Larry Crouch > Shearman & Sterling LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Shearman & Sterling LLP is noted for its representation of multinational companies in cross-border M&A and financial offerings, as well as private equity and sovereign wealth fund clients on formation and investment issues. Practice head Larry Crouch – who splits his time between New York and Menlo Park – is a seasoned transactional tax expert with experience in matters involving M&A, capital markets, and joint ventures. Crouch is also co-head of the firm’s REIT group, an area in which New York-based Derek Kershaw is also excels. Washington DC-based Jay Singer is praised for his strengths in spin-offs and internal restructurings, while in Dallas, Ryan Bray is a regular port of call for emerging growth companies and their founders on various tax-related issues. Also recommended is Todd Lowther in Houston, whose focus is on the taxation of natural resources and other transactions common in the petroleum sector. Recent team changes include New York-based Lorenz Haselberger‘s promotion to partnership in July 2022, and Michael Shulman‘s departure in October 2022.

Shearman & Sterling LLP is well-regarded for its cross-border tax capabilities with advice provided to a variety of clients from local and global corporates to financial institutions. The team works with investment banking firms and other financial advisors to develop tax-efficient structures for financings, hybrid securities, acquisitions, joint ventures and other investments. Larry Crouch heads the tax team and has extensive transactional experience in matters involving international transactions, M&A, capital markets and joint ventures. Kristen Garry routinely advises on structured finance transactions while Jay Singer focuses on spin-off transactions. Lorenz Haselberger‘s client list includes banks, hedge funds, fintech companies and cryptocurrency custodians. All lawyers are based in New York.

The ‘top notch’ tax team at Shearman & Sterling LLP frequently advises clients on debt products including common stock issuances, revolving credit facilities, offerings under Rule 144A, convertible bonds and secured notes. The firm also has an emerging focus on cryptocurrency as a financial product and significant asset class, as well as boasting extensive experience advising investment banks and financial institutions in financial product development as well as underwriters, arrangers and issuers. The practice head is Larry Crouch, based in New York, who is supported by key names Kirsten Garry in Washington DC, and Lorenz Haselberger, also in New York. Garry focuses her practice on cross-border structured finance transactions, securitizations, M&A and capital markets offerings, as well as being a key name regarding financial products, including crypto. Haselberger, who was recently promoted, concentrates on taxation of financial instruments and institutions, as well as the tax components of M&A , inbound investments and restructurings. Michael Shulman left the firm in September 2022.