North America - United States • Dispute resolution
New York-based Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is led by co-head of the litigation department Kevin Orsini, whose track record of involvement in market-leading cases continues. He won a complete summary judgment victory for generic drug manufacturer Viatris Inc. concerning the marketing, pricing and classification of EpiPen, as well as alleged conduct concerning generic drug price fixing and market allocation. He is also working with well-regarded securities litigators Daniel Slifkin and Antony Ryan to defend Robinhood Markets, Inc. in the sprawling ‘meme stock’ litigation, which concerns the company’s decision to temporarily place limits on trading in GameStop and other securities in the face of unprecedented market volatility in 2021. They have, so far, secured the dismissal of two of the three tranches of litigation against the company. Karin DeMasi worked closely with emerging partner talent Lauren Rosenberg to secure back-to-back dismissals of class actions against First Solar, Inc. Among the firm’s other up-and-coming partners are Wes Earnhardt, who is involved in a notable matter concerning the Disney+ streaming service, and Lauren Moskowitz, who is widely recognised as a tenacious litigator.
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Karin A. DeMasi is Managing Partner of Cravath's Litigation Department. Her practice focuses on complex litigation, including class actions, in federal and state courts, primarily in the areas of antitrust, securities, derivative, ERISA and general commercial disputes. Ms. DeMasi also represents companies, boards of directors and individuals in connection with shareholder demands and disputes.
Antony L. Ryan handles a wide variety of litigation matters, focusing on securities litigation, accountants’ liability, M&A litigation and antitrust law. He regularly represents clients in federal and state courts around the country. Praised by his clients as “analytically exceptional,” “extremely intellectual, very smart and strategic,” and “a great leader and a consummate professional,” Mr. Ryan frequently leads his clients’ most challenging and business‑critical litigation. (Chambers USA)
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Over the course of his more than 30 years at Cravath, Daniel Slifkin has tried numerous cases in state and federal courts, as well as in domestic and international arbitrations. He has been inducted into Benchmark Litigation’s “Hall of Fame” and repeatedly been recognized as The American Lawyer’s “Litigator of the Week.” “A real trial powerhouse” (Benchmark Litigation), Mr. Slifkin is among the few litigators to have taken a securities fraud class action through jury verdict. And he has extensive additional experience litigating securities and derivative matters.
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Lauren A. Moskowitz has a broad practice with a particular focus on general commercial, antitrust, securities and intellectual property litigation, as well as litigation related to financial restructuring and reorganization matters.