Sutherland Asbill & Brennan

Infobox Law Firm
firm_name = Sutherland LLP
firm_
headquarters = flagicon|USA Atlanta, Georgia
num_offices = 6
num_attorneys = 500
practice_areas = Investment Funds, Energy, Tax, Outsourcing
revenue =
key_people = Mark D. Wasserman (Managing Partner)
date_founded = 1924
company_type = Limited liability partnership
homepage = [http://www.sutherland.com www.sutherland.com]

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, rebranded to shorten its name to Sutherland, is an American law firm. Founded in 1924 by William Sutherland and Elbert Tuttle as Sutherland & Tuttle, the firm originally achieved prominence on tax issues. As of 2007, the firm has about 450 attorneys in 6 cities. [ [http://www.sablaw.com/about/about.aspx?fctype=576 "About the Firm: Overview", www.sablaw.com] ] While primarily focused on business law, the firm has handled some notable white collar criminal cases (see Billy Martin) and notable pro-bono cases as well, including Johnson v. Zerbst [http://www.sablaw.com/about/about.aspx?fctype=82 "About the Firm: Public Service", www.sablaw.com ] ] and recent litigation concerning detentions at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.

Recent Significant M&A Mandates

*In 2008, Sutherland represented Salton, Inc., a Florida-based distributor of home appliances in its $915 million acquisition of Cincinnati-based pet supplier United Pet Group from Spectrum Brands, an Atlanta-based consumer products company. The purchase price included $695.2 million in cash and $222.5 million in debt securities issued by the controlling shareholder of Salton, Birmingham-based Harbinger Capital Partners.
*Counseled Altria Group Inc., New York-based parent of cigarette-maker Phillip Morris, in its 2007 purchase of John Middleton Inc., a Pennsylvania cigar manufacturing company for $2.9 billion. Sutherland regular serves as tax counsel to Altria and its affiliated companies.
*Advised Resource Management Service LLC, a manager of forest investors, in the purchase of 5.1 million acres of forest land from International Paper Co. in 2006 for $5.1 billion.
*Legal counsel to battery company Rayovac Corp. in its acquisition of United Industries Corporation for $1.2 billion in stock, cash and debt assumption in 2005.
*Represented water treatment company US Filter Corp. in its $993 million sale by French-based Véolia Environnement SA to Siemens AG in 2004.

Notable partners and employees

* Alfred C. Aman, Jr. - former associate attorney, Dean of Suffolk University Law School
* Carolyn Chiechi - former partner, judge on the United States Tax Court
* David A. Gross - former partner, United States Ambassador
* Billy Martin - partner, has handled several high profile white collar criminal cases
* Jack Reed - former associate attorney, current United States Senator for Rhode Island
* Michael B. Thornton - former associate attorney, judge on the United States Tax Court
* Randolph W. Thrower - partner, former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service
* Elbert Tuttle - founder, and later the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

References

External links

* [http://www.sutherland.com/ Firm homepage]
* [http://www.lawperiscope.com/profiles/239.html LawPeriscope profile]