Shearman & Sterling plans first African office opening Legal Business4 February 2015Middle East and Africa Firm prepares for association in Egypt with energy focusUS law firm Shearman & Sterling is preparing to open an office in Egypt, marking the firm’s first foray into Africa with plans for an international arbitration and projects practice.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryThe Slaughters standard: what makes a top quality partner?Kirkland, Simpson Thacher and Latham top LSEG PE rankings as partners look ahead to 2026Revolving Doors: Sidley and Hogan Lovells swipe Latham partners, as Ropes and Clifford Chance build in EuropeHSF launches Riyadh office in the wake of Saudi legal reformsMiddle East Focus: Light on the horizonAfrica rising – Foreign firms strive to cover the booming continentTalent wars, private equity and number crunching: LB’s most read features of 2024Youle, Dejonghe, Levine and the top women in private equity – LB’s most popular interviews of 2024‘$20m isn’t much once you deduct the essentials’ – LB’s best quotes of the year