Cravath’s London Office Moves to 100 Cheapside
Elad Roisman is a member of the Corporate Governance and Board Advisory Practice and the Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Practice and Co‑Head of the Digital Assets Practice. Prior to joining Cravath, Mr. Roisman was a Commissioner and Acting Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Mr. Roisman represents clients on a broad range of complex regulatory and strategic matters. His practice includes advising public and private companies and other SEC registrants on disclosure, compliance, ESG and general corporate law matters. He counsels clients on mergers and acquisitions, capital market transactions and strategic initiatives, as well as on SEC and congressional investigations, exams and inquiries. In addition, Mr. Roisman applies his deep knowledge of market structure regulation to advise fintech companies, exchanges, trading intermediaries and other financial institutions.
As a Commissioner and Acting Chairman of the SEC, Mr. Roisman played an instrumental role in shaping the agency’s rulemaking, enforcement and international work. He led the agency’s efforts to improve the proxy voting process, including amending the rules applicable to shareholder proposals and proxy solicitations. He also helped drive the SEC’s efforts to modernize the regulation of the U.S. equity markets and Treasury markets. Mr. Roisman represented the SEC before the U.S. Congress and other national and international regulatory entities, including the Financial Stability Oversight Council, the International Organization of Securities Commissions and the Financial Stability Board. During his tenure, Mr. Roisman voted on more than one hundred agency rulemakings, opinions, interpretations and guidance documents, and on over 1,000 enforcement actions, including some of the largest cases in the SEC’s history.
Mr. Roisman was appointed to the SEC after serving as Chief Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, where he helped shepherd major legislation, conducted congressional oversight and investigations, and helped set committee agenda. Previously, he served as Counsel to then SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher, Chief Counsel at NYSE Euronext and as a corporate lawyer in private practice in New York.
Mr. Roisman is a frequent speaker, published author and thought leader in the areas of market structure, public company disclosure, corporate governance, ESG, fintech, early-stage companies, digital assets and securities regulation.
Mr. Roisman grew up in Israel and New England. He received a B.A. cum laude from Cornell University in 2003 and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 2006.
Mr. Roisman represents clients on a broad range of complex regulatory and strategic matters. His practice includes advising public and private companies and other SEC registrants on disclosure, compliance, ESG and general corporate law matters. He counsels clients on mergers and acquisitions, capital market transactions and strategic initiatives, as well as on SEC and congressional investigations, exams and inquiries. In addition, Mr. Roisman applies his deep knowledge of market structure regulation to advise fintech companies, exchanges, trading intermediaries and other financial institutions.
As a Commissioner and Acting Chairman of the SEC, Mr. Roisman played an instrumental role in shaping the agency’s rulemaking, enforcement and international work. He led the agency’s efforts to improve the proxy voting process, including amending the rules applicable to shareholder proposals and proxy solicitations. He also helped drive the SEC’s efforts to modernize the regulation of the U.S. equity markets and Treasury markets. Mr. Roisman represented the SEC before the U.S. Congress and other national and international regulatory entities, including the Financial Stability Oversight Council, the International Organization of Securities Commissions and the Financial Stability Board. During his tenure, Mr. Roisman voted on more than one hundred agency rulemakings, opinions, interpretations and guidance documents, and on over 1,000 enforcement actions, including some of the largest cases in the SEC’s history.
Mr. Roisman was appointed to the SEC after serving as Chief Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, where he helped shepherd major legislation, conducted congressional oversight and investigations, and helped set committee agenda. Previously, he served as Counsel to then SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher, Chief Counsel at NYSE Euronext and as a corporate lawyer in private practice in New York.
Mr. Roisman is a frequent speaker, published author and thought leader in the areas of market structure, public company disclosure, corporate governance, ESG, fintech, early-stage companies, digital assets and securities regulation.
Mr. Roisman grew up in Israel and New England. He received a B.A. cum laude from Cornell University in 2003 and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 2006.
