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Carys J. Webb focuses her practice on data privacy, cybersecurity and intellectual property matters, with a particular emphasis on transactional work and regulatory compliance.

Ms. Webb has extensive experience advising clients on data privacy and intellectual property aspects of various corporate transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions, spin‑offs and separations, licensing arrangements, partnerships, joint ventures and collaborations. Ms. Webb also negotiates and structures transactions involving the licensing, acquisition and commercialization of data and intellectual property assets across various industries and technologies.

Ms. Webb is a member of the Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Practice, where she also routinely assists clients with policy development and incident response.

Ms. Webb is recognized by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and the American Bar Association as a Privacy Law Specialist. She is certified by the IAPP as a Certified Information Privacy Professional in the laws of the United States (CIPP/US) and the laws of the European Union (CIPP/E) and as a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM). Ms. Webb is also a member of the IAPP’s Exam Development Advisory Board for the CIPP/US exam.

Ms. Webb’s notable matters include representing:

  • Mylan in its $50 billion combination with Upjohn, a division of Pfizer, to form Viatris, and Viatris in its divestitures totaling $6.94 billion in value, including the $3.335 billion combination of its biosimilars portfolio with Biocon Biologics and the divestitures of its Over the Counter, Women’s Healthcare and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients businesses;
  • Afterpay in its $29 billion acquisition by Block;
  • Paramount’s special committee in the pending $28 billion merger with Skydance;
  • Amazon in its $8.45 billion acquisition of MGM;
  • Brookfield Renewable in its strategic partnership with Cameco to acquire Westinghouse for $8 billion;
  • Illumina in its $8 billion acquisition and subsequent spin-off of GRAIL and its co‑development agreement with SomaLogic;
  • AmerisourceBergen in its $6.5 billion acquisition of Walgreens’ Alliance Healthcare businesses;
  • Light & Wonder in the $6.05 billion sale of SG Lottery to Brookfield, the $1.02 billion sale of OpenBet to Endeavor and its acquisition of the remaining stake in SciPlay;
  • The Snyder family in the $6.05 billion sale of the NFL’s Washington Commanders to a partnership led by Josh Harris;
  • Star Bulk in its $2.1 billion combination with Eagle Bulk Shipping;
  • American Securities and Lindsay Goldberg in Amentum’s $1.9 billion acquisition of PAE;
  • Route Mobile and its founding shareholders in the ₹59.22 billion sale of a majority stake in Route Mobile to Proximus Group;
  • ZimVie in the pending $375 million sale of its spine business to H.I.G. Capital;
  • BDT & MSD and its affiliates in connection with multiple acquisitions, structured investments and other transactions, including:
    • BDT’s combination with MSD Partners; and
    • the take-private acquisition of Weber, valuing Weber at $3.7 billion;
  • Bacardi in its acquisition of ILEGAL Mezcal;
  • DRI Capital in its acquisition of a royalty interest in Orserdu from Eisai, its acquisition of a second royalty interest in Orserdu from Radius Health and the $210 million sale of its TZIELD royalty interest to Sanofi;
  • Lindsay Goldberg and its portfolio companies in connection with multiple transactions, including Amentum’s Reverse Morris Trust merger with Jacobs’ Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence businesses, creating a combined organization with $13 billion in revenue, and the acquisition of Golden State Foods;
  • the underwriters in the IPO of On Holding;
  • Pitney Bowes in the sale of Borderfree to Global‑e; and
  • Quibi in its sale to Roku.

Ms. Webb is from Princeton, New Jersey. She received a B.A. with Distinction in the Major from Yale College in 2012. After graduating from Yale, Ms. Webb was a legal analyst at an investment bank in New York City. She received a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2017, where she was the Business and Bluebook Chair of the Law Review and a John M. Olin Fellow in Law & Economics.

Ms. Webb joined Cravath in 2017 and was named a senior attorney in 2024.

Ms. Webb is a member of the Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Practice, where she also routinely assists clients with policy development and incident response.

