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Kevin J Orsini

Kevin J Orsini

USA 2026

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About

Provided by Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

USA

Practice Areas

Kevin J. Orsini, Co-Head of Cravath’s Litigation Department, is widely recognized as one of the top trial lawyers and crisis advisors in the country. An “established, all‑purpose trial powerhouse” with substantial first‑chair trial experience, Mr. Orsini is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been named Benchmark Litigation’s “Trial Lawyer of the Year,” “General Commercial Litigator of the Year” and “Antitrust Attorney of the Year.”

Mr. Orsini “attends to a remarkably diverse practice that touches on commercial, antitrust and the one‑of‑a‑kind phenomenon of ‘event‑driven’ litigation, often of the most complex, contentious and highest‑stakes variety.” (Benchmark Litigation)

Career

Co-Head of the Litigation Department; partner since 2010. New York University School of Law (J.D., 2003; cum laude); The George Washington University (B.A., 2000; Phi Beta Kappa; summa cum laude).

Personal

For more information: https://www.cravath.com/people/kevin-j-orsini.html

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: General Commercial - New York

Band 2
Band 2

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

Antitrust - New York

Band 5
Band 5

Individual Editorial

Kevin Orsini has a varied litigation practice, in which he routinely handles a range of antitrust litigation for notable clients. He is also noted for his strength in trial.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Kevin is superlative.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • Kevin is really good at client interface.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • Kevin is a fabulous lawyer doing great work.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • He is a very accomplished antitrust litigator.

    AntitrustChambers Guide to the USA
  • He has consistently proven to be a skillful and creative advocate who has been able to take difficult cases and find good ways to resolve them for us.

    AntitrustChambers Guide to the USA

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