Sullivan & Cromwell’s headquarters are located in New York City, in the heart of the financial district. Together with S&C lawyers in eleven other offices worldwide, more than 500 lawyers resident in the New York office conduct leading global practices in primary areas such as securities, litigation, M&A, criminal defense and investigations, banking, commercial real estate, project finance, tax, and estates and personal. The Firm’s expertise is extended by numerous inter-group specialty areas such as asset-based finance, intellectual property, investment companies, international trade, and commodities, futures and derivatives, to name but a few. These and other dimensions of Sullivan & Cromwell’s practice are described in detail under the Practices listed to the left.