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Paul J Shim

Paul J Shim

USA 2026

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
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Ranked in 2 practice areas

Corporate/M&A

New York

24 years ranked

Private Equity: Buyouts

New York

7 years ranked

About

Provided by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

USA

Practice Areas

Paul’s practice focuses on public and private merger and acquisition transactions for corporate, private equity, sovereign wealth fund and principal investor clients. He also provides advice regarding governance matters and the fiduciary duties of officers and directors to corporations and their boards, including advice related to shareholder activism preparation and response. Paul has been recognized multiple times as a “Dealmaker of the Year” by The American Lawyer, and is ranked among leading M&A lawyers in all major directories.

Career

Joined firm (1987); Partner (1996). J.D., cum laude, NYU (1987). S.B., S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1984).

Professional Memberships

Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Member, New York and New Jersey Bars

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Corporate/M&A - New York

Band 2
Individual Editorial
Paul Shim applies his years of experience to the handling of sophisticated M&A on behalf of public and private companies. Further expertise lies in corporate governance matters and issues concerning fiduciary duty.
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Private Equity: Buyouts - New York

Band 4
Individual Editorial
Paul Shim is valued as an experienced deal-maker in both private equity buyouts and strategic M&A matters, with clients benefiting from his wealth of knowledge in transactional mandates.
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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Paul Shim is an expert in managing some of the most complex, sophisticated and challenging M&A transactions. He is a highly effective negotiator who is also incredibly commercial and practical.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA

  • Paul is a valued partner who takes the time to understand his clients' business and strategic needs. He is attentive, creative and able to render the highly complex digestible for both legal and business clients.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA

  • Paul is a pleasure to work with. He is hard-working, commercially aware and good at negotiating.

    Private Equity: BuyoutsChambers Guide to the USA

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California

California: Northern

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District of Columbia

New York

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