Richard Hall is a partner in Cravath’s Corporate Department and serves as the Leader of its Mergers and Acquisitions practice. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance advice.
Mr. Hall’s clients have included Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, Anglo American plc, Barrick Gold Corporation, Cigna Corp., ConocoPhillips, Edison International, Integrys Energy Group, Royal Dutch Shell, Time Warner Inc., The Home Depot, Weyerhaeuser Company and The Williams Companies, Inc.
Mr. Hall has also acted on behalf of Time Warner Inc. on M&A and regular corporate matters, including the recent separation of Time Warner Cable and AOL. He also represented Banco Santander SA, as part of a consortium that also included Fortis NV and Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, in connection with its acquisition of ABN Amro Holding NV.
Mr. Hall has been repeatedly cited as one of the country’s leading practitioners in mergers and acquisitions by, among others, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business from 2007 through 2011; Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business from 2007 through 2012; The Legal 500 in 2010 and 2011; IFLR1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms from 2007 through 2012; The Best Lawyers in America from 2007 through 2012; and The International Who’s Who of Merger & Acquisition Lawyers. Mr. Hall was also named by The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers in 2011 as one of ten “Most Highly Regarded Individuals” in mergers and acquisitions. In addition, Cravath’s mergers and acquisitions practice received a high ranking by Chambers for being “knowledgeable and responsive, with excellent levels of service.” Mr. Hall also co-authored the U.S. section of The Merger and Acquisitions Review. Recently, Mr. Hall was named in the 2011 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America.
Mr. Hall was born in Melbourne, Australia. Mr. Hall received a B.Comm. with honors in 1984, an LL.B. with honors in 1986 from the University of Melbourne, and an LL.M. from Harvard University in 1988. He joined Cravath in 1988 and became a partner in 1996.
Mr. Hall may be reached by phone at 212-474-1293 or by email at rhall@cravath.com.