Mr Mark Greene > Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Two Manhattan West
375 Ninth Avenue
New York 10001
United States
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Work Department

Corporate

Position

Mark I. Greene is the Head of Cravath’s Corporate Department and the Leader of the Firm’s International Practice. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and securities matters, including advising on cross-border and domestic transactions, private equity deals, complex restructuring transactions, proxy fights, takeover defense and hedge fund activism. According to clients and the market, Mr. Greene has a “mighty reputation in cross-border deals” and “outstanding and deep experience in M&A.” He “treats his clients as priority number one” and “takes time to probe and understand his clients’ objectives and is very practical in the legal advice he offers.”

Lawyer Rankings

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)

(Hall of Fame)

Mark GreeneCravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

A robust performer in both domestic and international high-value M&A, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP also guides clients through divestitures, joint ventures, spin-offs, and complex strategic investments. Other core workflows include assisting top corporations in hostile takeovers, shareholder activist campaigns, and proxy contests. The New York-based team is collectively led by Faiza Saeed, Mark Greene, Ting Chen, Aaron Gruber, Richard Hall, and Robert Townsend. Saeed is highly regarded for her expertise in advising public companies and special committees on corporate governance and crisis management issues, while Greene concentrates on cross-border mandates and private equity and restructuring work. Chen, Gruber, Hall, and Townsend demonstrate tenacity in international M&A, activism and defense mechanisms, and fiduciary duty matters, often representing leading global brands. George Schoen is recommended for his experience in handling hostile and contested transactions.