"They are the super-elite, the brilliant. Forget Skadden, they're in another class, this is the Praetorian Guard. It is a fantastic faith in intellect. They believe that if you get a group of very bright people together in a room, you will get it done." Welcome to Sullivan & Cromwell, a firm that, as can be seen from the above comment from one rival partner, is viewed by some as the US' best all-round corporate law firm. But can it be considered the best in the world? Whatever the deal tables say, and Sullivan recently topped a three-year breakdown of US firms in the European M&A from Mergermarket, doubts remain over how committed this most conservative of Manhattan institutions is to the international market.
February 27, 2008 at 09:38 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
“They are the super-elite, the brilliant. Forget Skadden, they’re in another class, this is the Praetorian Guard. It is a fantastic faith in intellect. They believe that if you get a group of very bright people together in a room, you will get it done.”
Welcome to Sullivan & Cromwell, a firm that, as can be seen from the above comment from one rival partner, is viewed by some as the US’ best all-round corporate law firm. But can it be considered the best in the world?
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