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Amanda Gold focuses her practice on executive compensation matters including designing, drafting and negotiating severance, change in control and executive employment agreements, preparing related disclosures for securities filings and managing all executive compensation and employee benefits aspects of public and private mergers and acquisitions. She also frequently designs and provides practical advice on the administration of equity incentive plans and complex awards, thereunder, for private and public clients.

Ms. Gold is recognized as a leading executive compensation and benefits lawyer by The Legal 500 US, Lawdragon and by Chambers USA, where she is identified as having “an expansive and deep knowledge and understanding of the equity and executive compensation arena” and providing “very practical” advice and “tailored solutions.” She is also described as “easy to work with and smart on legal points.”

Ms. Gold’s notable transactions include representing:

  • Frontier Communications in its pending $20 billion acquisition by Verizon;
  • UScellular’s independent directors in the $4.4 billion sale of UScellular’s wireless operations and select spectrum assets to T‑Mobile;
  • Brookfield Reinsurance in its $4.3 billion acquisition of American Equity Investment Life (“AEL”) following the strategic partnership with AEL in which Brookfield acquired a 19.9% stake through a PIPE equity investment and Brookfield Renewable in its $2.8 billion acquisition of Duke Energy Renewables;
  • Forward Air in its combination with Omni Logistics, creating a $3.7 billion company;
  • IBM in several transactions, including its €2.13 billion acquisition of the StreamSets and webMethods platforms from Software AG and its acquisitions of Hakkoda, Octo, Polar Security and StepZen;
  • Star Bulk in its $2.1 billion combination with Eagle Bulk Shipping;
  • White Mountains Insurance Group in the pending $1.75 billion sale of Bamboo to CVC, its previous $300 million acquisition of a majority stake in Bamboo and its $230 million acquisition of a majority stake in Distinguished;
  • Paragon 28 in its $1.2 billion acquisition by Zimmer Biomet;
  • Oshkosh in its $800 million acquisition of the AeroTech business from JBT;
  • Viatris in its $750 million acquisitions of Oyster Point and Famy Life Sciences;
  • Ashland in the sale of its nutraceuticals business to Turnspire Capital Partners;
  • ECN Capital in the sale of Red Oak;
  • IsoPlexis in its acquisition by Berkeley Lights;
  • Jefferies in the significant expansion of its Global Strategic Alliance with SMBC Group, which includes a joint venture combining their Japanese equities and ECM businesses, and an increase in SMBC’s equity ownership in Jefferies to up to 20%;
  • Legal & General Group in its strategic investment in Taurus Investment Holdings;
  • Montana Technologies in its joint venture with GE Vernova and its joint commercial collaboration with, and growth equity investment from, Carrier Global;
  • OMERS Private Equity in its acquisition of Integris and its acquisition of a majority stake in Knight Commercial; and
  • Pacific General in its acquisition of a majority stake in Lenwich.

Ms. Gold was raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She received a B.S. from University of Arizona in 2001 and a J.D. magna cum laude from Arizona State University in 2007, where she was a Managing Editor of the Arizona State Law Journal.

Ms. Gold is recognized as a leading executive compensation and benefits lawyer by The Legal 500 US, Lawdragon and by Chambers USA, where she is identified as having “an expansive and deep knowledge and understanding of the equity and executive compensation arena” and providing “very practical” advice and “tailored solutions.” She is also described as “easy to work with and smart on legal points.”

Ms. Gold’s notable transactions include representing:

