Chambers Review
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Corporate/M&A (International & Cross-Border) - USA
What the Team is Known For
Sullivan & Cromwell has developed a stellar reputation as an international law firm, combining a leading US law practice headquartered in New York with top-end expertise throughout its offices across Asia-Pacific and European financial centres. The firm provides broad international capabilities on substantial transactions and high-value contentious cases, appealing to a broad range of international companies and banks based both within and outside the USA.
The firm's US teams provide best-in-class M&A advice to elite listed corporations, often project-managing outbound transactions from its New York base and directing carefully chosen local counsel. It is renowned for its work on high-value, inbound and outbound M&A transactions and displays great proficiency in transatlantic work. Its lawyers are adept at advising multinational corporate clients on transformative deals, frequently with assistance from the firm's corporate and finance-focused teams in London and Frankfurt. The firm's Asia platform is anchored by its strong standing in the Chinese M&A market, where it offers high-end specialised services on cross-border work involving the USA. It is also well regarded for prevalence advising on Latin America transactions, with the US offices frequently directing deals in cooperation with local firms.
Foreign Desk
The Latin America group at the firm is the first port of call for many when it comes to high-profile deals in the region. New York-based Sergio Galvis is a key contact.
