North America - United States • Dispute resolution
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York ‘pursues cases relentlessly’, frequently represents companies, boards of directors and special committees in individual, class and derivative actions arising from contemplated or hostile transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and other business deals. Gary Bornstein and Kevin Orsini are among the standout partners, along with veteran litigator Robert Baron. Key partners Justin Clarke and Antony Ryan are also highly regarded by peers. They are working with Bornstein on behalf of Deutsche Telekom, the controlling stockholder of T-Mobile, in class action and derivative litigation alleging that defendants breached their fiduciary duties in connection with T‑Mobile’s $26bn merger with Sprint by not arguing for more favourable terms. With Orsini, he won a summary judgment for Blackstone as the pre-IPO private equity sponsor and a principal stockholder of online dating application Bumble concerning its dual-class voting structure. Rory Leraris left the firm in January 2024.
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Robert H. Baron has handled major commercial cases brought as individual and class actions in federal and state courts, including the representation of major domestic and foreign issuers and financial institutions in litigation related to securities offerings and trading, complex structured financing transactions and mergers and acquisitions.
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Gary A. Bornstein is Co-Head of Cravath's Litigation Department. He handles a wide range of high‑stakes commercial disputes, with particular focus on antitrust, M&A and securities litigation. Mr. Bornstein also represents clients in investigations and frequently provides antitrust, fiduciary duty and other transaction-related advice. Consistently recognized as “one of the best lawyers in this space,” and “simply stellar” (The Legal 500 US), Mr. Bornstein has handled some of the country’s most challenging and transformative M&A litigation, often involving novel and complex issues of law.
Kevin J. Orsini is Co-Head of Cravath's Litigation Department. He regularly plays a central role in major corporate battles that redefine the law. With substantial first‑chair trial experience, he is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been named Benchmark Litigation’s “Trial Lawyer of the Year” and “General Commercial Litigator of the Year.” Mr. Orsini’s practice focuses on complex litigation, including antitrust, mass torts, mergers and acquisitions, securities and other commercial disputes.