  • Frontier Communications in its pending $20 billion acquisition by Verizon;
  • UScellular’s independent directors in the $4.4 billion sale of UScellular’s wireless operations and select spectrum assets to T‑Mobile;
  • Brookfield Reinsurance in its $4.3 billion acquisition of American Equity Investment Life (“AEL”) following the strategic partnership with AEL in which Brookfield acquired a 19.9% stake through a PIPE equity investment and Brookfield Renewable in its $2.8 billion acquisition of Duke Energy Renewables;
  • Forward Air in its combination with Omni Logistics, creating a $3.7 billion company;
  • IBM in several transactions, including its €2.13 billion acquisition of the StreamSets and webMethods platforms from Software AG and its acquisitions of Hakkoda, Octo, Polar Security and StepZen;
  • Star Bulk in its $2.1 billion combination with Eagle Bulk Shipping;
  • White Mountains Insurance Group in the pending $1.75 billion sale of Bamboo to CVC, its previous $300 million acquisition of a majority stake in Bamboo and its $230 million acquisition of a majority stake in Distinguished;
  • Paragon 28 in its $1.2 billion acquisition by Zimmer Biomet;
  • Oshkosh in its $800 million acquisition of the AeroTech business from JBT;
  • Viatris in its $750 million acquisitions of Oyster Point and Famy Life Sciences;
  • Ashland in the sale of its nutraceuticals business to Turnspire Capital Partners;
  • ECN Capital in the sale of Red Oak;
  • IsoPlexis in its acquisition by Berkeley Lights;
  • Jefferies in the significant expansion of its Global Strategic Alliance with SMBC Group, which includes a joint venture combining their Japanese equities and ECM businesses, and an increase in SMBC’s equity ownership in Jefferies to up to 20%;
  • Legal & General Group in its strategic investment in Taurus Investment Holdings;
  • Montana Technologies in its joint venture with GE Vernova and its joint commercial collaboration with, and growth equity investment from, Carrier Global;
  • OMERS Private Equity in its acquisition of Integris and its acquisition of a majority stake in Knight Commercial; and
  • Pacific General in its acquisition of a majority stake in Lenwich.

Ms. Gold was raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She received a B.S. from University of Arizona in 2001 and a J.D. magna cum laude from Arizona State University in 2007, where she was a Managing Editor of the Arizona State Law Journal.

Education

  • J.D., 2007, Arizona State University
    magna cum laude
  • B.S., 2001, University of Arizona

Admitted In

  • New York

Rankings

Chambers USA

  • Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation - New York (2025-2022)

Lawdragon

  • 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers (2026, 2025, 2024)

The Legal 500 US

  • Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactional (2025-2022)

Deals & Cases

October 03, 2025

White Mountains’ $1.75 Billion Sale of Bamboo to CVC

On October 3, 2025, White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (“White Mountains”), a Bermuda-domiciled financial services holding company, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell a controlling interest in Bamboo, a data-enabled insurance distribution platform, to funds advised by CVC Capital Partners (“CVC”) in a transaction that values Bamboo at $1.75 billion. White Mountains expects the transaction will result in a gain of approximately $310 to its book value per share and net cash proceeds of approximately $840 million. White Mountains will retain an approximately 15% fully-diluted equity stake in Bamboo post-closing, valued at $250 million based on the transaction. Cravath is representing White Mountains and Bamboo in connection with the transaction.

Deals & Cases

September 22, 2025

Jefferies and SMBC Group’s Significant Expansion of Global Strategic Alliance

On September 19, 2025, Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (“Jefferies”) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. (collectively, “SMBC Group”) announced they are significantly expanding their Global Strategic Alliance. This will include a joint venture to combine their Japanese equities and ECM businesses. As part of this expansion, SMBC intends to increase its equity ownership in Jefferies to up to 20% in the open market. Cravath is representing Jefferies in connection with the transactions.

Deals & Cases

July 07, 2025

White Mountains’ Acquisition of a Majority Stake in Distinguished

On July 7, 2025, White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (“White Mountains”), a Bermuda‑domiciled financial services holding company, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Distinguished Programs (“Distinguished”), an MGA and program administrator for special property & casualty insurance. White Mountains will acquire approximately 50% of Distinguished’s outstanding equity interests for $230 million, which will result in White Mountains holding a 51% controlling interest in Distinguished following the closing of the transaction. Cravath is representing White Mountains in connection with the transaction.

Deals & Cases

April 07, 2025

IBM’s Acquisition of Hakkoda

On April 7, 2025, IBM announced it has acquired Hakkoda Inc., a leading global data and AI consultancy. Hakkoda will expand IBM Consulting's data transformation services portfolio, adding specialized data platform expertise to help clients get their data ready to fuel AI‑powered business operations. Cravath is representing IBM in connection with the transaction.

Deals & Cases

March 05, 2025

Pacific General’s Strategic Partnership with Lenwich

On March 4, 2025, Pacific General, a New York‑based private investment firm, announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Lenwich, a premium sandwich brand that has been a staple in New York City since 1989. Lenwich’s founder will retain a significant equity interest in the company and continue to lead Lenwich as CEO. The partnership between Pacific General and Lenwich aims to accelerate Lenwich’s expansion beyond its home market in New York City, extending across the East Coast and the broader United States. Cravath is representing Pacific General in connection with the transaction.

