Four Decades for Justice
Cravath regularly represents consumer products and services leaders in a wide range of corporate and litigation matters in the U.S. and around the world. Our clients include companies throughout the consumer products and services industries, from traditional brick-and-mortar stores to multinational e‑commerce businesses.
Our lawyers have outstanding capabilities in the areas of food and beverage, household products and personal care, leisure and recreation and luxury goods. Cravath’s corporate lawyers advise our consumer products and services clients in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, as well as in divestitures of brands and products. We have significant experience in executing bank financings, IPOs and other securities offerings in the consumer products and services space, and also advise on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues for companies in the space.
The Firm’s litigators have handled critical litigation for companies in the consumer products and services industries involving diverse areas of the law, including product liability, antitrust, RICO, trademarks, general commercial and securities.
Our lawyers have outstanding capabilities in the areas of food and beverage, household products and personal care, leisure and recreation and luxury goods. Cravath’s corporate lawyers advise our consumer products and services clients in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, as well as in divestitures of brands and products. We have significant experience in executing bank financings, IPOs and other securities offerings in the consumer products and services space, and also advise on environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues for companies in the space.
The Firm’s litigators have handled critical litigation for companies in the consumer products and services industries involving diverse areas of the law, including product liability, antitrust, RICO, trademarks, general commercial and securities.
Deals & Cases
March 15, 2024
Cravath represented Booking Holdings Inc. in connection with its €2.75 billion registered senior notes offering. Booking Holdings Inc. is a leading provider of online travel and travel‑related reservation and search services. The transaction closed on March 1, 2024.
Deals & Cases
March 15, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the €550 million registered senior notes offering of Kraft Heinz Foods Company, one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world at the time of the offering. The transaction closed on March 1, 2024.
Deals & Cases
March 12, 2024
Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $400 million 144A/Reg. S high-yield senior notes offering of goeasy Ltd., a leading full-service provider of goods and alternative financial services that improve the lives of everyday Canadians. The transaction closed on February 23, 2024.
Deals & Cases
December 19, 2023
On December 11, 2023, a jury unanimously ruled in favor of Cravath client Epic Games (“Epic”) on all counts in its closely watched antitrust case against Google in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, determining—after a multiweek trial—that Google has engaged in anticompetitive behavior in the distribution of mobile apps and in the handling of in‑app payments.
Deals & Cases
December 13, 2023
Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $550 million 144A/Reg. S high-yield senior notes offering of goeasy Ltd., a leading full-service provider of goods and alternative financial services. The transaction closed on November 28, 2023.
Accolades
January 31, 2024
On January 24, 2024, Cravath partner David R. Marriott was named to the Daily Journal’s 2024 list of “Leading Commercial Litigators.” The accompanying profile highlights his role in helping Amgen secure a consent order ending all litigation in connection with its pending acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics, as well as his summary judgment victory for Viatris, which was “one of the few resolutions of federal securities fraud litigation at summary judgment that ended entirely in favor of the defendants.” The profile also details Dave’s nearly 30‑year tenure at Cravath and his roles as a lecturer at Columbia University Law School and an adjunct professor at NYU School of Law.
Accolades
December 19, 2023
On December 15, 2023, The Am Law Litigation Daily featured a Cravath team, led by partners Gary A. Bornstein, Lauren A. Moskowitz and Yonatan Even, as “Litigators of the Week” for its representation of client Epic Games in an antitrust trial win against Google in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Following a multi‑week trial, on December 11, 2023, a jury unanimously ruled in Epic Games’ favor on all counts, determining that Google has engaged in anticompetitive behavior in the distribution of mobile apps and in the handling of in‑app payments.
Accolades
December 19, 2023
On December 15, 2023, Cravath’s antitrust practice was ranked among the “Elite” in Global Competition Review’s 2024 edition of GCR 100, a guide to the world’s leading competition law and economics practices. This is the twelfth consecutive year the Firm has been ranked in the highest tier among New York Firms by GCR. The publication highlighted Cravath’s “bountiful antitrust work,” including its role in securing major victories for clients Louis Dreyfus Company in the denial of the DOJ’s request for an injunction to block its sale of Imperial Sugar Company; Illumina in a groundbreaking trial win rejecting the FTC’s challenge to its $8 billion acquisition of GRAIL; and Amgen in a successful defense against a “rare” FTC challenge to its $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics.
Accolades
December 07, 2023
On December 4, 2023, The American Lawyer profiled Cravath’s litigation department in connection with its recognition as a finalist for the publication’s biennial “Litigation Department of the Year” award. The feature, entitled “Busier Than Ever: How Cravath’s Litigation Team Has Grown Into an Industry Powerhouse,” noted that “Cravath’s litigators have consistently landed on some of the country’s most high‑profile cases with the most at stake” over the past two years and praised the department as “at the ready to handle any complex, pivotal case that comes its way.” Speaking to the publication, partner Kevin J. Orsini discussed the breadth of the Firm’s recent successes, including representing Tesla CEO Elon Musk at trial to defeat a $13 billion derivative suit concerning Tesla’s SolarCity acquisition; Illumina and Louis Dreyfus Company each in separate trial wins against the government in respective FTC and DOJ antitrust merger challenges; Starz in a precedent-setting Ninth Circuit win against MGM; and Blue Cross Blue Shield in securing a summary judgment victory within one of the largest class actions in the country. Kevin also discussed the Firm’s commitment to “collaboration and connectivity” in its partnership, as well as the department’s unique ability to “handle a wide range of subject matters” in an era of increasing specialization.
