Four Decades for Justice
Cravath partner Helam Gebremariam was a featured guest on the June 30, 2022 episode of “How I Lawyer,” a podcast series hosted by Georgetown University Law Center Associate Professor of Law Jonah E. Perlin. In the interview, Helam spoke about her legal career from her earliest perceptions of a lawyer’s role, to her service at the U.S. Department of Justice working on criminal justice reform issues, to her love of litigating complex civil cases from inception through trial. Helam also reflected on what initially drew her to Cravath, and how the Firm’s generalist training model creates and fosters a culture of collaboration across the Firm.
Deals & Cases
May 02, 2022
On April 27, 2022, the Delaware Court of Chancery granted judgment in favor of Cravath client Elon Musk on all counts in a stockholder derivative suit regarding the 2016 acquisition of SolarCity Corp. (“SolarCity”) by Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”). The Court of Chancery’s 131‑page opinion in favor of Mr. Musk followed a highly publicized 11‑day trial in July and August 2021, and post‑trial briefing and oral argument held in January 2022.
Deals & Cases
June 09, 2021
Over the course of nearly forty years, Cravath has represented African American and female plaintiffs alleging employment discrimination by governmental employers in Birmingham, Alabama. Our work on the case started in 1983 led by the late Robert D. Joffe, a renowned trial lawyer and one of our former presiding partners. In 1992, then partner Rowan D. Wilson took over leadership of the case which he retained until 2017 when he retired and accepted an appointment from the Governor of New York to become an Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals. In December 2020, the case reached its conclusion under the leadership of partner Damaris Hernández—a reflection of the generations of Cravath attorneys who have supported this fight for justice.
Celebrating 200 years of partnership. In 2019, we celebrated our bicentennial. Our history mirrors that of our nation. Integral to our story is our culture.
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