Ms Margaret Segall > Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP handles merger counselling mandates, both pre- and post-notification, for major corporates in the US and internationally, as well as representing clients throughout high-stakes regulatory actions and litigation relating to mergers, offering deep agency expertise and strong connections with the firm’s market-leading corporate practice. The team advises clients in a wide range of industries, and continues to see success in clearing deals in industries facing significant regulatory scrutiny, including a high-profile victory for Illumina against the FTC challenge to its acquisition by GRAIL, a standout development for practice head Christine Varney , a ‘world class strategist’ and former FTC Commissioner. Elsewhere in the team, Maggie Segall is praised by clients as a ‘superstar’ and is prolific in securing clearances for high-value mergers, as well as advising clients on government investigations, while former FTC official Daniel Zach has great experience of merger litigation and successfully represented Louis Dreyfus Company against the DOJ’s challenge to the sale of subsidiary Imperial Sugar to US Sugar. Former FTC Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips joined the firm as co-head of the antitrust practice in late 2022, expanding its regulatory expertise and resident in the firm’s Washington DC office. Lawyers are in New York unless otherwise stated.