Publications

August 11, 2025

Cravath Venture Capital & Growth Equity Insights: 2025 Mid‑Year Market Update

On August 11, 2025, Cravath published the latest edition of its Venture Capital & Growth Equity Insights newsletter, which has been redesigned to provide greater insight into global venture capital and related activity during the first half of 2025 and outlook for the rest of the year. Key takeaways from this edition include:

Publications

February 06, 2025

Cravath Venture Capital & Growth Equity Insights: 2024 Recap and 2025 Outlook

On February 5, 2025, Cravath published the latest edition of its Cravath Venture Capital & Growth Equity Insights newsletter (formerly the Cravath Emerging Company and Venture Capital Insights newsletter), entitled “2024 Recap and 2025 Outlook.” The newsletter provides an overview of global venture capital and related activity during the second half of 2024 and examines emerging fundraising opportunities, key exit trends and increasing secondaries markets activity; offers insights on artificial intelligence investment and cryptocurrency valuation; and provides updates on regulatory developments.

Publications

January 22, 2025

IRS Publishes Proposed Regulations to Expand Denial of Compensation Deduction Under Section 162(m)

On January 21, 2025, Cravath prepared a memo for its clients entitled “IRS Publishes Proposed Regulations to Expand Denial of Compensation Deduction Under Section 162(m).” The memo examines the Internal Revenue Service’s proposed regulations to expand the group of employees covered by Section 162(m), as required by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Publications

August 22, 2024

Texas Federal Court Invalidates FTC’s Noncompete Ban Nationwide

On August 21, 2024, Cravath prepared a memo for its clients entitled “Texas Federal Court Invalidates FTC’s Noncompete Ban Nationwide.” The memo examines the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas’s recent opinion and order setting aside the Federal Trade Commission’s new final rule banning all noncompete agreements with employees and preventing its implementation nationwide.

Publications

April 25, 2024

FTC Adopts Rule “Banning” Non‑Compete Clauses with Workers

On April 25, 2024, Cravath prepared a memo for its clients entitled “FTC Adopts Rule “Banning” Non‑Compete Clauses with Workers.” The memo examines the Federal Trade Commission’s recently adopted final rule broadly deeming non‑compete clauses with “workers” to be an “unfair method of competition” under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. The memo outlines how the final rule does not necessarily constitute a ban on non‑compete clauses, potential legal challenges to the final rule and expected future enforcement. The memo concludes with recommendations for companies to consider to ensure they are in position to adapt to the changing landscape.

Amanda Gold focuses her practice on executive compensation matters including designing, drafting and negotiating severance, change in control and executive employment agreements, preparing related disclosures for securities filings and managing all executive compensation and employee benefits aspects of public and private mergers and acquisitions. She also frequently designs and provides practical advice on the administration of equity incentive plans and complex awards, thereunder, for private and public clients.

Ms. Gold is recognized as a leading executive compensation and benefits lawyer by The Legal 500 US, Lawdragon and by Chambers USA, where she is identified as having “an expansive and deep knowledge and understanding of the equity and executive compensation arena” and providing “very practical” advice and “tailored solutions.” She is also described as “easy to work with and smart on legal points.”

Ms. Gold’s notable transactions include representing:

  • Frontier Communications in its pending $20 billion acquisition by Verizon;
  • UScellular’s independent directors in the $4.4 billion sale of UScellular’s wireless operations and select spectrum assets to T‑Mobile;
  • Brookfield Reinsurance in its $4.3 billion acquisition of American Equity Investment Life (“AEL”) following the strategic partnership with AEL in which Brookfield acquired a 19.9% stake through a PIPE equity investment and Brookfield Renewable in its $2.8 billion acquisition of Duke Energy Renewables;
  • Forward Air in its combination with Omni Logistics, creating a $3.7 billion company;
  • IBM in several transactions, including its €2.13 billion acquisition of the StreamSets and webMethods platforms from Software AG and its acquisitions of Hakkoda, Octo, Polar Security and StepZen;
  • Star Bulk in its $2.1 billion combination with Eagle Bulk Shipping;
  • White Mountains Insurance Group in the pending $1.75 billion sale of Bamboo to CVC, its previous $300 million acquisition of a majority stake in Bamboo and its $230 million acquisition of a majority stake in Distinguished;
  • Paragon 28 in its $1.2 billion acquisition by Zimmer Biomet;
  • Oshkosh in its $800 million acquisition of the AeroTech business from JBT;
  • Viatris in its $750 million acquisitions of Oyster Point and Famy Life Sciences;
  • Ashland in the sale of its nutraceuticals business to Turnspire Capital Partners;
  • ECN Capital in the sale of Red Oak;
  • IsoPlexis in its acquisition by Berkeley Lights;
  • Jefferies in the significant expansion of its Global Strategic Alliance with SMBC Group, which includes a joint venture combining their Japanese equities and ECM businesses, and an increase in SMBC’s equity ownership in Jefferies to up to 20%;
  • Legal & General Group in its strategic investment in Taurus Investment Holdings;
  • Montana Technologies in its joint venture with GE Vernova and its joint commercial collaboration with, and growth equity investment from, Carrier Global;
  • OMERS Private Equity in its acquisition of Integris and its acquisition of a majority stake in Knight Commercial; and
  • Pacific General in its acquisition of a majority stake in Lenwich.

