Shearman & Sterling adds Florian Ziegler as finance partner

By William Gullotti

Buffalo, N.Y., July 26 – Shearman & Sterling announced that Florian Ziegler will be joining the firm as a finance partner, splitting time between the firm’s Munich and Frankfurt offices, according to a news release.

Ziegler’s practice focuses on the area of debt finance, specializing in general corporate finance, including leveraged acquisition finance and investment-grade loans. He has a broad range of experience with project financing as well as restructuring, advising banks and other financial institutions, private equity investors and corporates under German law with respect to domestic and cross-border transactions.

He is also a notary public.

Ziegler is the firm’s fifth strategic lateral hire in mainland Europe this year, following the arrival of partners Xavier Norlain, Jeremy Scemama, Maud Manon and Matthieu Lampel in Paris. The Munich office opened in 2021.

As with Shameer Shah and Michael Mountain, Florian joins Shearman & Sterling from White & Case LLP.

Shearman & Sterling is a law firm specializing in major corporations, financial institutions and government entities.

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