Bloomberg Features Faiza Saeed as Top Dealmaker, Highlighting Work for Disney, Paramount and Wiz
March 05, 2026
On March 4, 2026, Bloomberg featured Cravath partner Faiza J. Saeed as a top dealmaker of 2025, with her advice on M&A deals totaling roughly $90 billion over that period making her their single highest ranked woman lawyer. The article highlighted her representation of the Paramount Special Committee in Paramount’s $28 billion merger with Skydance, of Wiz in its $32 billion acquisition by Google, of Disney in its successful proxy fight against Trian, and in 2026, of Paramount in its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
In the accompanying interview, Faiza spoke about the qualities necessary for elite M&A lawyering, saying “a willingness to make judgment calls rather than simply producing an issues list or pointing out risks is what sets advisers apart,” and that “If you’re at the table, you should have a point of view on what’s being debated. And you shouldn’t be afraid to express it, even if the broader group disagrees.”
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