Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP’s premier transactional tax practice in New York advises on a wide range of matters, including mergers, spin-offs, joint ventures, fund formations, and restructurings. The team’s client base includes leading names such as Johnson & Johnson and The Walt Disney Company, with the team recently advising Johnson & Johnson in connection with the separation of major pure-play consumer health company Kenvue, Inc., a historic split-off transaction. Lauren Angelilli, focusing on the tax aspects of domestic and cross-border M&A spin-offs, restructurings, and joint ventures, leads the department. Ronald Creamer offers notable expertise in cross-border acquisitions and dispositions as well as in relation to the IRS review of tax-efficient financing techniques and capital markets transactions. Christopher Fargo advises on mergers, reorganizations, securities offerings, and joint ventures in a wide range of industries, including media, retail, telecoms, energy, healthcare and fintech. Leonard Teti assists clients in spin-offs and private equity transactions as well as during IRS audits. Andrew Davis‘s diverse practice covers SPAC, spin-off, and private equity transactions as well as securities offerings, while Arvind Ravichandran represents major clients in the mining, tech, and healthcare sectors, among others.
Key clients
- ADT
- Biogen
- EchoStar Special Committee
- Hasbro
- IBM
- Johnson & Johnson
- Novartis
- Silvergate
- Thermo Fisher
- Viatris
- Vista Outdoor
- The Walt Disney Company
Work highlights
- Provided tax advice to Johnson & Johnson in connection with the separation of Kenvue.
- Provided tax advice to Brookfield Renewable Partners in its $8 billion acquisition of Westinghouse Electric and in its $2.8 billion acquisition of Duke Energy Renewables.
- Provided tax advice to the Snyder family in connection with the $6.05 billion sale of the National Football League’s Washington Commanders.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Lauren Angelilli