Fake Sullivan & Cromwell entities used by scammers should be dissolved, suit says

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Pretend Sullivan & Cromwell entities utilized by scammers needs to be dissolved, go well with says

By Debra Cassens Weiss

October 9, 2025, 4:55 pm CDT

New York’s lawyer common 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 shopper checks made out to the BigLaw agency to correspond with the equally spelled names, in keeping with a Oct. 7 lawsuit filed by New York Legal professional Common Letitia James. The checks are then deposited into accounts for the pretend equally named regulation corporations.

Bloomberg Legislation has protection of the go well with, filed in state courtroom in New York Metropolis.

One shopper examine for $429,976 was appropriately made out to “Sullivan & Cromwell LLP,” however the scammer modified the final three letters to “LLC” and deposited the examine right into a JPMorgan Chase checking account for the pretend agency, the go well with says. The examine cleared.

One other shopper examine for $52,544 was altered to be payable to “Sullivan & Cromwel LLC,” which dropped the ultimate “l” in “Cromwell.” That examine additionally cleared, the go well with says.

A 3rd shopper examine for $23,000 was altered in order that it was payable to “Sullivan & Kromwell LLC.” That examine didn’t clear.

New York Legal professional Common Letitia James is in search of dissolution of these three pretend 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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