Shearman & Sterling is considering demoting some of its equity partners in a bid to boost profitability and focus the business around priority practice areas, The Am Law Daily has confirmed.

The issue may be discussed as soon as Wednesday at a meeting between the firm’s global and regional managers in New York, a Shearman & Sterling partner earlier told sibling publication Legal Week, and now a second partner at the firm confirmed.

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