The New York-based team at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP regularly handles appellate work for matters in which it conducted the trial court litigation, while also being frequently sought out to ‘right the ship’ on high-stakes appeals originally handled by other firms. This dual capability is particularly evident in the IP arena, where the firm is often hired to lead appeals in complex patent infringement, trade secret, and breach of contract disputes. In July 2025, the group secured a major victory in the Ninth Circuit for Epic Games, where a unanimous panel upheld a jury verdict and a nationwide permanent injunction in a significant antitrust dispute. Litigators Wes Earnhardt, Antony Ryan, and Lauren Moskowitz are all key contacts in the practice.
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Key clients
- Abiomed Inc.
- Adstra, LLC
- Alarm.com Inc.
- American Express Company
- Crown Castle International Corp.
- Dfinity Foundation
- Epic Games, Inc.
- Eurazeo SE
- Ingevity Corporation
- Medytox Inc.
- Morgan Stanley
- Root, Inc.
Work highlights
Secured an appellate victory for Epic Games in the Ninth Circuit, which affirmed a trial win against Google and a three-year nationwide permanent injunction.
Secured an appellate victory for Alarm.com affirming a prior trial win in ITC patent infringement litigation concerning demand management functionality for electric operating reserves.
Represented Ingevity in a Federal Circuit appeal involving a patent infringement suit against BASF and related antitrust counterclaims concerning emission control systems for fuel canisters.
Other key lawyers
Wes Earnhardt; Antony Ryan; Lauren Moskowitz