Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+1 310 712 6630Share profile
Band 1
Band 1
Band 3
Band 3
About
Provided by Alison S Ressler
Practice Areas
M&A and Private Equity
Career
Partner since 1991. Co-head, Global Private Equity Group; Coordinator of California Practice. Leading authority on M&A, corporate governance, capital markets. Provides advice to U.S. and non-U.S. corporations, private equity investors, boards of directors and financial advisers for a wide range of transactions in regulated and unregulated industries. Named American Lawyer’s “Dealmaker of the Week” multiple times and American Lawyer’s “Dealmaker of the Year” for advising Barclays in the sale of Barclays Global Investors to BlackRock. Named to The Deal’s “Women in M&A: The Powerhouse 20” and recognized by the Financial Times as one of the Ten Most Innovative Lawyers in North America and as a Law360 MVP in M&A and Private Equity. Recent Experience: CRC-Aera Energy, CRC-Brookfield JV; AST SpaceMobile-AT&T/Google/Vodafone; OTTPB-SeaCube/Wren House; Wasserman Media Group-Brillstein Entertainment Partners and CSM; Sumitovant Biopharma-Myovant Sciences; DigitalBridge-AMP Capital, DigitalBridge-Wafra, DigitalBridge/Wellness Infrastructure; RedBird Capital-Artists Equity; Verily-Swiss Re-Granular Insurance; VMWare-Broadcom (representing financial adviser); Twitter-Elon Musk (representing financial advisers); Mandiant-Google (representing financial adviser); Shafer Vineyards-Starfield Properties; Raintree Systems-Serent Capital; Saama Technologies-Carlyle/co-investor group; CAM-Stanley Black & Decker; Madrone-eBay-StubHub; Ladenburg Thalmann-Advisor Group; Ares-Macquarie Infrastructure-Cincinnati Bell and Ares-OTPPB-TricorBraun; NVISION-OTPPB; Juniper Networks-Apstra and Mist Systems; Rent-A-Center-Acima; Kite Pharma-Gilead; SPO Partners/Aggregates USA-Vulcan; Unified Grocers-SUPERVALU; Platinum Equity-Key Energy; ATL Investco-Atlanta Hawks.
Personal
Columbia Law (JD, 1983); Brown (BA, 1980)
Co-chair of the Dean’s Council, Columbia Law School. Board Member, LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Member, Corporation of Brown University. Trustee, Harvard-Westlake School.
Chambers Review
USA
Alison Ressler enjoys a formidable reputation in the market for her strong command of M&A in both the corporate and private equity context.
Alison Ressler is widely regarded as one of the foremost private equity experts in California, with an excellent track record in high-value buyout transactions.
Alison Ressler centers her practice on capital markets transactions, with an emphasis on debt and equity-based securities offerings. Her expertise in securities law is complemented by a wider M&A and private equity-based skill set.
Alison Ressler centers her practice on capital markets transactions, with an emphasis on debt and equity-based securities offerings. Her expertise in securities law is complemented by a wider M&A and private equity-based skill set.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Alison is versatile and inspires confidence."
"She can always spot issues while practically evaluating risk."
"Alison is top tier. She provides excellent advice and commands the respect of the board with her extensive experience and pragmatic solutions."
"Alison is a strong negotiator and is extremely responsive."
"Alison's counsel is always thoughtful and her execution is top-notch."
"Alison has extensive experience. She stands out for her excellent advice and pragmatic solutions."
"Alison has extensive experience. She stands out for her excellent advice and pragmatic solutions."
"Alison is versatile and inspires confidence."
"She can always spot issues while practically evaluating risk."
"Alison is top tier. She provides excellent advice and commands the respect of the board with her extensive experience and pragmatic solutions."
"Alison is a strong negotiator and is extremely responsive."
"Alison's counsel is always thoughtful and her execution is top-notch."
"Alison has extensive experience. She stands out for her excellent advice and pragmatic solutions."
"Alison has extensive experience. She stands out for her excellent advice and pragmatic solutions."
Discover other Lawyers at
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
California
California: Los Angeles & Surrounds
California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surro
District of Columbia
