The National Law Journal has named Sullivan & Cromwell the winner of its “Crisis Management and Government Oversight” award, reflecting the Firm’s extensive record of helping clients navigate the biggest corporate crises. S&C has advised on the following high-profile matters.
- FTX in resolving dozens of governmental investigations and emerging from Chapter 11 with all non-governmental creditors receiving substantially more than 100 percent of the amount normally due under the Bankruptcy Code.
- Discover Financial Services in reaching a resolution of regulatory investigations and enforcement actions that enabled its $50.6 billion merger with Capital One to close.
- TD Bank, one of Canada’s “Big Five” banks, in resolving a DOJ criminal investigation into the bank’s anti-money laundering program, as part of a $3 billion settlement, which also encompasses resolutions with the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and FinCEN.
- eBay in obtaining the precedent-setting dismissal of an EPA enforcement action over the sale of certain prohibited items on its online marketplace.
- Philips in resolving enforcement matters arising from the largest medical device recall in history involving more than 15 million CPAP and other respiratory devices.
Jeff Wall won “Appellate Attorney of the Year.”