Scott Crofton

Practice Areas

Mergers & Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Healthcare & Life Sciences; Technology, Media & Communications

Career

Scott Crofton is a partner in Sullivan & Cromwell’s Mergers and Acquisitions Group. He advises public and private companies as well as private equity firms on a broad range of complex domestic and cross-border transactions, alliances and joint ventures, and special situations and structures. He also counsels clients on corporate governance matters, defensive measures and other strategic matters.

Scott represents clients across the industry spectrum, including: Benefitfocus, Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Collective Brands, DISH Network, HelloFresh, K+S, L3Harris, Navistar International, Standard Industries, Standard Investments, United Rentals and The Weir Group.

Scott has been recognized as a “Rising Star for Corporate, M&A and Private Equity” by Euromoney in 2021, a “Rising Star in M&A” by IFLR1000 from 2018-2020 and named a winner of M&A Advisor’s “Emerging Leader Award” in 2016.

Personal

Columbia Law School (JD, 2006); University of Richmond (BA, 2002).