About

Number of years practice: 33 Principal practice areas: Equity and debt capital markets, FCPA and anti-corruption, leveraged finance and lending, M&A Bar admissions: New York Languages spoken: English

Throughout his career, Sergio Galvis has worked on a number transformational matters for both Mexican and foreign clients interested in Mexico. Since joining Sullivan & Cromwell, he has worked on deals involving the first Mexican company ever listed on the Mexican stock exchange, the privatisation processes of a number of Mexican banks, and strategic disposal of Mexican assets for banks such as Ally Financial and BBVA. Galvis’ work in the telecommunications industry alone has included acting on the privatisation of Telmex – one of the first-ever privatisations in Latin America – and more recently, acting on AT&T’s rollout of strategic acquisitions of cellular companies Iusacell and Nextel Mexico, which were in part made possible by the earlier (Telmex) deal, as well as Mexico’s structural reforms. He was also integral to Sullivan & Cromwell’s recent, and widely praised, litigation work for Mexican airline Volaris. Now head of Sullivan & Cromwell’s Latin America practice, Galvis works with clients from across the world on a broad range of matters spanning M&A and private equity to projects, FCPA-related matters and restructurings. A member of the firm’s managing committee, he is also head of global recruiting. Born in Colombia, Galvis has been named as one of “The 100 Most Influential US Hispanics” and has been recognised with the Distinguished Global Citizen Award for his commitment to promoting educational opportunities.