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Simon Letherman
Work Department
International tax.
Position
Partner
Career
Simon Letherman is a partner in the Tax practice.
Simon’s diverse practice includes advising on major mergers and acquisitions, domestic and international banking, structured finance, capital markets, corporate restructurings, private equity, investment funds, financial products, derivatives and real estate transactions. He services a range of industries, including Energy, Financial Services, Mining & Metals, Private Capital and Technology, Media & Telecommunications.
Simon represents corporate, financial services, private equity and fund clients, including Engie, GE, Intercontinental Exchange, Liberty Global and QIA.
Memberships
Trained at Slaughter and May 2000-02; tax associate at Slaughter & May 2002-09; joined Shearman & Sterling as counsel 2010.
Education
Manchester Grammar School; St Catherine’s College, Oxford University (BA); Manchester University (MSc; PhD).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
Shearman & Sterling LLP advises prestige clients on a range of high value international transactions. Areas of strength for the group include M&A, capital markets transactions, and structured finance and securitisations. Team lead Simon Letherman advises on a broad range of European and international transactions. Counsel Michael Ward covers finance transactions, M&A, and investment fund structuring.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
Firm Rankings
- Finance > High yield
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency