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Joseph D. Zavaglia is a generalist corporate lawyer with 20 years of experience advising public and private companies and financial institutions across multiple disciplines, including IPOs and other capital markets transactions, leveraged loans (syndicated and direct) and other complex financing arrangements, corporate governance and other Board of Director matters, public company reporting and other SEC matters and joint ventures and other M&A transactions.
Diversity is a hallmark of Mr. Zavaglia’s practice. Bucking the industry trend towards specialization, Mr. Zavaglia instead maintains a broad-based corporate practice and advises his clients on their most significant matters—regardless of industry or manner of transaction.
Mr. Zavaglia is Head of Leveraged Finance North America at Cravath and has been repeatedly recognized for his work in the capital markets arena by The Legal 500 US, IFLR1000 and Super Lawyers. Mr. Zavaglia has been described as “among the leading names in the market” with an “excellent reputation” and a “go‑to for all high‑yield issuances.” He has been named a “Next Generation Partner” in both the Commercial Lending and Capital Markets: High Yield Debt Offerings categories by The Legal 500 US. Mr. Zavaglia has been named by IFLR1000 as a Market Leader and recognized as both a Leading Lawyer and a Rising Star. He has also been named one of the “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” by Lawdragon and a Metro New York Rising Star by Super Lawyers.
Mr. Zavaglia regularly speaks on topics germane to his practice, including in a mainstage presentation at a TechGC conference.
Mr. Zavaglia was born in Brooklyn, New York. He received a B.B.A. cum laude from the College of Insurance in 2001, and a J.D. summa cum laude from Brooklyn Law School in 2004. At Brooklyn Law School, Mr. Zavaglia was the valedictorian of his graduating class and a member of the Brooklyn Law Review.
Representative leveraged finance and other capital markets transactions include representing:
Mr. Zavaglia has also represented private and public companies in connection with mergers and acquisitions matters, takeover defense and unsolicited transactions.
Representative M&A transactions include representing:
Mr. Zavaglia joined Cravath in 2004 and was elected a partner in 2011.
Diversity is a hallmark of Mr. Zavaglia’s practice. Bucking the industry trend towards specialization, Mr. Zavaglia instead maintains a broad-based corporate practice and advises his clients on their most significant matters—regardless of industry or manner of transaction.
Mr. Zavaglia is Head of Leveraged Finance North America at Cravath and has been repeatedly recognized for his work in the capital markets arena by The Legal 500 US, IFLR1000 and Super Lawyers. Mr. Zavaglia has been described as “among the leading names in the market” with an “excellent reputation” and a “go‑to for all high‑yield issuances.” He has been named a “Next Generation Partner” in both the Commercial Lending and Capital Markets: High Yield Debt Offerings categories by The Legal 500 US. Mr. Zavaglia has been named by IFLR1000 as a Market Leader and recognized as both a Leading Lawyer and a Rising Star. He has also been named one of the “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” by Lawdragon and a Metro New York Rising Star by Super Lawyers.
Mr. Zavaglia regularly speaks on topics germane to his practice, including in a mainstage presentation at a TechGC conference.
Mr. Zavaglia was born in Brooklyn, New York. He received a B.B.A. cum laude from the College of Insurance in 2001, and a J.D. summa cum laude from Brooklyn Law School in 2004. At Brooklyn Law School, Mr. Zavaglia was the valedictorian of his graduating class and a member of the Brooklyn Law Review.
Representative leveraged finance and other capital markets transactions include representing:
Mr. Zavaglia has also represented private and public companies in connection with mergers and acquisitions matters, takeover defense and unsolicited transactions.
Representative M&A transactions include representing:
Mr. Zavaglia joined Cravath in 2004 and was elected a partner in 2011.
IFLR1000
Lawdragon
The Legal 500 US
Super Lawyers
Deals & Cases
March 28, 2024
Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $500 million 144A/Reg. S high‑yield senior notes offering of Xerox Holdings Corporation, a workplace technology company that builds and integrates software and hardware. The transaction closed on March 20, 2024.
Deals & Cases
March 21, 2024
Cravath represented ODDITY Tech Ltd. (“ODDITY”) in connection with the $239 million registered secondary offering of ODDITY’s class A ordinary shares by a fund managed by L Catterton. ODDITY is a consumer tech company that builds and scales digital‑first brands for the beauty and wellness industries in the United States and internationally. ODDITY owns IL MAKIAGE and SpoiledChild. The shares were listed on the NASDAQ Global Market. The transaction closed on March 19, 2024.
Deals & Cases
March 20, 2024
Cravath represented Element Fleet Management Corp. in connection with its $750 million 144A/Reg. S senior notes offering. Element Fleet Management Corp. is the largest publicly traded pure‑play automotive fleet manager in the world. The transaction closed on March 13, 2024.
Deals & Cases
March 19, 2024
Cravath represented Albemarle Corporation in connection with its $2.3 billion public offering of depositary shares, each representing a 1/20th interest in a share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock of Albemarle, at a public offering price of $50 per share. Albemarle leads the world in transforming essential resources into critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity and health. The transaction closed on March 8, 2024.
Deals & Cases
February 23, 2024
Cravath represented Rogers Communications Inc. in connection with its $2.5 billion registered senior notes offering. Rogers Communications is one of Canada's largest providers of wireless communication services, including cable television, high‑speed internet and telephone services. The transaction closed on February 9, 2024.
Activities & Publications
September 23, 2022
Cravath partners Scott Bennett and Joe Zavaglia spoke on separate panels at TechGC’s 2022 IPO Conference, which was held from September 21‑23, 2022, in San Francisco. The annual event brings together GCs and outside experts directly involved in the past year’s tech IPOs to review developments and provide strategic guidance.
