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Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite

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Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

About

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Cravath has a long and distinguished history representing clients involved in a wide variety of general commercial disputes. All of the Firm’s litigators are trained as generalists with the tools to tackle complex cases from every angle. As a result, our team is able to devise novel solutions and speak across disciplines to convey complex information clearly and concisely to judges and juries.

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Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP has an esteemed commercial litigation practice, handling sophisticated business disputes and securities actions across the US from its New York base. The firm has considerable strength in complex contractual and tort cases, alongside expertise in high stakes antitrust, securities and bankruptcy matters. The team possesses considerable courtroom experience and is sought after by major clients across the financial services and media industries, among others.

Notable practitioners

New York-based Gary Bornstein and Kevin Orsini co-head the litigation department.

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Work Highlights

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  • Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP represented Alcon Vision in connection with antitrust claims brought by Lens.com related to Alcon’s unilateral pricing policies for contact lenses.

Strengths

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  • Cravath is in its own category for excellence and execution. Their strategic advice and work product are consistently flawless. The client experience of bringing in new members to the team is seamless and its attorneys are extremely responsive and available.

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  • The depth of understanding of our matters and the quality of the advice and advocacy that flows from it is second to none. The firm has a very sophisticated understanding of the underlying facts. The team is of the highest quality from top to bottom and can draw on additional expertise in the firm as needed.

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  • Cravath, Swaine & Moore has knowledgeable, experienced, thoughtful and open-minded lawyers. The firm knows the business of its client and shows deep understanding of this. Major litigation is handled by teams big enough to be able to be available at all times.

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  • Cravath has a fantastic depth of knowledge and its ability to hone in on what is needed is unmatched. The way it structures, strategizes and thinks about cases is amazing.

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  • Cravath, Swaine & Moore has excellent partner level lawyers in the area of strategy and critical thinking.

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