Philip Boeckman Discusses Cravath’s Work out of London in Leaders League Q&A
January 28, 2021
On January 27, 2021, Cravath partner Philip J. Boeckman was featured in a Q&A published by Leaders League. In the profile, entitled “An American Law Firm in London,” Philip discussed the integrated practice between the Firm’s London and New York offices, as well as the unique ability of the London office to advise clients on U.S. law in coordination with firms practicing local law in any given jurisdiction. Philip reviewed some of the Firm’s recent cross‑border transactions, including Groupe PSA’s merger with Fiat Chrysler, Just Eat Takeaway.com’s $7.3 billion combination with Grubhub and Richemont’s $1.1 billion global strategic partnership with Alibaba Group and Farfetch, and in discussing current capital markets trends, he underscored the novel issues created by the COVID‑19 pandemic and the ensuing increase in activity in this area for the Firm’s clients. Looking ahead, he also spoke to the potential future impact of Brexit on international markets.
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