Ms. Gold was raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She received a B.S. from University of Arizona in 2001 and a J.D. magna cum laude from Arizona State University in 2007, where she was a Managing Editor of the Arizona State Law Journal.

Ms. Gold is recognized as a leading executive compensation and benefits lawyer by The Legal 500 US, Lawdragon and by Chambers USA, where she is identified as having “an expansive and deep knowledge and understanding of the equity and executive compensation arena” and providing “very practical” advice and “tailored solutions.” She is also described as “easy to work with and smart on legal points.”

Ms. Gold’s notable transactions include representing:

  • Frontier Communications in its pending $20 billion acquisition by Verizon;
  • UScellular’s independent directors in the $4.4 billion sale of UScellular’s wireless operations and select spectrum assets to T‑Mobile;
  • Brookfield Reinsurance in its $4.3 billion acquisition of American Equity Investment Life (“AEL”) following the strategic partnership with AEL in which Brookfield acquired a 19.9% stake through a PIPE equity investment and Brookfield Renewable in its $2.8 billion acquisition of Duke Energy Renewables;
  • Forward Air in its combination with Omni Logistics, creating a $3.7 billion company;
  • IBM in several transactions, including its €2.13 billion acquisition of the StreamSets and webMethods platforms from Software AG and its acquisitions of Hakkoda, Octo, Polar Security and StepZen;
  • Star Bulk in its $2.1 billion combination with Eagle Bulk Shipping;
  • White Mountains Insurance Group in the pending $1.75 billion sale of Bamboo to CVC, its previous $300 million acquisition of a majority stake in Bamboo and its $230 million acquisition of a majority stake in Distinguished;
  • Paragon 28 in its $1.2 billion acquisition by Zimmer Biomet;
  • Oshkosh in its $800 million acquisition of the AeroTech business from JBT;
  • Viatris in its $750 million acquisitions of Oyster Point and Famy Life Sciences;
  • Ashland in the sale of its nutraceuticals business to Turnspire Capital Partners;
  • ECN Capital in the sale of Red Oak;
  • IsoPlexis in its acquisition by Berkeley Lights;
  • Jefferies in the significant expansion of its Global Strategic Alliance with SMBC Group, which includes a joint venture combining their Japanese equities and ECM businesses, and an increase in SMBC’s equity ownership in Jefferies to up to 20%;
  • Legal & General Group in its strategic investment in Taurus Investment Holdings;
  • Montana Technologies in its joint venture with GE Vernova and its joint commercial collaboration with, and growth equity investment from, Carrier Global;
  • OMERS Private Equity in its acquisition of Integris and its acquisition of a majority stake in Knight Commercial; and
  • Pacific General in its acquisition of a majority stake in Lenwich.

Ms. Gold was raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She received a B.S. from University of Arizona in 2001 and a J.D. magna cum laude from Arizona State University in 2007, where she was a Managing Editor of the Arizona State Law Journal.

Education

  • J.D., 2007, Arizona State University
    magna cum laude
  • B.S., 2001, University of Arizona

Admitted In

  • New York

Rankings

Chambers USA

  • Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation - New York (2025-2022)

Lawdragon

  • 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers (2026, 2025, 2024)

The Legal 500 US

  • Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactional (2025-2022)

Deals & Cases

October 03, 2025

White Mountains’ $1.75 Billion Sale of Bamboo to CVC

On October 3, 2025, White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (“White Mountains”), a Bermuda-domiciled financial services holding company, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell a controlling interest in Bamboo, a data-enabled insurance distribution platform, to funds advised by CVC Capital Partners (“CVC”) in a transaction that values Bamboo at $1.75 billion. White Mountains expects the transaction will result in a gain of approximately $310 to its book value per share and net cash proceeds of approximately $840 million. White Mountains will retain an approximately 15% fully-diluted equity stake in Bamboo post-closing, valued at $250 million based on the transaction. Cravath is representing White Mountains and Bamboo in connection with the transaction.

