Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$63M
Total assets Below avg plan size
175
Participants Small participant base
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$358,661
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan · Sponsored by Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP · New York · Professional & Technical Services

$63M in assets, 175 participants

Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP's Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan reported $63M in total assets and 175 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #18,073 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in New York

Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan covers 175 participants in New York, about 22% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $63M.

#18,073
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+11.2%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$62,765,698 Top 12% higher than 88% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (175 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $56M in the plan year 2022 filing to $63M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan reported participants fell from 181 in the plan year 2022 filing to 175 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 135514352 · Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan · $63M · 175 · 88th

  • PCT $63M
  • PCT 175
  • PCT 88th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan
  • PCT ind #18073

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP Retirement Plan for PartnersGunderson Dettmer Stough Vil…$63MHoughton International Inc. Pension PlanHoughton International Inc. …$63MShearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension PlanShearman & Sterling LLP Cash…$63MTopco Associates LLC Pension PlanTopco Associates LLC Pension…$63MThe Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Incorporated Employees' Retirement PlanThe Institute of Electrical …$62M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$56M
Net Assets (End of Year)$63M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN135514352
Plan Effective Date2016-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.1B 39.649473636171415% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.7B$0.8B$0.9B$1B$1.1B$1.2B 202220232024 $0.81B $1.14B ▲ +40.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 1,772 $814M
2023 3 1,381 $874M
2024 6 1,913 $1.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.062765698 · Participants: 175Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.955758896 · Participants: 14881IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.184377155 · Participants: 10779Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.16620463 · Participants: 1075821199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.955262618 · Participants: 9616Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.599669 · Participants: 12289Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I
Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan in IL ($63M); by covered participants it is Texas Gas Retirement Plan in KY (175 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan assets move in 2023?
Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.2% during 2023, from $56M to $63M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 39.6%, from $814M to $1.1B.
Where does Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan ranks in the 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Topco Associates LLC Pension Plan in IL ($63M, 84 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Shearman & Sterling LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Texas Gas Retirement Plan in KY (175 participants, $86M in assets).