Finance & Capital Markets (International & Cross-Border)

Chambers Review

Cravath, Swaine & Moore is highlighted as an elite-level example of an independent, lockstep firm with significant global influence. Its approach towards international work revolves around maintaining a high-quality partner-led practice in New York which collaborates effectively with other elite independent firms based overseas to advise on cross-border matters. The firm’s work is driven predominantly from its New York base, where the bulk of its expertise and resources is situated. It also has a long-established London office which provides clients a European centre of gravity and a high-performing capital markets group. The firm handles some of the world's most complex and high-value transactions, particularly public M&A involving US-listed corporations, regularly acting as global deal counsel and coordinating legal work across various jurisdictions. Its elite clientele also benefits from the firm’s capabilities representing in both US and international disputes and investigations.

Clients call upon the firm for high-value and challenging transactions, often inbound and outbound cross-border deals, utilising the firm’s specialist expertise across finance areas and in ECM and DCM, including high-yield products. The firm is trusted to project-manage global leveraged finance, IPO and other securities offerings in collaboration with overseas firms offering specialist high-end skills. As well as being a top choice for outbound work, where the firm project-manages local counsel, the New York teams are frequently engaged as advisers to top-tier foreign clients for their investments and listings in the USA.