Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Co-Chairman: Robert Giuffra

Co-Chairman: Scott Miller

Managing Partner Brussels: Michael Rosenthal

Managing Partner Frankfurt: Carsten Berrar

Managing Partner London: Richard Pollack

Managing Partner Paris: Gauthier Blanluet

Firm Overview: 

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP provides the highest quality legal advice and representation to clients worldwide. The firm’s record of success and unparalleled client service has set it apart for more than 140 years and made the firm a model for the modern practice of law. Today, S&C is aleader in each of its core practice areas and geographic markets – both in Europe and globally. The firm comprises approximately 900 lawyers who practice through a network of 13, highly integrated offices located in key financial centres in Asia, Australia. Europe and the United States. The European offices practice English, French, German, EU and US law.

Main Areas of Practice: 

Banking & Finance:  

The firm’s extensive expertise in Europe spans acquisition and leveraged finance, corporate financings and refinancings, credit facilities, restructurings, high yield and real estate finance. Particularly noted for complex, innovative and market leading financing transactions.

Key Contacts: Presley Warner (London), Chris Beatty (London), Chris Howard (London), Max Birke (Frankfurt)

Capital Markets:  

Independently recognised as one of the leading law firms in Europe for capital markets work, S&C’s capital markets teams advise high-profile issuers, underwriters and selling shareholders on a wide variety of international transactions, including debt, equity and hybrid offerings, derivatives and structured financings. The European team offers English, French, German and US law capabilities.

Key Contacts: Carsten Berrar (Frankfurt), Vanessa Blackmore (London), John Horsfield-Bradbury (London), Evan Simpson (London), Oderisio de Vito Piscicelli (London), Krystian Czerniecki (Frankfurt), Clemens Rechberger (Frankfurt), Olivier de Vilmorin (Paris), Garth Bray (Paris)

Corporate/M&A:  

S&C is consistently ranked as one of the leading law firms in European M&A league tables, offering comprehensive advice to principals, financial advisers and private equity investors on complex domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, spin-offs and strategic alliances, auctions and restructurings.

Key Contacts: Olivier de Vilmorin (Paris), Ben Perry (London), Richard Pollack (London), Nikolaos G Andronikos (London), Jeremy Kutner (London), John Horsfield-Bradbury (London), Evan Simpson (London), Oderisio de Vito Piscicelli (London), Carsten Berrar (Frankfurt), York Schnorbus (Frankfurt), Konstantin Technau (Frankfurt), Garth Bray (Paris)

Estates & Personal:  

Provides comprehensive and customised service to individuals, families, trustees and charitable institutions on a range of sensitive business and personal affairs. The practice includes all aspects of non-US and US private client advice, major non-US and US transactional matters, and cross-border trusts and estates litigation.

Key Contact: Basil P Zirinis (London)

European Competition:  

In one of our core practice areas, S&C’s leading European competition lawyers advise a wide range of clients in all areas of EU as well as UK and German competition law, with a particular focus on representing clients before the European Commission and courts in relation to complex merger reviews as well as cartel, monopolisation and state aid investigations.

Key Contacts: Juan Rodriguez (London), Michael Rosenthal (Brussels)

Financial Institutions:  

S&C offers market-leading advice on the regulatory and legislative developments affecting European financial institutions, notably on the regulatory issues involving commodities, securities, currencies and derivatives stemming from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Key Contacts: William Torchiana (Paris), Jeremy Kutner (London), Evan Simpson (London), Carsten Berrar (Frankfurt)

Foreign Investments and Trade Regulations: 

At the forefront of the growing focus on regulatory and compliance matters S&C has been actively advising clients in France, Germany, the U.K. and the U.S. as well as across Europe andglobally on how antitrust, foreign direct investment, anti-corruption and sanctions matters will affect their businesses, stakeholder relationships, disclosure obligations and regulatory compliance requirements now and in the future.

Key Contacts: Craig Jones (London), Juan Rodriguez (London), Michael Rosenthal (Brussels), Konstantin Technau (Frankfurt)

Insurance:  

Our dedicated insurance team resident in Europe offers distinctive expertise in corporate, M&A, capital markets, private equity, risk transfer, insurance regulatory, tax and litigation matters to some of the largest insurance and reinsurance companies and intermediaries not only globally, but especially in Europe.

Key Contacts: William Torchiana (Paris), Ben Perry (London), Jeremy Kutner (London)

Private Equity:  

Advice on private equity investments, strategic investments and exits from those investments through mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions. Offers seamless regional and US law capabilities in France, Germany, and the UK, providing highly integrated advice on cross-border private equity deals.

Key Contacts: Richard Pollack (London), Jeremy Kutner (London), Ben Perry (London),Carsten Berrar (Frankfurt), Max Birke (Frankfurt), Olivier de Vilmorin (Paris)

Project Development & Finance:  

Our European teams offer wide-ranging expertise in natural resources, energy and infrastructure projects, particularly in the oil and gas, mining and metals and transportation sectors. Advice covers financings in both developed and emerging markets, and the firm has advised on many award-winning first-of-a-kind projects in Europe and globally.

Key Contacts: Stewart Robertson (London), Craig Jones (London), Nikolaos G Andronikos (London), York Schnorbus (Frankfurt), Olivier de Vilmorin (Paris)

Real Estate:  

The firm’s strong European real estate expertise includes advising the industry’s leading players on a wide range of M&A transactions and joint ventures, real estate investments and financings, capital markets issuances, private equity funds, securities offerings and structured finance.

Key Contacts: Carsten Berrar (Frankfurt), Konstantin Technau (Frankfurt), Max Birke (Frankfurt)

Restructuring & Bankruptcy:  

Provides clients the creative and commercially effective advice necessary to weather market changes. The group helps clients buy and sell distressed businesses, extend credit with less risk, protect their rights during counterparty bankruptcies, establish best practices for corporate governance insolvency and preserve the value of their businesses while changing capital structures.

Key Contacts: Chris Howard (London), Chris Beatty (London), Presley L Warner (London), Max Birke (Frankfurt)

Tax:  

The focus of the practice is providing strategic advice in relation to M&A, corporate restructurings, offshore mutual funds, real estate financing, capital markets, project finance and securitisations and the resolution of tax controversies. Leading tax capabilities in France and the UK as well as in relation to cross-border and US tax matters.

Key Contacts: Gauthier Blanluet (Paris), Nicholas de Boynes (Paris), S Eric Wang (London)

U.K. and European Sanctions: 

S&C’s U.K. and European sanctions practice advises on a broad range of complex matters for corporates and financial institutions in relation to their sanctions and export control strategies.

Key Contact: Craig Jones (London)