Mike Ringler is Co-Head of Sullivan & Cromwell’s Technology Group and a partner in the Firm’s M&A Group. Resident in the Firm’s Palo Alto office, Mike is a nationally recognized M&A adviser, focusing on technology-related industries. He has represented large industry-leading companies, as well as smaller industry disruptors, in a broad range of technology sectors, including the semiconductor, networking, software and internet industries. Mike regularly advises boards, special committees and management teams on mission-critical and transformative M&A transactions. He also advises boards and special committees confronting challenges to corporate control, such as unsolicited acquisition proposals, proxy contests and shareholder activism. Mike is Band 1 ranked in Chambers USA and is named in Chambers Global and Best Lawyers in America. He is also named in Lawdragon’s Leading Dealmakers in America guide and has been recognized as an M&A MVP by Law360. He has been recognized on many occasions as a leader in his field by national and statewide publications, including The American Lawyer, The New York Times, California’s Daily Journal and IFLR1000. He was named a Dealmaker of the Year by The American Lawyer in 2015 and 2021.