Mr George Schoen > Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is praised for bringing ‘significant experience that uniquely adds traditional intellectual property and commercial data licensing and privacy to provide full service, experienced counsel on modern issues‘. The firm’s market leading M&A practice invariably leads to a significant amount of corporate transactional support, with deals such as advising CyrusOne on its $15 billion takeover by KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners.  The firm’s capacity for more pure technology transactional matters can be seen in its advice to IBM on its agreement with McDonald’s to accelerate the development and deployment of its Automated Order Taking technology in a deal which involved the acquisition of McD Tech Labs. IP co-head David Kappos  combines well with global co-head George Schoen to form a compelling offering. Corporate partner Keith Hallam is another key name within the team.

One of the preeminent law firms in the US for transformative M&A, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is regularly turned to by an impressive roster of global household name companies across an array of industries, including retail, technology, consumer goods, entertainment, energy and life sciences. Benefitting from a deep bench of antitrust experts, the New York-based firm is also well placed to advise on spin-offs and joint ventures, and fields a wealth of experience in hostile takeovers, proxy contests and shareholder activist campaigns. Presiding partner Faiza Saeed is a reference in the market, given her involvement in market-shaping M&A transactions, most notably in the media, tech and biotech spaces. Mark Greene  – head of the corporate department and the international practice – excels in cross-border M&A and private equity deals. Robert Townsend, who maintains a broad practice focused on M&A, corporate governance and activist defense, and George Schoen, who stands out for his track record in transactional work in the telecoms and media industries, are at the helm of the global M&A group. Leader of the EMEA M&A team Richard Hall is another name to note for multijurisdictional mandates. Ting Chen has taken a lead role in several high-value deals in the worlds of tech, media and entertainment spaces. Aaron Gruber and Keith Hallam are other key practitioners to note for activism defense, governance matters and M&A. Andrew Elken left the firm in August 2023.