Renowned Tax Practice

Sullivan & Cromwell's Tax Group has a global reputation for innovative tax planning and the successful resolution of important tax controversies. Well known for its expertise in all aspects of tax practice, the group advises some of the most sophisticated corporations and individuals on their most important and most sensitive tax concerns.

Our tax lawyers work closely with our M&A, securities, structured finance and bank regulatory lawyers to advise many of our clients on the structuring and issuance of tax-efficient hybrid debt and equity instruments—an area in which we are the undisputed leader. Significant representations have included several high-profile transactions advising clients seeking to develop and/or participate in strategies to help major financial institutions enhance their capital bases after incurring substantial losses. In tax controversies, we work closely with our Litigation Group so that our clients have the full benefit of both experienced tax lawyers and litigators.

S&C continues to strive to bring an analytical and practical problem-solving approach to the wide range of tax issues that our clients face in this challenging economic environment. The excellence of the Firm’s tax practice was recently recognized at the 2008 International Tax Review Americas Tax Awards where S&C received "North America M&A Tax Transaction Team of the Year" for its innovative tax transactional, structuring, litigation and transfer pricing work. This follows our designation, in 2007, by Chambers USA as "Corporate Tax Team of the Year."