Ms. Webb is recognized by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and the American Bar Association as a Privacy Law Specialist. She is certified by the IAPP as a Certified Information Privacy Professional in the laws of the United States (CIPP/US) and the laws of the European Union (CIPP/E) and as a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM). Ms. Webb is also a member of the IAPP’s Exam Development Advisory Board for the CIPP/US exam.

Ms. Webb’s notable matters include representing:

  • Mylan in its $50 billion combination with Upjohn, a division of Pfizer, to form Viatris, and Viatris in its divestitures totaling $6.94 billion in value, including the $3.335 billion combination of its biosimilars portfolio with Biocon Biologics and the divestitures of its Over the Counter, Women’s Healthcare and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients businesses;
  • Afterpay in its $29 billion acquisition by Block;
  • Paramount’s special committee in the pending $28 billion merger with Skydance;
  • Amazon in its $8.45 billion acquisition of MGM;
  • Brookfield Renewable in its strategic partnership with Cameco to acquire Westinghouse for $8 billion;
  • Illumina in its $8 billion acquisition and subsequent spin-off of GRAIL and its co‑development agreement with SomaLogic;
  • AmerisourceBergen in its $6.5 billion acquisition of Walgreens’ Alliance Healthcare businesses;
  • Light & Wonder in the $6.05 billion sale of SG Lottery to Brookfield, the $1.02 billion sale of OpenBet to Endeavor and its acquisition of the remaining stake in SciPlay;
  • The Snyder family in the $6.05 billion sale of the NFL’s Washington Commanders to a partnership led by Josh Harris;
  • Star Bulk in its $2.1 billion combination with Eagle Bulk Shipping;
  • American Securities and Lindsay Goldberg in Amentum’s $1.9 billion acquisition of PAE;
  • Route Mobile and its founding shareholders in the ₹59.22 billion sale of a majority stake in Route Mobile to Proximus Group;
  • ZimVie in the pending $375 million sale of its spine business to H.I.G. Capital;
  • BDT & MSD and its affiliates in connection with multiple acquisitions, structured investments and other transactions, including:
    • BDT’s combination with MSD Partners; and
    • the take-private acquisition of Weber, valuing Weber at $3.7 billion;
  • Bacardi in its acquisition of ILEGAL Mezcal;
  • DRI Capital in its acquisition of a royalty interest in Orserdu from Eisai, its acquisition of a second royalty interest in Orserdu from Radius Health and the $210 million sale of its TZIELD royalty interest to Sanofi;
  • Lindsay Goldberg and its portfolio companies in connection with multiple transactions, including Amentum’s Reverse Morris Trust merger with Jacobs’ Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence businesses, creating a combined organization with $13 billion in revenue, and the acquisition of Golden State Foods;
  • the underwriters in the IPO of On Holding;
  • Pitney Bowes in the sale of Borderfree to Global‑e; and
  • Quibi in its sale to Roku.

Ms. Webb is from Princeton, New Jersey. She received a B.A. with Distinction in the Major from Yale College in 2012. After graduating from Yale, Ms. Webb was a legal analyst at an investment bank in New York City. She received a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2017, where she was the Business and Bluebook Chair of the Law Review and a John M. Olin Fellow in Law & Economics.

Ms. Webb joined Cravath in 2017 and was named a senior attorney in 2024.

Education

  • J.D., 2017, Harvard Law School
  • B.A., 2012, Yale College

Admitted In

  • New York

Professional Affiliations

International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

  • CIPP/US Exam Development Advisory Board
  • Privacy Law Specialist (PLS)
  • Certified Information Privacy Professional, United States — Private Sector (CIPP/US)
  • Certified Information Privacy Professional, Europe (CIPP/E)
  • Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM)

American International Property Law Association (AIPLA)

