Five Sullivan & Cromwell partners, including chairman Rodgin Cohen, are representing AIG as the insurance giant struggles to stay afloat, The Am Law Daily has learned.

Shares of AIG tumbled by 60% in trading early on Monday (15 September) due to fears that the company lacked the capital to make up for a threatened cut in its credit rating. AIG has lost most of its value this year due to losses on credit default swaps, derivatives that insure investors against defaults by a bond issuer.