Sullivan & Cromwell opens in Brussels

Posted on May 24, 2017

The corporate US law firm has launched in Brussels, opening its first office in the old continent for over two decades.

The US firm has hired Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati EU competition and antitrust head Michael Rosenthal to lead the new office.

Rosenthal is joining S&C as partner to work on EU and German competition matters from the Palo Alto-based firm, which is best known for its work related to technology companies. Recently Rosenthal advised German chemicals conglomerate Bayer on its $66bn acquisition of US agribusiness Monsanto, which is in front of European Commission regulators.

S&C is one of the top firms advising multinational companies on cross-border transactions, which often require clearance from regulators in a number of jurisdictions.

He will be based in Brussels and become a member of the firm’s global antitrust and competition group.