Established in 1977, Sullivan & Cromwell’s Washington, D.C. office provides clients with our hallmark multi-disciplinary approach enhanced by insider knowledge of the federal government and the numerous federal agencies based in D.C.
Many of our attorneys have held high-ranking government positions, including at the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Patent and Trademark Office, the White House and the Internal Revenue Service.
Our litigators have extensive experience representing clients in
- white-collar criminal defense and regulatory enforcement actions brought by all of the major enforcement agencies;
- complex litigation involving antitrust, commercial, employment, intellectual property and securities claims;
- trials and appeals spanning a broad range of legal areas;
- international arbitrations;
- administrative challenges to federal agency actions; and
- challenging merger clearances.
On the corporate side, we regularly advise clients on matters involving
- financial services;
- commodities, futures and derivatives;
- investment management;
- corporate finance;
- consumer finance; and
- international investment, trade and sanctions.