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Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite

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Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite - New York

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What the Team is Known For

Cravath, Swaine & Moore possesses an esteemed civil litigation practice, highly sought after for sophisticated business disputes and securities actions. The firm fields a strong bench of market-leading attorneys, known for their extensive courtroom experience on behalf of household-name clients in the financial services and broader corporate sector. Its litigators have a dominant presence in defending against shareholder derivative actions relating to M&A and securities fraud class actions. The firm wins plaudits for its significant commercial litigation practice, drawing on broad expertise in areas such as bankruptcy, intellectual property and mass tort cases.

Work Highlights

  • Cravath represented Forward Air Corporation in litigation alleging it had breached its obligation to close a transaction and seeking to compel Forward Air to close, in connection with its acquisition of Omni Newco.

Strengths

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There is no matter that I would'nt feel comfortable handing over to a Cravath litigator, with the knowledge that it will be expertly handled and that the client's interest will come first.

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The lawyers on our team are all seasoned litigators with trial experience in the substantive area we are dealing with. They have the right lawyers for the job and they are extremely responsive.

Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite respondent
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Cravath's ability to investigate, understand and manage a very complex matter with extremely significant potential damages is quite impressive.

Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite respondent
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Cravath has very client friendly and talented lawyers, with strong advocacy and strategy skills. They tackle really complicated problems and are able to simplify them for the client.

Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite respondent
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This team is phenomenal and we go to them for the most serious and most complex matters. They are aces when it comes to commercial litigation. They are all super great at client service too.

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Notable Practitioners

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Daniel Slifkin
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Daniel Slifkin
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Daniel Slifkin is a go-to litigator for leading issuer clients as well as financial institutions, and is particularly noted for his handling of securities fraud class actions. He demonstrates significant capability in trial and appellate proceedings.

Daniel is a smart lawyer.

He's very effective. I really enjoy working with him.

He's a great lawyer.

Daniel Slifkin is a real trial lawyer and a good person.

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Kevin J Orsini
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Kevin J Orsini
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Band 2
Kevin Orsini represents a range of corporate and financial clients in significant litigation, offering particular strength in antitrust and post-M&A litigation.

Kevin is brilliant. He is aggressive when he needs to be and hits the nail on the head in terms of his ability to find the right strategic path forward on extremely complex and high-stakes litigation.

Kevin is a very impressive attorney in all respects.

Kevin is really great. He's thoughtful, a great tactician and does a good job.

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Antony L Ryan
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Antony L Ryan
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Antony Ryan regularly acts for both domestic and international clients across a range of civil disputes, including large-scale securities class and derivative actions brought against accounting firms.

Antony is off the charts smart, and a strong written advocate.

He adds tremendous values in terms of his creativity and mastery of the law.

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Karin A. DeMasi
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Karin A. DeMasi
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Karin DeMasi has an impressively varied securities litigation practice, acting for clients in derivative suits, post-IPO and M&A litigation, and ERISA class actions.

Karin is a superb and highly efficient litigator.

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Lauren A Moskowitz
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Lauren A Moskowitz
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Lauren Moskowitz is increasingly noted for her work in complex litigation. Her practice spans a diverse array of commercial matters, including representing household names in significant antitrust actions.

Lauren is a very good lawyer.

Lauren is a young litigator with a bright future.

Lauren is a very impressive attorney in all respects.

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Rachel Skaistis
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Rachel Skaistis
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Rachel Skaistis is a strong choice for corporate boards, officers and directors on shareholder derivative actions, and offers additional capabilities in government investigations.

Rachel is analytically strong, legally brilliant and incredibly hardworking. She also has a total mastery of the facts.

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David R Marriott
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David R Marriott
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David Marriott is noted for his diverse litigation practice, with expertise in antitrust and intellectual property, among other areas.

David is an outstanding litigator and advisor.

David is an excellent attorney defending prominent clients in the biggest cases.

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Timothy G Cameron
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Timothy G Cameron
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Timothy Cameron is a trusted adviser and trial counsel to notable names across a range of sectors. He has a broad commercial disputes practice, with experience spanning antitrust, contractual and property damage related cases.

Timothy is knowledgeable and business oriented.

Tim is practical, incredibly experienced and facile with boiling down complex issues to their essence.

Timothy is the captain of a team. He's a very smart and experienced litigator. He is also responsive on issues, questions or concerns.

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Vanessa Lavely
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Vanessa Lavely
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Vanessa Lavely garners praise for her handling of a wide range of commercial disputes, including those involving complex antitrust claims. She is frequently sought after to serve as trial counsel and has notable Delaware courts experience.

Vanessa Lavely is outstanding. She is smart and really impressive.

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Ranked Lawyers at
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

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Litigation: General Commercial
Kevin J Orsini
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Kevin J Orsini
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Lauren A Moskowitz
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Lauren A Moskowitz
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Band 4
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David R Marriott
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David R Marriott
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Band 6
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Timothy G Cameron
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Timothy G Cameron
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Vanessa Lavely
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Vanessa Lavely
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Litigation: Securities
Daniel Slifkin
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Daniel Slifkin
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Antony L Ryan
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Antony L Ryan
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Karin A. DeMasi
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Karin A. DeMasi
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Rachel Skaistis
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Rachel Skaistis
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Band 5
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