Triple
T13636065
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John William Sterling |
E325851
|
entity |
| Predicate | coFounderOf |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Shearman & Sterling
Shearman & Sterling is a prominent international law firm headquartered in New York City, known for its work in corporate, financial, and transactional law.
|
E1054063
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Shearman & Sterling | Statement: [John William Sterling, coFounderOf, Shearman & Sterling]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shearman & Sterling Context triple: [John William Sterling, coFounderOf, Shearman & Sterling]
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A.
Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins is a leading global law firm known for its extensive corporate, finance, and litigation practices across major financial and business centers worldwide.
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B.
Kirkland & Ellis
Kirkland & Ellis is a prominent American law firm known for its work in corporate, litigation, and restructuring matters for major global clients.
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C.
Covington & Burling
Covington & Burling is a prominent international law firm based in Washington, D.C., known for its work in regulatory, litigation, and corporate matters.
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D.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison is a prominent New York-based international law firm known for its high-profile corporate, litigation, and pro bono work.
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E.
Ropes & Gray
Ropes & Gray is a global law firm headquartered in Boston, known for its work in private equity, asset management, healthcare, and complex litigation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Shearman & Sterling Triple: [John William Sterling, coFounderOf, Shearman & Sterling]
Generated description
Shearman & Sterling is a prominent international law firm headquartered in New York City, known for its work in corporate, financial, and transactional law.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shearman & Sterling Target entity description: Shearman & Sterling is a prominent international law firm headquartered in New York City, known for its work in corporate, financial, and transactional law.
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A.
Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins is a leading global law firm known for its extensive corporate, finance, and litigation practices across major financial and business centers worldwide.
-
B.
Kirkland & Ellis
Kirkland & Ellis is a prominent American law firm known for its work in corporate, litigation, and restructuring matters for major global clients.
-
C.
Covington & Burling
Covington & Burling is a prominent international law firm based in Washington, D.C., known for its work in regulatory, litigation, and corporate matters.
-
D.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison is a prominent New York-based international law firm known for its high-profile corporate, litigation, and pro bono work.
-
E.
Ropes & Gray
Ropes & Gray is a global law firm headquartered in Boston, known for its work in private equity, asset management, healthcare, and complex litigation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8076beddc8190a53156f5bea77f5e |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dbc5a616dc81908b8c1213e1d4beed |
completed | April 12, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f78af297008190b12256c936714213 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 5:50 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f78f1aca288190b4a0af0dd4e96c50 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 6:08 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f790d7bce08190b56fb03b0586ee52 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 6:15 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:51 p.m.