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The Best Lawyers in America Ranks Cravath Attorneys

August 16, 2013

Cravath lawyers have been recognized as leading attorneys in New York in 25 different practice areas in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession, listing lawyers whose outstanding professional abilities are recognized by a consensus of their colleagues within the same geographical region and legal practice area.

Cravath lawyers have been recognized in the following corporate and litigation practice areas:

 

Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Arbitration
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights/
Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Environmental Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Banking & Finance
Litigation - ERISA
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions
Litigation - Patent
Litigation - Securities
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Tax Law

 

In addition, three Cravath partners have been named Best Lawyers’ 2014 New York City “Lawyers of the Year.” Evan R. Chesler was named for Litigation - Antitrust; James D. Cooper was named for Banking and Finance Law; and Stephen L. Burns was named for Securities/Capital Markets Law.

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Name
Evan R. Chesler
Title
Litigation
Title
Retired Partner
Email
echesler@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1243
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    Education

    • J.D., 1975, New York University School of Law
      Order of the Coif, John Norton Pomeroy Scholar, cum laude
    • M.A., 1973, Hunter College
      summa cum laude
    • A.B., 1970, New York University
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    James D. Cooper
    Title
    Corporate
    Title
    Retired Partner
    Email
    jcooper@cravath.com
    Phone
    +1-212-474-1999
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      Education

      • J.D., 1979, Yale Law School
      • A.B., 1976, University of Chicago
        Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude
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      Stephen L. Burns
      Title
      Corporate
      Title
      Retired Partner
      Email
      sburns@cravath.com
      Phone
      +1-212-474-1146
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        Education

        • J.D., 1990, The University of Texas School of Law
          with Honors
        • B.B.A., 1987, University of Oklahoma
          with Distinction

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