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Law360 Names Cravath an “M&A Practice Group of the Year”

January 18, 2019

On January 14, 2019, Cravath was featured as one of Law360’s “M&A Practice Groups of the Year” in recognition of the Firm’s leadership in “major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry” and its “general excellence” in M&A over the course of the last year. This marks Cravath’s seventh year being recognized as an M&A Practice Group of the Year.

The article highlights the Firm’s role in two “hard‑fought media mega‑deal[s]” and its “success in steering international clients through landmark cross‑border deals” featuring its representations of Disney in its $85 billion acquisition of Fox, Time Warner in its $109 billion sale to AT&T and Linde in its $70 billion merger of equals with Praxair.

Cravath partners Richard Hall and Robert I. Townsend III are quoted in the feature, noting their “professional satisfaction [in] representing clients on some of their most significant matters.”

Please click here to read the article.

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Name
Richard Hall
Title
Corporate
Title
Partner
Email
rhall@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1293
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    Education

    • LL.M., 1988, Harvard Law School
    • LL.B., 1986, University of Melbourne
      with Honors
    • B.Com., 1984, University of Melbourne
      with Honors

    Admitted In

    • New York
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    Robert I. Townsend III
    Title
    Corporate
    Title
    Partner
    Email
    rtownsend@cravath.com
    Phone
    +1-212-474-1964
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      Education

      • J.D., 1990, Harvard Law School
        magna cum laude
      • A.B., 1987, Harvard College
        magna cum laude

      Admitted In

      • New York

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