One likened opposing Sullivan & Cromwell to "having a thousand-pound tuna on the line." Our foundational values of meritocracy and diversity are essential to that dynamism and long-term growth and success. In addition, a court-supervised disciplinary panel was investigating charges that a partner had bribed and bullied witnesses in the court battle over the estate of the pharmaceuticals heir J. Seward Johnson, and an investor group accused the firm of improperly withholding vital information while fighting the group's lawsuit against a corporate client of Sullivan & Cromwell. Its also offering an extra good year December bonus that goes up to $30,000, depending on seniority year. Only one of five partners made were in the traditional 8/9th year associate to partner track characteristic of traditional Biglaw. Kern continued to be Sullivan & Cromwell's star because his mergers and acquisitions unit was the firm's most profitable group, bringing in as much as one-third of all billings. Former Federal Judge George Hazel Joins Gibson Dunn, 'A Very Virginia Spin': Businesses Must Establish Internal Appeals Process Under New State Consumer Data Privacy Laws, 12 Attorneys of Color Appointed to Lead Hair-Relaxer Lawsuits, The Road Less Traveled: How Fenwick & West Is Taking a Niche Route to the Top, Law.com Editors and Analysts Offer Top Trends to Watch for 2023. Avi Gesser, Johanna S., Michael Roberts, Alessandra Masciandaro, and Ned Terrace discuss the proposed #regulations for #Colorado's #dataprivacy law in NYU New offices were established in Hong Kong in 1992 and in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1995. Sullivan & Cromwell is one of the nation's elite law firms. Would definitely avoid if you have other options. Prosecutor Joins King & Spalding Amid Heightened Investigations Focus, Controversy Surrounds U.S. News Rankings at Conference Hosted by Yale and Harvard, California Panel Recommends Developing a Customized Bar Exam for the State, Prominent Washington Attorney Tom Goldstein Departs Supreme Court Practice and Law Firm, California Law School Accreditation Requires Forty Percent Bar Exam Passage Rate, Lesson to All: Lock Up Your Kitchen Knives, Former Legislator Sentenced to 33 Months in Employment Tax Charge Case, Law Firms Strategize Hiring and Firing to Safeguard Profits During Uncertain Times, Best Law Firms to Work For: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP. Some Work Things Are Optional. To contact the correspondent on this story: Rick Mitchell in Paris at rMitchell@correspondent.bloomberglaw.com, To contact the editors responsible for this story: Chris Opfer in New York at copfer@bloomberglaw.com; Darren Bowman at dbowman@bloomberglaw.com. You may not collect more than 75 pages in a binder. He worked on the first-ever real estate transaction. //