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    Matthew J. Brennan

    Special Counsel

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    New York

    +1-212-558-4724

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    brennanm@sullcrom.com

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    Matthew Brennan provides environmental advice on a broad range of commercial transactions. He supports the Firm’s Project Finance, Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate, Securities and Finance Groups in evaluating environmental liabilities and risks, in structuring transactions to minimize risk and in negotiating the allocation of environmental risk between parties in transactions.

    Over the last three decades, Mr. Brennan has provided environmental advice to a great number of lenders, corporations and governments in a variety of commercial matters. In the area of environmental law, he has advised Alcan, Ares, Anheuser-Busch InBev, AT&T, Bank of New York Mellon, Bayer, BP, Cablevision, CVC Partners, Diageo, E.ON, Goldman Sachs, Hess, Kraft, Mitsui, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, Philips, Rhône Capital, Rio Tinto, Royal Bank of Canada and UBS, among others.

    Mr. Brennan writes and speaks on environmental issues in a variety of professional contexts.

    He is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New Jersey Federal District Court, New York and the District of Columbia.

    Professional Activities and Community Involvement

    • Member, New York City Bar Association
    • Member, American Bar Association
    • Member, New Jersey Bar Association
    • Law Firms Co-Chair, New York Blood Center
    • President, Board of Directors, The Opportunity Center
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    Rankings and Recognitions

    Rankings and Recognitions

    Mr. Brennan is regularly recognized at the top of the legal profession for providing environmental advice on commercial transactions by the following authorities:

    • Chambers USA
    • The Legal 500 United States
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    News

    News

    • S&C Advises Masimo Corporation on Sale of Consumer Audio Business to HARMAN International

      May 8, 2025
    • S&C Advises Ares in Acquisition of Epika Fleet Services

      April 22, 2025
    • S&C Advises Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited and Panama Canal Railway Company on Railway Sale

      April 10, 2025
    • S&C Advises Canadian Pacific on $1.2 Billion SEC-Registered Senior Notes Offering

      March 21, 2025
    • S&C Advises Industrious in $800 Million Acquisition by CBRE

      January 27, 2025
    • S&C Advises Symbotic in Acquisition of Walmart’s Advanced Systems and Robotics Business

      January 23, 2025
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    Credentials

    Credentials

    Education

    • University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1986
    • State University of New York at New Paltz, B.A., 1979

    Bar Admissions

    • New York
    • New Jersey
    • District of Columbia (inactive)
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    Related Practices

    Related Practices

    • General Practice
    • Capital Markets
    • Credit & Leveraged Finance
    • Environmental Litigation
    • Environmental Transactions
    • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Real Estate
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