Leaders League Features Dave Marriott as Top Trial Lawyer
July 17, 2024
On June 6, 2024, Cravath partner David R. Marriott was recognized by Leaders League as a leading trial lawyer in the United States. The profile praised Dave’s “uncommon ability to consistently win complex cases of every hue, often against all odds,” as exemplified by his representation of clients including Illumina in its unprecedented antitrust trial victory against the FTC; Amgen in its successful defense against the FTC’s challenge to its $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics; Louis Dreyfus Company and Imperial Sugar Company in their trial victory over the DOJ; Viatris in its summary judgment win to defeat a securities class action; and photographers Donald Graham and Eric McNatt, who secured favorable SDNY judgments in copyright infringement litigation against appropriation artist Richard Prince and his galleries. The publication deemed his work on the antitrust cases “a string of stunning…victories” in “three of the most significant antitrust cases of the last decade.” Leaders League further remarked that “Marriott never shirks from a challenge, no matter how daunting [the] odds or opposition.”
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