Joseph D. Zavaglia is a generalist corporate lawyer with 20 years of experience advising public and private companies and financial institutions across multiple disciplines, including IPOs and other capital markets transactions, leveraged loans (syndicated and direct) and other complex financing arrangements, corporate governance and other Board of Director matters, public company reporting and other SEC matters and joint ventures and other M&A transactions.
Diversity is a hallmark of Mr. Zavaglia’s practice. Bucking the industry trend towards specialization, Mr. Zavaglia instead maintains a broad-based corporate practice and advises his clients on their most significant matters—regardless of industry or manner of transaction.
Mr. Zavaglia is Head of Leveraged Finance North America at Cravath and has been repeatedly recognized for his work in the capital markets arena by The Legal 500 US, IFLR1000 and Super Lawyers. Mr. Zavaglia has been described as “among the leading names in the market” with an “excellent reputation” and a “go‑to for all high‑yield issuances.” He has been named a “Next Generation Partner” in both the Commercial Lending and Capital Markets: High Yield Debt Offerings categories by The Legal 500 US. Mr. Zavaglia has been named by IFLR1000 as a Market Leader and recognized as both a Leading Lawyer and a Rising Star. He has also been named one of the “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” by Lawdragon and a Metro New York Rising Star by Super Lawyers.
Mr. Zavaglia regularly speaks on topics germane to his practice, including in a mainstage presentation at a TechGC conference.
Mr. Zavaglia was born in Brooklyn, New York. He received a B.B.A. cum laude from the College of Insurance in 2001, and a J.D. summa cum laude from Brooklyn Law School in 2004. At Brooklyn Law School, Mr. Zavaglia was the valedictorian of his graduating class and a member of the Brooklyn Law Review.
Representative leveraged finance and other capital markets transactions include representing:
Mr. Zavaglia has also represented private and public companies in connection with mergers and acquisitions matters, takeover defense and unsolicited transactions.
Representative M&A transactions include representing:
Mr. Zavaglia joined Cravath in 2004 and was elected a partner in 2011.
Diversity is a hallmark of Mr. Zavaglia’s practice. Bucking the industry trend towards specialization, Mr. Zavaglia instead maintains a broad-based corporate practice and advises his clients on their most significant matters—regardless of industry or manner of transaction.
Mr. Zavaglia is Head of Leveraged Finance North America at Cravath and has been repeatedly recognized for his work in the capital markets arena by The Legal 500 US, IFLR1000 and Super Lawyers. Mr. Zavaglia has been described as “among the leading names in the market” with an “excellent reputation” and a “go‑to for all high‑yield issuances.” He has been named a “Next Generation Partner” in both the Commercial Lending and Capital Markets: High Yield Debt Offerings categories by The Legal 500 US. Mr. Zavaglia has been named by IFLR1000 as a Market Leader and recognized as both a Leading Lawyer and a Rising Star. He has also been named one of the “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” by Lawdragon and a Metro New York Rising Star by Super Lawyers.
Mr. Zavaglia regularly speaks on topics germane to his practice, including in a mainstage presentation at a TechGC conference.
Mr. Zavaglia was born in Brooklyn, New York. He received a B.B.A. cum laude from the College of Insurance in 2001, and a J.D. summa cum laude from Brooklyn Law School in 2004. At Brooklyn Law School, Mr. Zavaglia was the valedictorian of his graduating class and a member of the Brooklyn Law Review.
Representative leveraged finance and other capital markets transactions include representing:
Mr. Zavaglia has also represented private and public companies in connection with mergers and acquisitions matters, takeover defense and unsolicited transactions.
Representative M&A transactions include representing:
Mr. Zavaglia joined Cravath in 2004 and was elected a partner in 2011.
IFLR1000
Lawdragon
The Legal 500 US
Super Lawyers
Deals & Cases
March 28, 2024
Cravath represented the initial purchasers in connection with the $500 million 144A/Reg. S high‑yield senior notes offering of Xerox Holdings Corporation, a workplace technology company that builds and integrates software and hardware. The transaction closed on March 20, 2024.
Deals & Cases
March 21, 2024
Cravath represented ODDITY Tech Ltd. (“ODDITY”) in connection with the $239 million registered secondary offering of ODDITY’s class A ordinary shares by a fund managed by L Catterton. ODDITY is a consumer tech company that builds and scales digital‑first brands for the beauty and wellness industries in the United States and internationally. ODDITY owns IL MAKIAGE and SpoiledChild. The shares were listed on the NASDAQ Global Market. The transaction closed on March 19, 2024.
Deals & Cases
March 20, 2024
Cravath represented Element Fleet Management Corp. in connection with its $750 million 144A/Reg. S senior notes offering. Element Fleet Management Corp. is the largest publicly traded pure‑play automotive fleet manager in the world. The transaction closed on March 13, 2024.
Deals & Cases
March 19, 2024
Cravath represented Albemarle Corporation in connection with its $2.3 billion public offering of depositary shares, each representing a 1/20th interest in a share of Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock of Albemarle, at a public offering price of $50 per share. Albemarle leads the world in transforming essential resources into critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity and health. The transaction closed on March 8, 2024.
Deals & Cases
February 23, 2024
Cravath represented Rogers Communications Inc. in connection with its $2.5 billion registered senior notes offering. Rogers Communications is one of Canada's largest providers of wireless communication services, including cable television, high‑speed internet and telephone services. The transaction closed on February 9, 2024.
Activities & Publications
September 23, 2022
Cravath partners Scott Bennett and Joe Zavaglia spoke on separate panels at TechGC’s 2022 IPO Conference, which was held from September 21‑23, 2022, in San Francisco. The annual event brings together GCs and outside experts directly involved in the past year’s tech IPOs to review developments and provide strategic guidance.
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