Antitrust litigator Edward B. Schwartz, formerly a Shearman & Sterling associate, returns to the firm from DLA Piper, where he was a partner and Chair of its US Antitrust & Trade Regulation Group. He is based in Washington, DC.
Michael D. Bednarek and Scott Doyle join, also in Washington, as co-heads of the IP Litigation practice. Bednarek joins from Paul Hastings; Doyle joins from Steptoe & Johnson.
Shearman & Sterling LLP is a law firm headquartered in New York City, with 19 offices located in major financial centers around the world. It was founded in 1873. As of 2006, it was the 17th largest law firm in the world as measured by 2006 annual revenue. Shearman & Sterling is a white shoe firm, the equivalent of the Magic Circle in the UK.