Sullivan & Cromwell has been shortlisted in eight categories for the Legal 500 Germany Awards 2026, receiving nominations across all the Frankfurt office’s core practice areas. The Legal 500 Germany Awards recognize the lawyers, law firms and in-house legal teams setting the pace in the German legal market.
S&C’s partners are finalists in the following practice areas:
- Carsten Berrar – “Senior Partner of the Year,” “Capital Markets: Lawyer of the Year” and “Corporate and M&A: Lawyer of the Year”
- Clemens Rechberger – “Capital Markets: Lawyer of the Year”
The Firm is also shortlisted for the following deal, team and law firm awards:
- Deal of the Year
- Capital Markets: Team of the Year
- Corporate and M&A: Team of the Year
- International Law Firm of the Year
The Firm’s Frankfurt office provides sophisticated legal counsel across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the broader European market. The team includes German, U.S. and dual-qualified lawyers with deep experience in capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, as well as financing and restructuring matters. Recent transactions led by the Frankfurt-based teams have included advising the syndicate of banks in Thyssenkrupp’s completed spin-off and listing of its naval defense arm, TKMS; Zalando on the voluntary public takeover offer for ABOUT YOU and the subsequent cash merger squeeze-out; and Merck KGaA on the acquisition of SpringWorks Therapeutics.