Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP‘s ’truly exceptional’ group caters to an impressive roster of clients in the telecoms and broadcasting industry. The team represents clients in the remit of transactions of significant value, from M&A to strategic IP and financing. Its workload also features corporate board advisory matters. Global M&A specialist Robert Townsend III heads up the team in New York and specializes in complex M&A, activist defense and corporate governance matters. At the same office, Matthew Jones and G.J. Ligelis Jr. also have notable expertise in M&A, corporate governance and general corporate matters relating to the telecoms sector.
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Testimonials
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- 'Cravath stands out as a truly exceptional firm, setting the highest standard in transactional work.'
- 'Their excellence, meticulous attention-to-detail and responsiveness make them a trusted and invaluable partner.'
- 'Their professionalism and pragmatic, solution-oriented approach ensure that they consistently deliver top-tier advice, even in the most complex matters. What truly differentiates Cravath is their depth of expertise and collaborative nature.'
- 'They have a highly experienced team that ensures the right specialists weigh-in on every aspect of a transaction, providing well-rounded and commercially sound guidance. Their ability to distill complex legal and technical issues—especially in the crypto space—into clear, actionable insights is particularly impressive.'
- 'They are not only brilliant lawyers but also fantastic partners to work with—engaged, responsive, and always willing to go the extra mile. Without a doubt, they are the best firm we have worked with for transactional matters.'
- 'The Cravath team is truly outstanding, and the individuals we’ve worked with have been exceptional across the board. Their combination of deep expertise, responsiveness, and commercial pragmatism sets them apart from competitors, making them an invaluable partner in complex transactions.'
Key clients
- Cincinnati Bell
- Consolidated Communications
- Crown Castle
- EchoStar
- Frontier
- Paramount
- Rogers Communications
- Route Mobile
- UScellular
- Various Financial Institutions
Work highlights
- Representing Frontier Communications in its pending $20bn acquisition by Verizon.
- Representing UScellular’s independent directors in the pending $4.4bn sale of UScellular’s wireless operations and select spectrum assets to TMobile and the pending sale of select retained spectrum licenses to Verizon and AT&T for more than $2bn.
- Represented Route Mobile and its founding shareholders in the ₹59.22bn sale of a majority stake in Route Mobile to Proximus Group.
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Practice head
Robert Townsend III
Other key lawyers
Matthew Jones; G.J. Ligelis Jr.