Russell D. Sacks, a partner in the global Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory Group, provides advice to market participants on a worldwide basis with respect to regulatory, transactional, trading and markets issues, with particular emphasis on U.S. regulation of securities broker-dealers, alternative trading systems, clearing agencies, and exchanges.

Prior to joining Shearman & Sterling, he served as law clerk to The Honourable Justice Allen M. Linden of the Federal Court of Appeal in Ottawa, Canada.