Regulation Corporations
Pretend Sullivan & Cromwell entities utilized by scammers must be dissolved, swimsuit says
October 9, 2025, 4:55 pm CDT
New York’s lawyer normal is in search of a courtroom order dissolving entities with names which are variations of Sullivan & Cromwell and an injunction barring them from persevering with fraudulent acts. (Picture from Shutterstock)
New York’s lawyer normal is in search of a courtroom order dissolving entities with names which are variations of Sullivan & Cromwell and an injunction barring them from persevering with fraudulent acts.
Scammers utilizing names much like Sullivan & Cromwell are altering consumer checks made out to the BigLaw agency to correspond with the equally spelled names, in response to a Oct. 7 lawsuit filed by New York Lawyer Normal Letitia James. The checks are then deposited into accounts for the faux equally named regulation corporations.
Bloomberg Regulation has protection of the swimsuit, filed in state courtroom in New York Metropolis.
One consumer verify for $429,976 was accurately made out to “Sullivan & Cromwell LLP,” however the scammer modified the final three letters to “LLC” and deposited the verify right into a JPMorgan Chase checking account for the faux agency, the swimsuit says. The verify cleared.
One other consumer verify for $52,544 was altered to be payable to “Sullivan & Cromwel LLC,” which dropped the ultimate “l” in “Cromwell.” That verify additionally cleared, the swimsuit says.
A 3rd consumer verify for $23,000 was altered in order that it was payable to “Sullivan & Kromwell LLC.” That verify didn’t clear.
New York Lawyer Normal Letitia James is in search of dissolution of these three faux Sullivan & Cromwell corporations, in addition to entities with the names “Sullivan & Kromwel LLC,” “Sullivan & Cromwelll LLC,” “Sullivann & Cromwell LLC” and “Sulivan & Cromwell LLC.”
A Sullivan & Cromwell spokesperson didn’t instantly reply to the ABA Journal’s request for remark.
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