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    Steve Kotran and Frank Aquila Ranked Among Top 10 Advisor Lawyers in North America by MergerLinks

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    March 19, 2025

    Steve Kotran, Co-Head of S&C’s Global M&A Financial Advisory and Valuation Group, and Frank Aquila, the Firm’s Senior M&A Partner, were ranked first and ninth, respectively, in MergerLinks’ 2024 Top Advisor Lawyers in North America list. Steve has the highest deal count and total deal value of all ranked lawyers, with 28 reported deals valued at $145 billion. Frank has three reported deals valued at $33 billion.

    S&C is one of only two firms with two partners in the top 10.

    MergerLinks is a UK-based financial intelligence platform that ranks law firms and lawyers based on the total value of their transactions.

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