In The Deal’s Power Rankings for the first quarter of 2018, S&C was listed as one of the top three M&A law firms and top 10 law firms for distressed companies in out-of-court restructurings. Frank Aquila, Brian Hamilton, Eric Krautheimer, Alison Ressler and Krishna Veeraraghavan were listed as some of the most prominent M&A lawyers, and Andy Dietderich was featured as one of the most prominent bankruptcy lawyers. In addition, the Firm ranked among the top 15 law firms for creditors in out-of-court restructurings and the top 15 investor legal counsels for the private-investment-in-public-equity market.