Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz's team is led from its New York office by Co-Heads William Savitt and Jonathan Moses. Savitt anchors several of the firm’s most significant mandates, including OpenAI’s defense against claims brought by Elon Musk and xAI, the Cleveland Browns’ constitutional and contractual dispute over stadium relocation in Ohio, and the landmark Boardwalk Pipeline Partners appeal, which resulted in the reversal of a $700 million fiduciary duty judgment. Moses leads a parallel portfolio of high-stakes matters, including Pfizer’s contested $7 billion acquisition of Metsera, Chemours’ long-running securities and governance disputes, and Brad Pitt’s cross-border litigation concerning Château Miraval. The broader partner group reinforces this elite team. Sarah Eddy plays a central role in OpenAI’s litigation and the Boardwalk-related proceedings, as well as the innovative Encompass Health “constructive trust” remedy litigation in Delaware. Bradley Wilson and Steven Winter are key drivers across major technology and sports-related disputes, including the Cleveland Browns matter and the Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore arbitration. Kevin Schwartz leads the firm’s crypto and regulatory litigation strategy, including Consensys’ landmark challenge to the SEC and Coinbase enforcement proceedings. Adam Goodman supports major antitrust and merger litigation, including U.S. Steel’s $14.9 billion Nippon Steel defense.
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Key clients

  • Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore
  • Boardwalk Pipeline Partners
  • Brad Pitt
  • Chemours
  • Cleveland Browns & Haslam Sports Group, LLC
  • Consensys Software, Inc.
  • Enhabit
  • Hess
  • Kpler
  • OpenAI
  • Pfizer Inc.
  • Tiger Global Management
  • U.S. Steel
  • Warner Brothers Discovery

Work highlights

Represented Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore in their arbitration victory enforcing their right to acquire the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves.
Represented Pfizer in its litigation to prevent Metsera from terminating its $7 billion merger in the face of anticompetitive interference by Novo Nordisk, and the subsequent closing of the Pfizer/Metsera deal.
Assisted U.S. Steel in aggressive litigation strategy in support of their $14.9 billion merger with Nippon Steel including antitrust and RICO action against U.S. Steel’s chief competitor and head of United Steelworkers.

Lawyers

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William Savitt
William Savitt
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Ryan McLeod
Ryan McLeod
Practice head

William Savitt; Jonathan Moses

Other key lawyers

Sarah Eddy; Bradley Wilson; Steven Winter; Kevin Schwartz; Adam Goodman