Melissa Sawyer is the Global Head of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group and co-head of the Firm’s Corporate Governance & Activism Practice. She advises clients on public and private M&A transactions, joint ventures, and strategic alliances. Her expertise also includes corporate governance, activism, and takeover defense matters across various industries, including consumer and retail, TMT, technology, industrials, and life sciences.