Francis J Aquila

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

125 Broad Street
New York
USA
NY 10004-2498
+1 212 558 4048
aquilaf@sullcrom.com

Ranked In

New York
Corporate/M&A (Band 1)

Profile

Career: Partner since 1992. Co-heads General Practice Group, with responsibility for 450+ lawyers in 12 offices worldwide. Negotiated and unsolicited M&A; complex cross-border transactions; global joint ventures; private equity transactions; and corporate governance matters. Advises Amgen, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Avon, Diageo, International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) and United Rentals. Recognitions: Chambers Global (Band 1), American Lawyer’s “Dealmaker of the Year,” the Atlas Award’s “Global M&A Lawyer of the Year,” National Association of Corporate Directors’ (NACD) “Directorship 100,” the Burton Award for Legal Achievement (2005 and 2010) and the ABA’s “Legal Rebel.”

Personal: Brooklyn Law School (JD, 1983); Columbia University (AB, 1979).