyer's 2009 Am Law 100 rankings of U.S. firms. In the 2008 Global 100, the firm ranked as the 25th grossing law firm in the world. According to the National Law Journal's 2008 NLJ 250, with 870 attorneys (as of 9/30/08), Shearman & Sterling is the thirty-sixth largest firm in the United States. Shearman & Sterling's major practice areas are corporate, litigation, tax, executive compensation and employee benefits, and antitrust law. Shearman & Sterling represents financial institutions, governments, and other organizations, including private clients. Shearman & Sterling's international scope includes multiple office locations in both Europe and Asia.