Profile: Shearman & Sterling is a New York-based law firm. With $921,000,000 in gross revenues in 2007, the firm was ranked 19th on The American Lawyer's 2008 Am Law 100 rankings of U.S. firms. Shearman & Sterling has been in the top 15 of the Am Law 100 rankings since 1985. In the 2007 Global 100, the firm ranked as the 21st grossing law firm in the world. According to the National Law Journal's 2007 NLJ 250, with 912 attorneys (as of 9/30/07), Shearman & Sterling is the thirtieth 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.