Sullivan and Cromwell LLP

• Founded in 1879.
• More than 1,000 lawyers.
• 13 offices in leading financial centres in Asia, Australia, Europe and the United States.
• Headquartered in New York.

S&C works as a single partnership without geographic divisions. Lawyers are broadly trained within their practice areas and the firm promotes partners primarily from within its own associate ranks.

Clients

S&C serves a diverse and international client base, including:

• industrial and commercial companies
• financial institutions
• private funds
• governments
• educational, charitable and cultural institutions
• individuals, estates and trusts

Clients are nearly evenly divided between U.S. and non-U.S. entities, and the firm tailors its work to the specific needs of each client.

According to the firm's public description, S&C advises on:

• major domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions
• significant litigation and corporate investigations
• finance and other corporate transactions
• complex antitrust matters
• regulatory and compliance matters
• tax and estate planning matters

Representative practice areas

The firm's practices and insight categories on its website reflect coverage of many specialised areas, including for example:

• mergers and acquisitions
• capital markets
• bank regulatory and financial services
• restructuring and special situations
• securities and commodities investigations
• securities and other complex litigation
• employment law and workplace investigations
• environmental matters and environmental, social and governance (ESG)
• investment management
• private equity
• project development and finance
• real estate and REITs
• tax, tax controversy and tax policy
• international arbitration and global dispute resolution
• cybersecurity, data privacy and digital assets

This list is representative rather than exhaustive; the firm handles a broad range of corporate, regulatory, transactional and dispute-related matters for clients worldwide.

• New York (headquarters)
• Washington, D.C.
• Los Angeles
• Palo Alto
• London
• Frankfurt
• Paris
• Brussels
• Hong Kong
• Beijing
• Tokyo
• Melbourne
• Sydney

Contacting the firm

The firm's website provides specific contact details for each office, including addresses and telephone numbers, as well as options for:

• general contact with S&C
• media inquiries
• reporting a website issue

Prospective and existing clients can use the Contact Us page on the firm's website to find the most current office contact information and appropriate points of contact.

• consumer and retail
• consumer financial services
• digital infrastructure and technology
• energy and natural resources, including oil and gas and energy transition
• power and utilities
• mining and metals
• infrastructure and transportation
• healthcare and life sciences
• media and telecommunications
• sports and entertainment
• venture capital and emerging growth companies
• financial institutions and broader financial services

Global regions

S&C serves clients globally. Its public materials reference work and insights relating to:

• Africa
• Asia
• Australia and New Zealand
• Europe and the United Kingdom
• India and the Middle East
• Latin America
• Canada and the United States

The firm's lawyers support cross-border matters that involve multiple jurisdictions and regulatory regimes.

Types of content

The firm's Insights section includes materials such as:

• client memoranda, legal updates and flash alerts
• articles and newsletters
• books and longer-form guides
• videos and podcasts, including the S&C Sidebar podcast series

The Insights page also highlights topic-focused newsletters, such as:

• Investment Management Newsletter
• Legal Developments Affecting the Workplace
• ESG-related updates

Topics covered

Insight materials span a broad range of subjects, including many of the firm's key practice areas and industry sectors—for example, antitrust, banking and financial services, capital markets, digital assets, cybersecurity, environmental and ESG issues, employment law, restructuring, tax and tax policy, international arbitration and complex litigation.

Subscribers can stay current on significant legal and regulatory developments through these publicly available insights.

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