Shearman & Sterling LLP provides legal advisory services. The firm focuses on antitrust, asset management, bankruptcy and regulation, capital market, commodities, futures and derivatives, corporate governance, criminal law, executive compensation and employee benefits, insurance, and litigation sectors. Additionally, it provides financial, intellectual property, taxation, mergers and acquisition, trade and government relations, structured finance, and international arbitration advisory services. The firm caters to environmental, energy, oil and gas, real estate, sports, media, and entertainment industries. Shearman & Sterling was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in New York City with additional offices in United Arab Emirates; China; Belgium; Germany; Hong Kong; United Kingdom; France; Italy; Japan; Brazil; Singapore; Canada; Washington, District of Columbia; and San Francisco and Menlo Park, California.