Deals & Cases

June 04, 2025

Flowserve’s $19 Billion Merger of Equals with Chart

On June 4, 2025, Flowserve Corporation (“Flowserve”) and Chart Industries, Inc. (“Chart”) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals, creating a differentiated leader in industrial process technologies. The combined company is expected to have an enterprise value of approximately $19 billion based on the exchange ratio and the closing share prices for Flowserve and Chart as of June 3, 2025. Under the agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of each company, at the closing of the transaction Chart shareholders will receive 3.165 shares of Flowserve common stock for each share of Chart common stock owned. Following the close of the transaction, Flowserve shareholders will own approximately 46.5% and Chart shareholders will own approximately 53.5% of the combined company, on a fully diluted basis. Cravath is representing Flowserve in connection with the transaction.

Deals & Cases

February 18, 2025

Light & Wonder’s Acquisition of Grover Gaming’s Charitable Gaming Assets

On February 18, 2025, Light & Wonder, Inc. (“Light & Wonder”), the leading cross‑platform global games company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the charitable gaming assets of Grover Gaming, Inc. and G2 Gaming, Inc. (together, “Grover Gaming”), a leading provider of electronic pull‑tabs for charitable gaming in the U.S., for total consideration of $850 million cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments, and a four‑year revenue based earn‑out of up to $200 million cash. Cravath is representing Light & Wonder in connection with the transaction.

Publications

January 13, 2025

Cravath Data Privacy and Security Review: H2 2024

On January 13, 2025, Cravath published the fourth edition of its Cravath Data Privacy and Security Review newsletter. The Review provides an overview of U.S. state and federal legislative and regulatory developments, alongside U.S. and global enforcement trends and takeaways, in data privacy and cybersecurity for the last six months of 2024. The Review also provides an update on emerging and existing privacy and security legislation at the federal level, including the Video Privacy Protection Act, and highlights notable legislative developments at the state level, including in California, Illinois, New York and Pennsylvania. This edition highlights the heightened focus on cybersecurity and privacy‑related enforcement at federal agencies including the Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Justice, and provides global enforcement updates from the European Union, Australia and China.

Carys J. Webb focuses her practice on data privacy, cybersecurity and intellectual property matters, with a particular emphasis on transactional work and regulatory compliance.

Ms. Webb has extensive experience advising clients on data privacy and intellectual property aspects of various corporate transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions, spin‑offs and separations, licensing arrangements, partnerships, joint ventures and collaborations. Ms. Webb also negotiates and structures transactions involving the licensing, acquisition and commercialization of data and intellectual property assets across various industries and technologies.

Ms. Webb is a member of the Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Practice, where she also routinely assists clients with policy development and incident response.

Ms. Webb is recognized by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and the American Bar Association as a Privacy Law Specialist. She is certified by the IAPP as a Certified Information Privacy Professional in the laws of the United States (CIPP/US) and the laws of the European Union (CIPP/E) and as a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM). Ms. Webb is also a member of the IAPP’s Exam Development Advisory Board for the CIPP/US exam.

Ms. Webb’s notable matters include representing:

