Sullivan & Cromwell

Sullivan & Cromwell’s reputation stems from more than a century of representing clients in a broad range of matters, including many landmark cases that have shaped the development of U.S. law.

The Litigation Group draws upon S&C’s rich expertise in corporate, financial and transactional law, forming seamlessly integrated teams that handle any related or follow-on matters that arise. The Firm manages issues through every stage of the litigation life cycle, before any court, arbitration panel or regulatory agency.

The lawyers at S&C are international practitioners. Its clients represent a cross-section of prominent U.S. and non-U.S. companies that trust the Firm with their critical investigations, regulatory matters, trials and arbitrations.

Antitrust:
Our antitrust lawyers are seasoned litigators who bring a litigator’s insights to antitrust counseling, merger clearances, criminal antitrust investigations and trials, and private, government and class action civil litigation. This training allows our antitrust lawyers to serve our clients’ needs efficiently by enabling the same team to handle all aspects of an antitrust problem, even when counseling, merger clearances or preliminary investigations evolve into full scale litigation.

Appellate:
With 12 former law clerks of the U.S. Supreme Court and a large number of other former appellate law clerks, S&C lawyers bring to bear their extensive appellate experience in providing the highest quality representation for the Firm’s clients. Our trial and appellate capabilities allow our interdisciplinary teams to mold effective legal strategies from the beginning of cases to their successful resolution.

Arbitration:
S&C’s international arbitration practice is recognized as one of the leading international dispute resolution practices worldwide. The Firm has handled international disputes for more than a century and has unparalleled expertise and experience in this area, particularly in international commercial arbitration, which has become a part of many major international disputes.

Bankruptcy:
S&C’s bankruptcy litigation practice involves the representation of debtors, creditors, financial institutions, agents and trustees, directors, owners and purchasers in significant disputes. The Firm has prosecuted and defended very large contested claims, challenged and defended plans of reorganizations and bankruptcy settlements, defended major avoidance actions, protected acquirors from challenges to bankruptcy purchases, and resolved a wide variety of other disputes.

Congressional Investigations:
S&C has a long history of advising clients on important Congressional investigations. Our experience provides clients invaluable insights on how best to navigate the unpredictable course Congressional investigations often take.

Criminal Defense and Investigations:
Our Criminal Defense and Investigations Group (CDIG) is widely recognized as one of the preeminent white-collar criminal defense practices in the United States. The group comprises eight former federal and state prosecutors who have collectively handled more than 125 criminal trials in U.S. federal and state courts. We represent individuals and institutions around the world in the most significant white-collar criminal defense matters, regulatory enforcement matters and internal investigations. We respond to matters handled by virtually every enforcement agency, and have developed particular expertise in handling cross-border enforcement investigations for clients worldwide.

EU Competition:
European Union (EU) competition law has a major impact on businesses operating in the EU and, for that reason, is one of S&C’s core practice areas. We advise U.S., European, Asian, Australian, Latin American and other clients on the competition law implications of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, long term supply agreements and other business arrangements. The Firm also represents the targets of competition law investigations by the European Commission and national authorities.

FCPA & Anti-Corruption:
S&C is a leader in advising clients around the world on issues arising under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the U.K. Bribery Act and related international laws. The Firm’s history and experience with FCPA matters has involved some of the most significant investigations, including obtaining the first deferred prosecution agreement ever offered by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Financial Services Investigations and Litigation:
Coordinating efforts with other members of the financial services team, Sullivan & Cromwell’s litigation and investigations lawyers regularly advise clients in regulatory, legislative and criminal inquiries, investigations and enforcement actions, and related shareholder derivative litigations and securities class actions. S&C is also a go-to firm for antitrust litigation, merger analysis and review, and counseling.

Intellectual Property and Technology Litigation:
S&C’s Intellectual Property Group brings together lawyers from all aspects of the Firm’s practice to assist clients around the world with the full spectrum of intellectual property and technology issues that confront today’s businesses. S&C IP litigators are not solely “patent” counsel who handle only technical and scientific cases; we have a wide range of experience, enabling us to communicate effectively with judges and juries regardless of the complexity of the technology involved.

International Trade and Investment/CFIUS:
S&C is one of the leading legal advisers in matters related to U.S. international trade and investment, backed by many years of experience and a record of client success. The Firm advises U.S.-based clients making or receiving non-U.S. investment and works closely with U.S. and non-U.S. financial institutions with regard to their international activities.

Labor and Employment:
The Firm’s Labor and Employment practice was established over 50 years ago. Lawyers in this practice have an impressive record handling labor and employment litigation matters involving all manner of claims, including claims of illegal discrimination, breach of contract, and tort and labor unfair practice charges in a broad variety of industries and geographic areas.

M&A Litigation:
S&C has represented clients in every type of litigation arising out of M&A transactions. The Firm has handled hostile takeover litigation and shareholder class and derivative actions in every conceivable takeover-related setting, including actions related to disclosure, defensive-measure and goingprivate transactions. S&C has also defended special committees and handled regulatory matters relating to M&A transactions involving antitrust, insider trading, and disclosure issues.

Securities Litigation:
The Firm’s securities litigation practice is renowned for providing superior legal representation in the highest-profile, most complex cases. The group’s litigators have a proven track record in successfully resolving bet-the-company securities litigation matters. In recent years, the Firm has taken the leading role in defending actions arising out of the ongoing financial crisis.




Last Updated 28th September 2017