Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP represents boards of directors and special committees across a range of high-stakes, multijurisdictional litigation cases. The practice works closely with its corporate team to advise on individual, class, and derivative actions arising from hostile transactions, boasting a strong reputation in stockholder derivative litigation. Gary Bornstein is a go-to advisor for putative class actions, derivative litigation, and hostile takeover situations, and represented Paramount throughout a litigation case concerning a merger with Skydance Media. Kevin Orsini secured a settlement for BDT Capital to resolve a putative class action litigation and has extensive experience before the Delaware courts. Justin Clarke leads precedent-setting M&A and securities cases, including representing the board of directors of Krystal Biotech in a shareholder derivative lawsuit alleging breach of fiduciary duty. Meanwhile, Antony Ryan's broad knowledge encompasses a range of M&A and securities litigation cases, including representing Deutsche Telekom in a putative class action and derivative litigation. Another key name is Robert Baron, who has extensive experience across M&A litigation cases. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York.