Sullivan & Cromwell has elected as partners Werner Ahlers, corporate and finance; Justin DeCamp, litigation; Christopher Dunne, litigation; Jared Fishman, corporate; Michael Torkin, bankruptcy and restructuring; Benjamin Walker, litigation; and Alexander Willscher, litigation.

• Labor and employment firm Littler Mendelson has added Denise Backhouse as a shareholder in the firm’s electronic discovery practice. Previously, Backhouse served as of counsel at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.