Four Decades for Justice
Julie A. North retired from Cravath’s Litigation Department in December 2021. As a partner, her broad litigation practice encompassed antitrust, general commercial, mergers and acquisitions, securities and shareholder derivative actions, as well as matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, among other areas.
Over the course of her career, Ms. North advised clients on antitrust regulatory clearance issues in connection with numerous mergers and acquisitions. She also represented various financial institutions in connection with litigation over high‑profile leveraged finance transactions. Ms. North’s experience also included advising outside directors of financial institutions in connection with the 2008 credit crisis.
Ms. North was born in Canberra, Australia. She received a B.A. cum laude from Hamilton College in 1984 and a J.D. magna cum laude from Syracuse University College of Law in 1989, where she was Notes and Comments Editor of the Law Review and a member of the National Appellate Team.
Ms. North joined Cravath in 1989 and was elected a partner in 1996.
Over the course of her career, Ms. North advised clients on antitrust regulatory clearance issues in connection with numerous mergers and acquisitions. She also represented various financial institutions in connection with litigation over high‑profile leveraged finance transactions. Ms. North’s experience also included advising outside directors of financial institutions in connection with the 2008 credit crisis.
Ms. North was born in Canberra, Australia. She received a B.A. cum laude from Hamilton College in 1984 and a J.D. magna cum laude from Syracuse University College of Law in 1989, where she was Notes and Comments Editor of the Law Review and a member of the National Appellate Team.
Ms. North joined Cravath in 1989 and was elected a partner in 1996.
Deals & Cases
January 09, 2014
On January 9, 2014, Cravath client Alcoa Inc. settled SEC charges and a parallel criminal case concerning alleged FCPA violations in Bahrain following an internal investigation conducted by Cravath and negotiations with both the DOJ and the SEC. Cravath also represented Alcoa in civil litigation concerning these alleged violations and defended Alcoa’s board of directors in related shareholder derivative lawsuits. Both of these matters settled.
Deals & Cases
June 23, 2009
On June 23, 2009, on behalf of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“Credit Suisse”) and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“Deutsche Bank”), Cravath has successfully concluded litigation over the failed merger between Huntsman Corporation (“Huntsman”) and Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (“Hexion”). In this final chapter of the extensive litigation over the merger, Huntsman sued Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank in state court in Conroe, Texas, claiming, among other things, that the banks had engaged in fraud and tortiously interfered with the merger agreement. Six days into a jury trial, Huntsman settled its claims.
Activities & Publications
May 27, 2022
Together with New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division Associate Justice Saliann Scarpulla, retired Cravath partner Julie A. North and Cravath’s lead attorney for data analytics and e‑discovery Scott Reents authored an article entitled “New York Commercial Division Leads the Way With New E‑Discovery Rules,” which was published by the New York Law Journal on May 10, 2022. The article reviews the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of New York’s recent and significant changes modernizing e‑discovery practices and procedures. The authors examine how the new amendments address the economic burdens of e‑discovery and the protection of sensitive information as the complexity and volume of electronically stored information grows, and encourage the use of emerging technologies in the discovery process. “We believe that the effort has been successful and that all lawyers and businesses that encounter e‑discovery issues in New York State will benefit from these changes,” write the authors. Judge Scarpulla and North are members of the Commercial Division Advisory Council, which recommended adoption of the new rule, and Reents assisted in the drafting of the rule.
Julie A. North retired from Cravath’s Litigation Department in December 2021. As a partner, her broad litigation practice encompassed antitrust, general commercial, mergers and acquisitions, securities and shareholder derivative actions, as well as matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, among other areas.
Over the course of her career, Ms. North advised clients on antitrust regulatory clearance issues in connection with numerous mergers and acquisitions. She also represented various financial institutions in connection with litigation over high‑profile leveraged finance transactions. Ms. North’s experience also included advising outside directors of financial institutions in connection with the 2008 credit crisis.
Ms. North was born in Canberra, Australia. She received a B.A. cum laude from Hamilton College in 1984 and a J.D. magna cum laude from Syracuse University College of Law in 1989, where she was Notes and Comments Editor of the Law Review and a member of the National Appellate Team.
Ms. North joined Cravath in 1989 and was elected a partner in 1996.
Over the course of her career, Ms. North advised clients on antitrust regulatory clearance issues in connection with numerous mergers and acquisitions. She also represented various financial institutions in connection with litigation over high‑profile leveraged finance transactions. Ms. North’s experience also included advising outside directors of financial institutions in connection with the 2008 credit crisis.
Ms. North was born in Canberra, Australia. She received a B.A. cum laude from Hamilton College in 1984 and a J.D. magna cum laude from Syracuse University College of Law in 1989, where she was Notes and Comments Editor of the Law Review and a member of the National Appellate Team.
Ms. North joined Cravath in 1989 and was elected a partner in 1996.
Deals & Cases
January 09, 2014
On January 9, 2014, Cravath client Alcoa Inc. settled SEC charges and a parallel criminal case concerning alleged FCPA violations in Bahrain following an internal investigation conducted by Cravath and negotiations with both the DOJ and the SEC. Cravath also represented Alcoa in civil litigation concerning these alleged violations and defended Alcoa’s board of directors in related shareholder derivative lawsuits. Both of these matters settled.
Deals & Cases
June 23, 2009
On June 23, 2009, on behalf of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“Credit Suisse”) and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“Deutsche Bank”), Cravath has successfully concluded litigation over the failed merger between Huntsman Corporation (“Huntsman”) and Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (“Hexion”). In this final chapter of the extensive litigation over the merger, Huntsman sued Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank in state court in Conroe, Texas, claiming, among other things, that the banks had engaged in fraud and tortiously interfered with the merger agreement. Six days into a jury trial, Huntsman settled its claims.
Activities & Publications
May 27, 2022
Together with New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division Associate Justice Saliann Scarpulla, retired Cravath partner Julie A. North and Cravath’s lead attorney for data analytics and e‑discovery Scott Reents authored an article entitled “New York Commercial Division Leads the Way With New E‑Discovery Rules,” which was published by the New York Law Journal on May 10, 2022. The article reviews the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court of New York’s recent and significant changes modernizing e‑discovery practices and procedures. The authors examine how the new amendments address the economic burdens of e‑discovery and the protection of sensitive information as the complexity and volume of electronically stored information grows, and encourage the use of emerging technologies in the discovery process. “We believe that the effort has been successful and that all lawyers and businesses that encounter e‑discovery issues in New York State will benefit from these changes,” write the authors. Judge Scarpulla and North are members of the Commercial Division Advisory Council, which recommended adoption of the new rule, and Reents assisted in the drafting of the rule.
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