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Joseph Frumkin has provided legal counsel on many of the largest mergers and acquisitions transactions in history, representing buyers, sellers and special committees of independent directors. His practice focuses on U.S. and cross-border acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, corporate preparedness and proxy contests, as well as corporate governance, cybersecurity and general corporate representation. Mr. Frumkin was the managing partner of S&C’s Mergers and Acquisitions Group from 2007 to 2019.

Mr. Frumkin is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer by widely referenced legal guides, including Chambers, Euromoney, IFLR, The Legal 500 and The International Who’s Who. In 2017, he was named Dealmaker of the Year by The American Lawyer for his work on the AT&T-Time Warner transaction and was previously named Dealmaker of the Year for his work on the Cingular-AT&T Wireless transaction.

Mr. Frumkin is currently a fellow at Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Initiative, a program designed to prepare experienced leaders to take on new challenges in the social sector. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he teaches a course in Mergers and Acquisitions.


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Joseph B. Frumkin

Partner
Sullivan & Cromwell
New York

Practice Area: M&A

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ALL-STAR BIOGRAPHY

Joseph Frumkin has provided legal counsel on many of the largest mergers and acquisitions transactions in history, representing buyers, sellers and special committees of independent directors. His practice focuses on U.S. and cross-border acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, corporate preparedness and proxy contests, as well as corporate governance, cybersecurity and general corporate representation. Mr. Frumkin was the managing partner of S&C’s Mergers and Acquisitions Group from 2007 to 2019.

Mr. Frumkin is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer by widely referenced legal guides, including Chambers, Euromoney, IFLR, The Legal 500 and The International Who’s Who. In 2017, he was named Dealmaker of the Year by The American Lawyer for his work on the AT&T-Time Warner transaction and was previously named Dealmaker of the Year for his work on the Cingular-AT&T Wireless transaction.

Mr. Frumkin is currently a fellow at Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Initiative, a program designed to prepare experienced leaders to take on new challenges in the social sector. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he teaches a course in Mergers and Acquisitions.

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+1-212-558-4101

Joseph B. Frumkin

Partner
Sullivan & Cromwell
New York

Practice Area: M&A

M&A All-Star

ALL-STAR BIOGRAPHY

Joseph Frumkin has provided legal counsel on many of the largest mergers and acquisitions transactions in history, representing buyers, sellers and special committees of independent directors. His practice focuses on U.S. and cross-border acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, corporate preparedness and proxy contests, as well as corporate governance, cybersecurity and general corporate representation. Mr. Frumkin was the managing partner of S&C’s Mergers and Acquisitions Group from 2007 to 2019.

Mr. Frumkin is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer by widely referenced legal guides, including Chambers, Euromoney, IFLR, The Legal 500 and The International Who’s Who. In 2017, he was named Dealmaker of the Year by The American Lawyer for his work on the AT&T-Time Warner transaction and was previously named Dealmaker of the Year for his work on the Cingular-AT&T Wireless transaction.

Mr. Frumkin is currently a fellow at Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Initiative, a program designed to prepare experienced leaders to take on new challenges in the social sector. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he teaches a course in Mergers and Acquisitions.

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