On May 2, 2025, Cravath partners David J. Kappos, John D. Buretta, Noah Joshua Phillips, Sasha Rosenthal‑Larrea, Evan Norris, Michael L. Arnold and Kimberley S. Drexler were named to Lawdragon’s list of “500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers” in recognition of their work advising clients on incident response and preparation, corporate governance and disclosure matters, investigations and regulatory enforcement, and transactional and competition matters related to data privacy and cybersecurity. The list recognizes “world leaders in privacy, data, security, incident response, and the deals and lawsuits that revolve around all things Cyber.”

On May 1, 2025, Cravath partner Elad Roisman participated in the 2025 Carnegie‑Rochester‑NYU Conference on Public Policy, hosted by the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School and the New York University Stern School of Business from May 1‑3 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The event, entitled “The Consequences of AI Use on Society and Policy,” brought together global experts and top academics to explore how AI is reshaping public policy and the economy. Elad spoke on a keynote panel entitled “A Policy Agenda for AI,” which explored how AI is reshaping international labor and financial markets, the implications of these changes for global policy and considerations for policymakers.

On April 30, 2025, Cravath partner Daniel J. Cerqueira participated in the American Bar Association’s 2025 International Law Section Annual Conference, which was held from April 28 to May 1 in New York. The event hosted international attorneys from law firms, private organizations and global governmental institutions to discuss topics related to the theme of “Adapting to Today's International Legal Challenges.”

On April 25, 2025, Cravath partner Jelena McWilliams participated in the 2025 Banking Law Institute, hosted by Minnesota CLE in Minneapolis. The event hosted practitioners from across the country to provide comprehensive and essential updates on the latest regulatory efforts and other issues related to banking law, and to provide practical advice for businesses confronting those developments. Jelena delivered the keynote address, focused on challenges and opportunities for the nation’s financial system in the years ahead.

On April 17, 2025, Cravath partner Jelena McWilliams participated in “The Great Debate: How to Modernize Financial Regulation and Create Economic Stability in a Digital Age,” a program hosted by George Mason University’s Center for Assurance Research and Engineering and the Financial Technology & Cybersecurity Center in Arlington, Virginia. The event convened experts for a discussion of what a financial regulatory structure equipped to deal with the realities of today’s financial services sector should look like. Jelena spoke on a panel entitled “Building a New Regulatory Model.”

On April 30, 2025, Cravath partner Jelena McWilliams participated in the Innovative Payments Association’s 2025 Innovative Payments Conference, which was held from April 29 to May 1 in Washington, D.C. and included representatives of financial institutions, regulators, card organizations, technology providers, processors, law firms and other members of the payments community. Jelena was featured in a fireside chat, during which she drew on her experience as Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and chapter 11 trustee of Synapse Financial Technologies, Inc. to share perspectives on banking regulation, deposit insurance and the complexities of managing financial institution failures.

On April 26, 2025, Cravath partner Jelena McWilliams participated in a TIME100 Talks event in Washington, D.C. Jelena spoke on a panel entitled “The Future of Finance: Can Regulation Power Innovation?,” which explored emerging opportunities and regulatory considerations for blockchain and digital currencies.

On April 28, 2025, Cravath partner David J. Kappos participated in Licensing Executives Society International’s annual conference, LESI2025, which was held from April 27‑29 in Singapore. Dave spoke on a panel entitled “The Future of Smart Cities: Navigating the Intersection of Innovation, Technology and Intellectual Property,” which examined the evolving landscape of smart cities and the roles of intellectual property, innovation and technology in fostering sustainable development.

On April 18, 2025, Cravath partner Jesse M. Weiss participated in the Penn Carey Law Antitrust Association’s annual symposium, which was held at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The symposium, entitled “Silicon Valley and the Sherman Act: Monopolization and Information Sharing in the Age of AI,” convened academics and antitrust practitioners to discuss topics related to monopolization and the implications of advancements in AI and technology for antitrust law. Jesse spoke on a panel about monopolization cases and issues in technology industries.

Cravath partner Michael L. Arnold participated in the American Bar Association’s 2025 Business Law Section Spring Meeting, which was held from April 24‑26, 2025 in New Orleans. Michael moderated a session entitled “Dialogue with the Director,” interviewing Cicely LaMothe, Acting Director of the Division of Corporation Finance at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and additionally spoke on a panel reviewing recent developments at the SEC.

