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Cravath Publishes Winter 2026 Issue of Alumni Journal

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The Walt Disney Company’s $4 Billion Registered Notes Offering

February 26, 2026

Cravath represented The Walt Disney Company in connection with its $4 billion registered notes offering. The Walt Disney Company is a diversified worldwide entertainment company. The transaction closed on February 12, 2026.

The Cravath team included partners Nicholas A. Dorsey and Kelly M. Smercina and associates Caroline B. Bowman and Jennie Young Carr on capital markets matters, and partner Christopher K. Fargo and associate Carlos Nicholas Obando on tax matters. Yanlin (Andrea) Ma also worked on capital markets matters and Andrew Stone worked on tax matters.

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Nicholas A. Dorsey
Title
Corporate
Title
Partner
Email
ndorsey@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1764
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    Education

    • J.D., 2009, Cornell Law School
      Order of the Coif, summa cum laude
    • M.Acc., 2006, Case Western Reserve University
      summa cum laude
    • B.S., 2006, Case Western Reserve University
      summa cum laude

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    • New York
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    Name
    Kelly M. Smercina
    Title
    Corporate
    Title
    Partner
    Email
    ksmercina@cravath.com
    Phone
    +1-212-474-1133
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      Education

      • J.D., 2014, University of Michigan Law School
        Order of the Coif, summa cum laude
      • B.A., 2011, University of Notre Dame
        Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude

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      • New York
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      Christopher K. Fargo
      Title
      Tax
      Title
      Partner
      Email
      cfargo@cravath.com
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      +1-212-474-1236
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        Education

        • J.D., 2006, Columbia Law School
          Harlan Fiske Stone; Michael Lynne Scholar
        • B.A., 2003, Boston College
          Honors Program, cum laude

        Admitted In

        • New York

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