  • Mylan in its $50 billion combination with Upjohn, a division of Pfizer, to form Viatris, and Viatris in its divestitures totaling $6.94 billion in value, including the $3.335 billion combination of its biosimilars portfolio with Biocon Biologics and the divestitures of its Over the Counter, Women’s Healthcare and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients businesses;
  • Afterpay in its $29 billion acquisition by Block;
  • Paramount’s special committee in the pending $28 billion merger with Skydance;
  • Amazon in its $8.45 billion acquisition of MGM;
  • Brookfield Renewable in its strategic partnership with Cameco to acquire Westinghouse for $8 billion;
  • Illumina in its $8 billion acquisition and subsequent spin-off of GRAIL and its co‑development agreement with SomaLogic;
  • AmerisourceBergen in its $6.5 billion acquisition of Walgreens’ Alliance Healthcare businesses;
  • Light & Wonder in the $6.05 billion sale of SG Lottery to Brookfield, the $1.02 billion sale of OpenBet to Endeavor and its acquisition of the remaining stake in SciPlay;
  • The Snyder family in the $6.05 billion sale of the NFL’s Washington Commanders to a partnership led by Josh Harris;
  • Star Bulk in its $2.1 billion combination with Eagle Bulk Shipping;
  • American Securities and Lindsay Goldberg in Amentum’s $1.9 billion acquisition of PAE;
  • Route Mobile and its founding shareholders in the ₹59.22 billion sale of a majority stake in Route Mobile to Proximus Group;
  • ZimVie in the pending $375 million sale of its spine business to H.I.G. Capital;
  • BDT & MSD and its affiliates in connection with multiple acquisitions, structured investments and other transactions, including:
    • BDT’s combination with MSD Partners; and
    • the take-private acquisition of Weber, valuing Weber at $3.7 billion;
  • Bacardi in its acquisition of ILEGAL Mezcal;
  • DRI Capital in its acquisition of a royalty interest in Orserdu from Eisai, its acquisition of a second royalty interest in Orserdu from Radius Health and the $210 million sale of its TZIELD royalty interest to Sanofi;
  • Lindsay Goldberg and its portfolio companies in connection with multiple transactions, including Amentum’s Reverse Morris Trust merger with Jacobs’ Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence businesses, creating a combined organization with $13 billion in revenue, and the acquisition of Golden State Foods;
  • the underwriters in the IPO of On Holding;
  • Pitney Bowes in the sale of Borderfree to Global‑e; and
  • Quibi in its sale to Roku.

Ms. Webb is from Princeton, New Jersey. She received a B.A. with Distinction in the Major from Yale College in 2012. After graduating from Yale, Ms. Webb was a legal analyst at an investment bank in New York City. She received a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2017, where she was the Business and Bluebook Chair of the Law Review and a John M. Olin Fellow in Law & Economics.

Ms. Webb joined Cravath in 2017 and was named a senior attorney in 2024.

Ms. Webb is a member of the Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Practice, where she also routinely assists clients with policy development and incident response.

Ms. Webb is recognized by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and the American Bar Association as a Privacy Law Specialist. She is certified by the IAPP as a Certified Information Privacy Professional in the laws of the United States (CIPP/US) and the laws of the European Union (CIPP/E) and as a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM). Ms. Webb is also a member of the IAPP’s Exam Development Advisory Board for the CIPP/US exam.

Ms. Webb’s notable matters include representing:

  • Mylan in its $50 billion combination with Upjohn, a division of Pfizer, to form Viatris, and Viatris in its divestitures totaling $6.94 billion in value, including the $3.335 billion combination of its biosimilars portfolio with Biocon Biologics and the divestitures of its Over the Counter, Women’s Healthcare and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients businesses;
  • Afterpay in its $29 billion acquisition by Block;
  • Paramount’s special committee in the pending $28 billion merger with Skydance;
  • Amazon in its $8.45 billion acquisition of MGM;
  • Brookfield Renewable in its strategic partnership with Cameco to acquire Westinghouse for $8 billion;
  • Illumina in its $8 billion acquisition and subsequent spin-off of GRAIL and its co‑development agreement with SomaLogic;
  • AmerisourceBergen in its $6.5 billion acquisition of Walgreens’ Alliance Healthcare businesses;
  • Light & Wonder in the $6.05 billion sale of SG Lottery to Brookfield, the $1.02 billion sale of OpenBet to Endeavor and its acquisition of the remaining stake in SciPlay;
  • The Snyder family in the $6.05 billion sale of the NFL’s Washington Commanders to a partnership led by Josh Harris;
  • Star Bulk in its $2.1 billion combination with Eagle Bulk Shipping;
  • American Securities and Lindsay Goldberg in Amentum’s $1.9 billion acquisition of PAE;
  • Route Mobile and its founding shareholders in the ₹59.22 billion sale of a majority stake in Route Mobile to Proximus Group;
  • ZimVie in the pending $375 million sale of its spine business to H.I.G. Capital;
  • BDT & MSD and its affiliates in connection with multiple acquisitions, structured investments and other transactions, including:
    • BDT’s combination with MSD Partners; and
    • the take-private acquisition of Weber, valuing Weber at $3.7 billion;
  • Bacardi in its acquisition of ILEGAL Mezcal;
  • DRI Capital in its acquisition of a royalty interest in Orserdu from Eisai, its acquisition of a second royalty interest in Orserdu from Radius Health and the $210 million sale of its TZIELD royalty interest to Sanofi;
  • Lindsay Goldberg and its portfolio companies in connection with multiple transactions, including Amentum’s Reverse Morris Trust merger with Jacobs’ Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber and Intelligence businesses, creating a combined organization with $13 billion in revenue, and the acquisition of Golden State Foods;
  • the underwriters in the IPO of On Holding;
  • Pitney Bowes in the sale of Borderfree to Global‑e; and
  • Quibi in its sale to Roku.