On April 24, 2025, Managing IP honored Cravath at the publication’s 2025 Americas Awards, which recognize “in‑house teams, firms, individuals and corporations behind the most innovative and challenging IP work of the past year, as well as those driving the international market.” The Firm was honored with an Impact Case of the Year award for its successful representation of client Sherman Nealy in an appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled the Copyright Act entitles a copyright owner to obtain damages for any timely filed infringement claim, regardless of when the infringement occurred.

On April 25, 2025, Cravath partners Sasha Rosenthal‑Larrea and Sharonmoyee Goswami participated in Fordham Law School’s 32nd Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference, which took place from April 24‑25 in New York. The conference convened experts across the public and private sectors to discuss developments in the IP law and policy space. Sasha spoke on a panel entitled “Artificial Intelligence” during a session on copyright law, and Sharon spoke on a panel entitled “Patents & Remedies” during a session on patent law.

Cravath partner Faiza J. Saeed was named to The Hollywood Reporter’s annual “Power Lawyers” list, which recognizes “the entertainment industry’s most powerful legal advocates” and was published in the April 2, 2025 issue of The Hollywood Reporter Magazine. The feature highlighted Faiza’s representation of the Paramount Special Committee of independent directors in connection with Paramount’s $28 billion merger agreement with Skydance, as well as her representation of the independent Special Committee of Endeavor’s board of directors in connection with Endeavor’s $25 billion take private acquisition by Silver Lake. This is Faiza’s eighth year being recognized as a “Power Lawyer.”

Cravath partners C. Daniel Haaren, Bethany A. Pfalzgraf and Noah Joshua Phillips were featured in the 2025 edition of “Practice Perspectives: Vault’s Guide to Legal Practice Areas,” which highlights the experiences of practicing lawyers in more than 20 different areas of the law and is published annually.

On April 3, 2025, Cravath partner Sharonmoyee Goswami led “Protect, Scale, Invest: The IP Playbook for Sustainability Leaders,” an event co‑hosted by Cravath in New York. Sharon was featured in a fireside chat for a discussion on strategically leveraging intellectual property to drive value and protect innovation in the energy transition market, including optimizing IP portfolios, scaling innovation in an evolving regulatory landscape, handling potential IP litigation, navigating IP risks and opportunities in transactions and understanding legal and economic trends.

On April 10, 2025, Cravath partner J. Leonard Teti II participated in the 25th Annual U.S. and Europe Tax Practice Trends Conference, which was held from April 9‑11, 2025 in Amsterdam and presented by the International Bar Association Tax Section, American Bar Association Tax Section and USA Branch of the International Fiscal Association. Len spoke on a panel entitled “Reversions – Coming Back to U.S.‑Based Multinationals,” which reviewed the tax structures and strategies for the movement of companies from outside the U.S. to the U.S. and how a U.S. holding company structure can be achieved in the course of restructurings, spins or mergers.

On April 11, 2025, Cravath partner Michael L. Arnold and of counsel William D. Podurgiel participated in “Proxy Season Hot Topics - Evolving ESG and Shareholder Proposals,” a virtual program co‑hosted by Cravath and the Texas General Counsel Forum. The program reviewed key proxy season updates, including the impact of updated SEC guidance on ESG and shareholder engagement, responses to shareholder proposals under Staff Legal Bulletin 14M, updates to Schedule 13D and 13G reporting and new considerations in ESG disclosures.

On April 3, 2025, IFLR honored Cravath as an advisor of the “Loan Deal of the Year” at the publication’s 2025 Europe Awards, in connection with the Firm’s representation of the lead arrangers and initial purchasers in the financing for TDR Capital and I Squared Capital’s €1.9 billion acquisition of Applus. In announcing the award, IFLR highlighted the “bespoke innovative English law financing arrangements” involved in the deal as well as the nine global jurisdictions it spanned. The publication also noted how “the deal teams navigated untested regulatory and other deal‑specific requirements that contained a number of firsts in the Spanish market.”

On April 1, 2025, Global Competition Review (GCR) named Cravath partner Margaret T. Segall “Dealmaker of the Year” as part of its 2025 Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., which honored “the world’s leading antitrust lawyers, economists and enforcers.” The Dealmaker of the Year award recognized Maggie as “a lawyer whose superior knowledge, practical judgement and negotiation skills in merger clearance matters in 2024 demonstrates that they are among the very best in the field.”

On March 31, 2025, Cravath partner Philip J. Boeckman was named for the fourth consecutive year to India Business Law Journal’s 2025 “International A‑List.” The list recognizes lawyers who are “indispensable advisers on India‑related matters, bridging jurisdictions and driving transactions and disputes that fuel India’s engagement with the world,” as nominated primarily by lawyers at Indian law firms.