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    General Practice

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    The lawyers in our General Practice Group provide strategic advice and innovative solutions across a spectrum of practice areas to many of the world’s most influential companies. In stable economies and volatile times alike, our cross-disciplinary teams drawn from 13 offices on four continents work closely with clients on complex matters that shape industries around the world.

    A distinguishing feature of our General Practice Group is that our lawyers are generalists, trained in many facets of corporate law and organized into seven subgroups. Lawyers from our General Practice Group work together as one team across our preeminent M&A, Financial Services, Capital Markets, Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation, Finance, Restructuring, Intellectual Property, and Real Estate practices, providing advice to clients on their most significant transactions. Our generalist approach produces the most well-rounded, seasoned transactional lawyers who can tailor advice for clients on all aspects of their unique situations.

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    Experience

    Experience

    • AT&T in its spin-off of WarnerMedia and its $108.7 billion acquisition of Time Warner.
    • California Resources Corporation in the formation of a joint venture with Brookfield Renewable to create a carbon management partnership dedicated to carbon capture and sequestration.
    • Canadian Pacific Railway in its $31 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern, creating the first rail network connecting the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

    • Credit Suisse in its merger with UBS, marking the first time that two global systemically important banks have combined.
    • Elon Musk, xAI and X on the $113 billion merger of xAI and X.
    • FTX as debtors counsel in its Chapter 11 proceedings.
    • OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT and Dall-E, in its ongoing multi-billion dollar partnership with Microsoft including in the development of supercomputing systems to accelerate OpenAI’s groundbreaking independent AI research, and enabling the deployment of OpenAI’s models in Microsoft’s consumer and enterprise products.
    • Seagen in its $43 billion acquisition by Pfizer, including securing clearances from the Federal Trade Commission, the European Commission and other regulators. The deal is the largest-ever all-cash change of control in the biopharmaceutical industry.
    • SoftBank Group on the $5.23 billion initial public offering of its subsidiary Arm Holdings, the largest IPO of 2023.
    • Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) in its $60 billion 50/50 merger with Peugeot, creating the fourth-largest automaker in the world.
    • Tiffany & Co. in its $16 billion acquisition by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the largest deal in the luxury retail sector.
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    Rankings and Recognitions

    Rankings and Recognitions

    • S&C Shortlisted for ‘Tax Law Firm of the Year,’ Alexis Madec Shortlisted for ‘Rising Star of the Year’ at Chambers France Awards 2026

      January 5, 2026
    • S&C Recognized for $2 Billion VMOS Pipeline Financing, Named Project Finance International’s ‘Americas Oil & Gas Deal of the Year’

      December 29, 2025
    • S&C’s Antitrust and European Competition Practices Recognized in Global Competition Review’s 2026 GCR 100

      December 8, 2025
    • S&C Shortlisted in Eight Categories for the Legal 500 Germany Awards 2026

      November 21, 2025
    • S&C Wins ‘Cross-Border Equity Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year’ at TopLegal Awards

      November 21, 2025
    • Eight Sullivan & Cromwell Partners Named Law360 MVPs 2025

      November 12, 2025
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    News

    News

    • S&C Advises MediLink on Exclusive Licensing Agreement with Roche

      January 12, 2026
    • S&C Advises OpenAI on $1 Billion Partnership with SB Energy

      January 9, 2026
    • S&C Advises xAI in Latest $20 Billion Equity Financing

      January 7, 2026
    • Frank Aquila Discusses Regulatory Backdrop for 2026 Dealmaking with Reuters

      December 31, 2025
    • S&C Advises SoftBank Group on $4 Billion Acquisition of DigitalBridge

      December 30, 2025
    • S&C Advises Strategic Investors Acquiring Minority Stake in Minnesota Twins

      December 18, 2025
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    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    • FDIC Provides Update on Resolution Planning for Large Banks and New Transparency on Failed Bank Sale Process

      S&C Memos |  January 12, 2026
    • Frank Aquila Authors Practical Law Column on Retail Shareholders’ Role in Activism

      Articles |  January 12, 2026
    • Tariffs Tracker (Updated) – Trump Administration Adjusts Pending Tariffs on Furniture, Pasta

      S&C Memos |  January 6, 2026
    • OCC Proposes Rules to Preempt State Laws Requiring Interest Payments on Mortgage Escrow Accounts

      S&C Memos |  January 5, 2026
    • Federal Reserve Revises Policy Statement on Permissible Activities for State Member Banks

      S&C Memos |  December 26, 2025
    • OCC Proposes to Raise Threshold for Application of Heightened Standards Guidelines; Number of Covered Institutions Will Decline Sharply

      S&C Memos |  December 23, 2025
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    Practice Contacts

    Practice Contacts

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    Audra D. Cohen
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    Robert M. Schlein
    New York
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    Eric M. Krautheimer
    Los Angeles
    +1-310-712-6678
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    • Capital Markets
    • Corporate Governance
    • Credit & Leveraged Finance
    • Environmental Transactions
    • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
    • Executive Compensation
    • Financial Services
    • Foreign Investments and Trade Regulations
    • Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions
    • M&A Financial Advisory and Valuation
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Project Development & Finance
    • Real Estate
    • Restructuring and Special Situations
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