Cravath Publishes Summer 2026 Issue of Alumni Journal
September 15, 2026
On September 15, 2026, Cravath of counsel Scott B. Reents participated in Economist Enterprise’s 5th Annual General Counsel Summit US: Law in the Age of Systemic Risk in New York. The conference examined how the application of American law is losing some of its former predictability, reshaped by politics, technology and geopolitical strains and what this means for the role of the general counsel. Scott spoke at a workshop entitled “Turning AI Experimentation Into Practical Legal Capability,” which explored how lawyers identify effective AI use cases, balance the value of AI with confidence in its outputs and adapt the way they develop and apply their judgment.
Deals & Cases
October 31, 2024
On October 31, 2024, Sterling Check Corp. announced the closing of its acquisition by First Advantage Corporation, with a transaction value of approximately $2.2 billion. Sterling and First Advantage are both global providers of technology‑enabled background and identity verification services. As publicly announced, the companies entered a merger agreement on February 29, 2024, and received second requests from the Department of Justice on May 28, 2024. The parties announced the satisfaction of regulatory closing conditions on October 29, 2024. Cravath represented Sterling on all antitrust matters in connection with the transaction.
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