Practice Areas & Industries: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview

S&C continues to have the preeminent financial institutions practice in the United States. Our Financial Institutions Group brings together the Firm's premier banking practice, its long-standing representation of some of the largest U.S. and international insurance companies, its leading position among legal advisors to the investment management industry, its extensive experience in the securities industry and its strength in derivatives markets and electronic trading systems to provide unparalleled advice to established and emerging financial services companies.

In addition to being a leading advisor in the global convergence of financial services companies, S&C is a recognized leader in financial institutions M&A, compliance and regulatory matters and securities transactions. Our M&A transactions in this sector are significant not only because of their size, but also because of their substantial complexity involving acquisition-related restructurings that have significantly reshaped the landscape of the financial services industry. Advising banking, broker-dealer and insurance clients on compliance and regulatory matters that shape their respective industries is an important dimension of our practice. S&C also acts in some of the most complex and challenging capital markets transactions involving a broad array of U.S. and non-U.S. financial institutions.

Our lawyers represent financial institutions in numerous confidential matters of great importance to them. Most recently, these matters have included representations in connection with issues arising from economic sanctions compliance, anti-money laundering requirements and reporting issues; the financing of companies engaged in internet gambling; and the U.N. Oil-for-Food Programme.

Banking

S&C is widely recognized as having the premier banking practice in the United States. The Firm represents major U.S. and non-U.S. banking clients in merger and acquisition, regulatory, corporate and capital markets matters and regularly interacts with state and federal banking regulatory agencies. For more on S&C's banking practice, please see Banking.

Insurance

The Insurance Group's regular clients include some of the largest U.S. and international insurance and reinsurance companies, for whom the Firm provides corporate, securities, M&A, tax, litigation, insurance regulatory, derivatives and other advice. For more on S&C's insurance practice, please see Insurance.

Investment Management

Since the enactment of the Investment Company Act of 1940, S&C has been one of the leading legal advisors to the investment management industry, and has advised numerous public and private companies and their advisors on issues under that Act. The Firm is also a leader in merger and acquisition transactions in the investment management industry. For more on S&C's investment management practice, please see Investment Management.

Broker-Dealer Regulation

S&C provides advice on all regulatory, compliance and securities law matters relating to broker-dealers under U.S. federal and state securities laws and the regulations of the SEC, NASD and major securities exchanges. For more on S&C's broker-dealer regulation practice, please see Broker-Dealer Regulation.

Commodities, Futures and Derivatives

S&C's Commodities, Futures and Derivatives Group practices extensively in all areas of the growing derivatives markets, including work on transactions, product development, regulatory advice, compliance and litigation. For more on S&C's commodities practice, please see Commodities, Futures and Derivatives.

Practice Contacts

Michael M. Wiseman
New York
P +1-212-558-4000
F +1-212-558-3588
wisemanm@sullcrom.com