Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP
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825 Eighth Avenue
New York
10019-7475
New York
USA
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London, England
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Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP - Who's Who Legal 70
What is the Who's Who Legal 70?
Founded in 1819, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP is one of New York’s finest law firms. While it does not aim to be the largest firm in the world, it consistently demonstrates excellence in many areas. Lawyers from the firm’s New York and London offices appear 31 times in 11 chapters.
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP in Who's Who Legal
Cravath’s M&A practice in New York is internationally regarded as “one of the best out there”. The firm sees five lawyers listed for their M&A expertise. Some of the firm’s biggest names for this line of work include Richard Hall who also features in the corporate governance chapter, as does Allen Finkelson. Faiza Saeed is a “star player” and represents clients such as Morgan Stanley, Terra Industries and Kraft Foods. Mark Greene and Scott Barshay are also held in high esteem. The firm picks up five listings in the corporate governance chapter where it is regarded as “first-rate”. Philip Gelston is highly rated and also chair’s the firm’s M&A practice. David Mercado is based in London and is “absolutely superb”. Cravath demonstrates its prominence in the corporate sector with three listings for its tax practice in New York. Michael Schler, Stephen Gordon and Andrew Needham feature prominently.
The firm is also well known for its banking practice which sees four lawyers featured. Robbins Kiessling chairs the financial institutions practice and is “terrific”. The “world-class” James Cooper is featured and the “tremendous” James Vardell and the “renowned” Allen Parker, the firm’s deputy presiding partner, are also listed. The capital markets chapter sees five individuals represented. In New York, chair of the securities practice Kris Heinzelman provides “business-focused” expertise while William Rogers Jr is “highly knowledgeable”. Philip Boeckman is managing partner of the London office and represents clients such as AXA, Bacardi and Unilever. Evan Chesler is the firm’s presiding partner and appears in three chapters, where our sources acknowledge his talent in patent, competition and litigation related work.
The fact that Cravath is rated as one of the world’s finest law firms is demonstrated by their additional nominees in the environment, insolvency and restructuring, patents and real estate chapters.
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Nominees have been selected based upon comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practice lawyers worldwide. Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.