Accolades
November 29, 2023
On November 20, 2023, Cravath partner David R. Marriott was featured as a 2023 “Litigator of the Year” by The American Lawyer. The accompanying profile highlights his role in helping Illumina secure a trial win against the FTC before the commission’s own administrative law judge, which the publication notes as “a rare, if not unprecedented, instance of antitrust litigation involving primarily pre-commercial products,” as well as his trial victory for Louis Dreyfus Company defeating the DOJ’s attempt to block the company’s sale of Imperial Sugar to U.S. Sugar – “a rare agency loss in a horizontal merger case.” The profile also recognizes Dave’s representation of Viatris which earned a summary judgment victory in a securities class action, representing “one of the few resolutions of a federal securities fraud litigation at summary judgment entirely in favor of defendants.”
Deals & Cases
March 15, 2024
Cravath represented Booking Holdings Inc. in connection with its €2.75 billion registered senior notes offering. Booking Holdings Inc. is a leading provider of online travel and travel‑related reservation and search services. The transaction closed on March 1, 2024.
Deals & Cases
March 15, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the €550 million registered senior notes offering of Kraft Heinz Foods Company, one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world at the time of the offering. The transaction closed on March 1, 2024.
Deals & Cases
March 12, 2024
Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $400 million 144A/Reg. S high-yield senior notes offering of goeasy Ltd., a leading full-service provider of goods and alternative financial services that improve the lives of everyday Canadians. The transaction closed on February 23, 2024.
Deals & Cases
December 19, 2023
On December 11, 2023, a jury unanimously ruled in favor of Cravath client Epic Games (“Epic”) on all counts in its closely watched antitrust case against Google in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, determining—after a multiweek trial—that Google has engaged in anticompetitive behavior in the distribution of mobile apps and in the handling of in‑app payments.
Deals & Cases
December 13, 2023
Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $550 million 144A/Reg. S high-yield senior notes offering of goeasy Ltd., a leading full-service provider of goods and alternative financial services. The transaction closed on November 28, 2023.
Accolades
January 31, 2024
On January 24, 2024, Cravath partner David R. Marriott was named to the Daily Journal’s 2024 list of “Leading Commercial Litigators.” The accompanying profile highlights his role in helping Amgen secure a consent order ending all litigation in connection with its pending acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics, as well as his summary judgment victory for Viatris, which was “one of the few resolutions of federal securities fraud litigation at summary judgment that ended entirely in favor of the defendants.” The profile also details Dave’s nearly 30‑year tenure at Cravath and his roles as a lecturer at Columbia University Law School and an adjunct professor at NYU School of Law.
Accolades
December 19, 2023
On December 15, 2023, The Am Law Litigation Daily featured a Cravath team, led by partners Gary A. Bornstein, Lauren A. Moskowitz and Yonatan Even, as “Litigators of the Week” for its representation of client Epic Games in an antitrust trial win against Google in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Following a multi‑week trial, on December 11, 2023, a jury unanimously ruled in Epic Games’ favor on all counts, determining that Google has engaged in anticompetitive behavior in the distribution of mobile apps and in the handling of in‑app payments.
Accolades
December 19, 2023
On December 15, 2023, Cravath’s antitrust practice was ranked among the “Elite” in Global Competition Review’s 2024 edition of GCR 100, a guide to the world’s leading competition law and economics practices. This is the twelfth consecutive year the Firm has been ranked in the highest tier among New York Firms by GCR. The publication highlighted Cravath’s “bountiful antitrust work,” including its role in securing major victories for clients Louis Dreyfus Company in the denial of the DOJ’s request for an injunction to block its sale of Imperial Sugar Company; Illumina in a groundbreaking trial win rejecting the FTC’s challenge to its $8 billion acquisition of GRAIL; and Amgen in a successful defense against a “rare” FTC challenge to its $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics.
Accolades
December 07, 2023
On December 4, 2023, The American Lawyer profiled Cravath’s litigation department in connection with its recognition as a finalist for the publication’s biennial “Litigation Department of the Year” award. The feature, entitled “Busier Than Ever: How Cravath’s Litigation Team Has Grown Into an Industry Powerhouse,” noted that “Cravath’s litigators have consistently landed on some of the country’s most high‑profile cases with the most at stake” over the past two years and praised the department as “at the ready to handle any complex, pivotal case that comes its way.” Speaking to the publication, partner Kevin J. Orsini discussed the breadth of the Firm’s recent successes, including representing Tesla CEO Elon Musk at trial to defeat a $13 billion derivative suit concerning Tesla’s SolarCity acquisition; Illumina and Louis Dreyfus Company each in separate trial wins against the government in respective FTC and DOJ antitrust merger challenges; Starz in a precedent-setting Ninth Circuit win against MGM; and Blue Cross Blue Shield in securing a summary judgment victory within one of the largest class actions in the country. Kevin also discussed the Firm’s commitment to “collaboration and connectivity” in its partnership, as well as the department’s unique ability to “handle a wide range of subject matters” in an era of increasing specialization.
Accolades
November 29, 2023
On November 20, 2023, Cravath partner David R. Marriott was featured as a 2023 “Litigator of the Year” by The American Lawyer. The accompanying profile highlights his role in helping Illumina secure a trial win against the FTC before the commission’s own administrative law judge, which the publication notes as “a rare, if not unprecedented, instance of antitrust litigation involving primarily pre-commercial products,” as well as his trial victory for Louis Dreyfus Company defeating the DOJ’s attempt to block the company’s sale of Imperial Sugar to U.S. Sugar – “a rare agency loss in a horizontal merger case.” The profile also recognizes Dave’s representation of Viatris which earned a summary judgment victory in a securities class action, representing “one of the few resolutions of a federal securities fraud litigation at summary judgment entirely in favor of defendants.”
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