S&C earned the top ranking of Band 1 for USA - Nationwide: Crisis Management in the 2025 edition of Chambers’ Crisis & Risk Management guide. The guide ranks the leading crisis response and risk advisory professional services providers in key markets worldwide. S&C Co-Chair Robert Giuffra Jr. and Litigation Group Managing Partner Sharon Nelles were also recognized in the individual rankings for USA - Nationwide: Crisis Management.
Clients have turned to Sullivan & Cromwell for guidance through some of the biggest crises in recent history. Notable representations include advising:
- FTX in its Chapter 11 proceedings and internal and governmental investigations,
- The former parent of Silicon Valley Bank in its Chapter 11 cases,
- Koninklijke Philips as national coordinating counsel in matters related to its recall of CPAP, ventilator and other medical devices,
- Volkswagen and Fiat Chrysler through their emissions crises,
- BP through its Deepwater Horizon settlement, and
- Wells Fargo through high-stakes investigations pertaining to its sales practices.