Deals & Cases

September 22, 2025

Jefferies and SMBC Group’s Significant Expansion of Global Strategic Alliance

On September 19, 2025, Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (“Jefferies”) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. (collectively, “SMBC Group”) announced they are significantly expanding their Global Strategic Alliance. This will include a joint venture to combine their Japanese equities and ECM businesses. As part of this expansion, SMBC intends to increase its equity ownership in Jefferies to up to 20% in the open market. Cravath is representing Jefferies in connection with the transactions.

Deals & Cases

July 07, 2025

White Mountains’ Acquisition of a Majority Stake in Distinguished

On July 7, 2025, White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (“White Mountains”), a Bermuda‑domiciled financial services holding company, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Distinguished Programs (“Distinguished”), an MGA and program administrator for special property & casualty insurance. White Mountains will acquire approximately 50% of Distinguished’s outstanding equity interests for $230 million, which will result in White Mountains holding a 51% controlling interest in Distinguished following the closing of the transaction. Cravath is representing White Mountains in connection with the transaction.

Deals & Cases

April 07, 2025

IBM’s Acquisition of Hakkoda

On April 7, 2025, IBM announced it has acquired Hakkoda Inc., a leading global data and AI consultancy. Hakkoda will expand IBM Consulting's data transformation services portfolio, adding specialized data platform expertise to help clients get their data ready to fuel AI‑powered business operations. Cravath is representing IBM in connection with the transaction.

Deals & Cases

March 05, 2025

Pacific General’s Strategic Partnership with Lenwich

On March 4, 2025, Pacific General, a New York‑based private investment firm, announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Lenwich, a premium sandwich brand that has been a staple in New York City since 1989. Lenwich’s founder will retain a significant equity interest in the company and continue to lead Lenwich as CEO. The partnership between Pacific General and Lenwich aims to accelerate Lenwich’s expansion beyond its home market in New York City, extending across the East Coast and the broader United States. Cravath is representing Pacific General in connection with the transaction.

Publications

August 11, 2025

Cravath Venture Capital & Growth Equity Insights: 2025 Mid‑Year Market Update

On August 11, 2025, Cravath published the latest edition of its Venture Capital & Growth Equity Insights newsletter, which has been redesigned to provide greater insight into global venture capital and related activity during the first half of 2025 and outlook for the rest of the year. Key takeaways from this edition include:

Publications

February 06, 2025

Cravath Venture Capital & Growth Equity Insights: 2024 Recap and 2025 Outlook

On February 5, 2025, Cravath published the latest edition of its Cravath Venture Capital & Growth Equity Insights newsletter (formerly the Cravath Emerging Company and Venture Capital Insights newsletter), entitled “2024 Recap and 2025 Outlook.” The newsletter provides an overview of global venture capital and related activity during the second half of 2024 and examines emerging fundraising opportunities, key exit trends and increasing secondaries markets activity; offers insights on artificial intelligence investment and cryptocurrency valuation; and provides updates on regulatory developments.

Publications

January 22, 2025

IRS Publishes Proposed Regulations to Expand Denial of Compensation Deduction Under Section 162(m)

On January 21, 2025, Cravath prepared a memo for its clients entitled “IRS Publishes Proposed Regulations to Expand Denial of Compensation Deduction Under Section 162(m).” The memo examines the Internal Revenue Service’s proposed regulations to expand the group of employees covered by Section 162(m), as required by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Publications

August 22, 2024

Texas Federal Court Invalidates FTC’s Noncompete Ban Nationwide

On August 21, 2024, Cravath prepared a memo for its clients entitled “Texas Federal Court Invalidates FTC’s Noncompete Ban Nationwide.” The memo examines the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas’s recent opinion and order setting aside the Federal Trade Commission’s new final rule banning all noncompete agreements with employees and preventing its implementation nationwide.

Publications

April 25, 2024

FTC Adopts Rule “Banning” Non‑Compete Clauses with Workers

On April 25, 2024, Cravath prepared a memo for its clients entitled “FTC Adopts Rule “Banning” Non‑Compete Clauses with Workers.” The memo examines the Federal Trade Commission’s recently adopted final rule broadly deeming non‑compete clauses with “workers” to be an “unfair method of competition” under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. The memo outlines how the final rule does not necessarily constitute a ban on non‑compete clauses, potential legal challenges to the final rule and expected future enforcement. The memo concludes with recommendations for companies to consider to ensure they are in position to adapt to the changing landscape.

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