Ms. Webb is from Princeton, New Jersey. She received a B.A. with Distinction in the Major from Yale College in 2012. After graduating from Yale, Ms. Webb was a legal analyst at an investment bank in New York City. She received a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2017, where she was the Business and Bluebook Chair of the Law Review and a John M. Olin Fellow in Law & Economics.

Ms. Webb joined Cravath in 2017 and was named a senior attorney in 2024.

Education

  • J.D., 2017, Harvard Law School
  • B.A., 2012, Yale College

Admitted In

  • New York

Professional Affiliations

International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

  • CIPP/US Exam Development Advisory Board
  • Privacy Law Specialist (PLS)
  • Certified Information Privacy Professional, United States — Private Sector (CIPP/US)
  • Certified Information Privacy Professional, Europe (CIPP/E)
  • Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM)

American International Property Law Association (AIPLA)

Deals & Cases

June 04, 2025

Flowserve’s $19 Billion Merger of Equals with Chart

On June 4, 2025, Flowserve Corporation (“Flowserve”) and Chart Industries, Inc. (“Chart”) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals, creating a differentiated leader in industrial process technologies. The combined company is expected to have an enterprise value of approximately $19 billion based on the exchange ratio and the closing share prices for Flowserve and Chart as of June 3, 2025. Under the agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the board of directors of each company, at the closing of the transaction Chart shareholders will receive 3.165 shares of Flowserve common stock for each share of Chart common stock owned. Following the close of the transaction, Flowserve shareholders will own approximately 46.5% and Chart shareholders will own approximately 53.5% of the combined company, on a fully diluted basis. Cravath is representing Flowserve in connection with the transaction.

Deals & Cases

February 18, 2025

Light & Wonder’s Acquisition of Grover Gaming’s Charitable Gaming Assets

On February 18, 2025, Light & Wonder, Inc. (“Light & Wonder”), the leading cross‑platform global games company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the charitable gaming assets of Grover Gaming, Inc. and G2 Gaming, Inc. (together, “Grover Gaming”), a leading provider of electronic pull‑tabs for charitable gaming in the U.S., for total consideration of $850 million cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments, and a four‑year revenue based earn‑out of up to $200 million cash. Cravath is representing Light & Wonder in connection with the transaction.

Publications

January 13, 2025

Cravath Data Privacy and Security Review: H2 2024

On January 13, 2025, Cravath published the fourth edition of its Cravath Data Privacy and Security Review newsletter. The Review provides an overview of U.S. state and federal legislative and regulatory developments, alongside U.S. and global enforcement trends and takeaways, in data privacy and cybersecurity for the last six months of 2024. The Review also provides an update on emerging and existing privacy and security legislation at the federal level, including the Video Privacy Protection Act, and highlights notable legislative developments at the state level, including in California, Illinois, New York and Pennsylvania. This edition highlights the heightened focus on cybersecurity and privacy‑related enforcement at federal agencies including the Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Justice, and provides global enforcement updates from the European Union, Australia and China.

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