Mr Matthew Morreale > Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP > NEW YORK, United States > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Matthew Morreale

Work Department
Corporate
Position
Matthew Morreale is a partner in Cravath’s Corporate Department and leads its environmental practice. He advises the Firm’s clients on environmental matters relating to mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, financings and other business transactions, as well as on environmental-related proceedings and investigations. Mr. Morreale also regularly counsels companies and their boards of directors on matters relating to Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) concerns, including with respect to shareholder engagement and proposals, disclosure and proxy requirements, sustainability reporting, acquisition and investment diligence and integration matters. Clients describe Mr. Morreale as “an excellent lawyer who understands the complex regulatory impacts on companies, including emerging climate change issues.”
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Industry focus > Environment: transactional
(Hall of Fame)Based in New York, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP has a well-established reputation among the top teams in the United States offering environmental law advice in the context of transactional matters, and continues to be involved in standout deals in the market. The group attracts instructions from corporate clients in an array of high-value business transactions, ranging from M&A to financings, divestitures and shareholder engagement matters, where the team provides assistance with environmental liabilities, regulatory issues, post-closing obligations and environmental-related contractual disputes. Mandates involving environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, sustainability and climate change concerns also feature on the firm’s impressive portfolio. Matthew Morreale spearheads the environmental department; he has a wealth of experience in handling environmental issues arising in M&A, securities offerings and financing deals across the energy, heavy manufacturing, telecoms, retail and chemical industries, among others. Senior attorney Annmarie Terraciano , whose areas of activity include sustainability reporting, ESG issues, indemnification disputes and corporate transactions, is another key point of contact.
Lawyer Rankings
- Environment: transactional - United States > Industry focus
- Hall of Fame - United States > Industry focus > Environment: transactional
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Industry focus > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Antitrust > Merger control
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense