Mr Daniel Slifkin > Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
WORLDWIDE PLAZA
825 EIGHTH AVENUE
NEW YORK 10019-7475
United States

Work Department

Litigation.

Position

Over the course of Daniel Slifkin’s 30 years at Cravath, he has tried numerous cases in state and federal courts, as well as in domestic and international arbitrations. He is one of Benchmark Litigation’s “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” and repeatedly has been recognized as The Am Law Litigation Daily’s “Litigator of the Week.” Notably, Mr. Slifkin is among the few litigators to have ever taken a securities fraud class action through jury verdict.

 

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United States > Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers

(Leading trial lawyers)

Daniel SlifkinCravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Daniel Slifkin Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. Continuing to establish his reputation for handling complex and novel litigation, Daniel Slifkin regularly appears before state and federal courts throughout the US, having represented financial powerhouses JPMorgan and Vivendi in high-stakes securities matters. A recent standout matter involved representing the Tesla board of directors and CEO Elon Musk, securing a complete trial victory in a $13 billion stockholder derivative action related to the company’s acquisition of SolarCity. Slifkin is located in the firm’s New York office.

Daniel Slifkin Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. Continuing to establish his reputation for handling complex and novel litigation, Daniel Slifkin regularly appears before state and federal courts throughout the US, having represented financial powerhouses JPMorgan and Vivendi in high-stakes securities matters. A recent standout matter involved representing the Tesla board of directors and CEO Elon Musk, securing a complete trial victory in a $13 billion stockholder derivative action related to the company’s acquisition of SolarCity. Slifkin is located in the firm’s New York office.

United States > Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is a recognized financial services litigation firm with deep experience across antitrust, securities and consumer class actions. The firm represents major banks including JPMorgan, American Express and Citigroup on matters involving antitrust enforcement actions, putative class actions and residential mortgage-backed securities. With increasing activity in the fintech sector, the firm has demonstrated capacity in this area, continuing to represent Dfinity in class action securities litigation concerning the system’s governance tokens and whether these qualify as securities subject to government regulation. The litigation practice is co-led by Gary Bornstein and Kevin Orsini. Daniel Slifkin is also a key name to note for his experience in antitrust and securities claims. Meanwhile, Michael Paskin and Lauren Moskowitz are recognized for their focus on representing large financial institutions in financial product matters including RMBS. Moskowitz is also noted for her activity in bankruptcy proceedings. All lawyers named are based in New York.

United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense

(Leading lawyers)

Daniel SlifkinCravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York is known for ‘subject matter expertise, professionalism and extraordinary service’, and clients describe the practice as ‘professional, expert, and highly respectful of process, people and the law’. Co-heads of the litigation department Gary Bornstein and Kevin Orsini are key members of the securities litigation practice, which is highly regarded for the work of its standout partners Daniel SlifkinAntony Ryan and Karin DeMasi. ‘Their knowledge of the law and securities litigation specifically is unmatched’, remarks one client. The firm’s presence in new and emerging areas of the market is shown by the work of Orsini and Ryan in the defense of Robinhood Markets in high-profile “meme stock” litigation, in which it has won the dismissal of two of three tranches of claims brought against the company. Ryan and Rachel Skaistis are representing Qualcomm in a shareholder class action securities suit in California, and Bornstein is working with Ryan in the defense of Deutsche Telekom in putative class action and derivative litigation. Emerging partner talents Lauren Rosenberg, who worked with Ryan and Orsini in the class action defense of Dfinity USA Research, and Lauren Moskowitz are key members of the practice.