Education
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J.D., 2006, Boston University School of Law
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B.A., 2003, Cornell Universitycum laude
Admitted In
- New York
- District of Columbia
Rankings
Lawdragon
- 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2025)
The Legal 500 US
- Financial Services Regulation (2023)
Washingtonian
- Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People (2025, 2024)
Deals & Cases
December 09, 2025
Paramount’s $108.4 Billion All-Cash Tender Offer to Acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
On December 8, 2025, Paramount, a Skydance Corporation (“Paramount”), announced it has commenced an all-cash tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (“WBD”) for $30.00 per share in cash, equating to an enterprise value of $108.4 billion. Paramount’s proposed transaction is for the entirety of WBD, including the Global Networks segment. Cravath is representing Paramount in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
October 01, 2025
TXSE Group Secures SEC Approval of Texas Stock Exchange
On September 30, 2025, TXSE Group Inc (“TXSE Group”) announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has formally approved the Texas Stock Exchange’s Form 1 registration to operate as a national securities exchange. Cravath represented TXSE Group in connection with this matter.
Activities
December 11, 2025
Elad Roisman Speaks at the Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference 2025
On December 9, 2025, Cravath partner Elad Roisman participated in the Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference 2025, which was held from December 9-10 in New York. The conference featured sessions with executives from many of the largest financials companies, across a variety of services such as Banking, Insurance, Asset Management, Capital Markets and Investment Banking, Real Estate and Specialty Finance. Elad spoke on a panel entitled “The Road Ahead: Regulatory and Legislative Outlook.”
Publications
November 24, 2025
SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance Significantly Reduces Staff’s Role in the Rule 14a‑8 Process for the 2025‑2026 Proxy Season
On November 21, 2025, Cravath prepared a memo for its clients entitled “SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance Significantly Reduces Staff’s Role in the Rule 14a‑8 Process for the 2025‑2026 Season.” The memo examines the Division of Corporation Finance’s (“CorpFin”) changes to the Rule 14a‑8 process for the 2025‑2026 proxy season that greatly reduce the staff’s role in the process.
Activities
November 12, 2025
Elad Roisman Moderates Roundtable at Bloccelerate VC’s 2025 Founder Summit
On November 7, 2025, Cravath partner Elad Roisman participated in the fourth annual BCVC Founder Summit, which was hosted by Bloccelerate VC in New York. The event convened founders, CEOs, policymakers and industry leaders in digital asset, AI and other domains to discuss the most challenging problems in the space. Elad moderated a roundtable discussion with SEC Chair Paul Atkins.
Activities
October 21, 2025
Elad Roisman Moderates Panel at DC Fintech Week 2025
On October 16, 2025, Cravath partner Elad Roisman participated in DC Fintech Week in Washington, D.C. The event brought together leading voices in finance, technology and regulation to explore the future of fintech, with discussions on AI, blockchain and global financial trends. Elad moderated a panel entitled “Click Once, Lose Everything?: The Future of Digital Asset Custody,” which examined the importance of securing code, keys and composability at scale, and explored how institutions are redefining custody to support programmable assets, multi‑party computation and next‑generation financial infrastructure.
Activities
October 07, 2025
Elad Roisman Speaks at Fordham Law’s 2025 Blockchain Regulatory Symposium
On October 6, 2025, Cravath partner Elad Roisman participated in the 2025 Blockchain Regulatory Symposium, hosted by Fordham Law School in New York City. The symposium provided a platform for discussions on a range of topics, including the tension between innovation and regulation in the U.S. and globally. Elad spoke on a panel entitled “Wall Street Meets Crypto... on Wall Street,” which brought together leading corporate, capital markets and M&A practitioners to discuss key considerations as crypto companies begin transitioning from private market launchpads to public markets and what comes next.
Elad Roisman is a member of the Corporate Governance and Board Advisory Practice and the Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Practice and Co‑Head of the Digital Assets Practice. Prior to joining Cravath, Mr. Roisman was a Commissioner and Acting Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Mr. Roisman represents clients on a broad range of complex regulatory and strategic matters. His practice includes advising public and private companies and other SEC registrants on disclosure, compliance, ESG and general corporate law matters. He counsels clients on mergers and acquisitions, capital market transactions and strategic initiatives, as well as on SEC and congressional investigations, exams and inquiries. In addition, Mr. Roisman applies his deep knowledge of market structure regulation to advise fintech companies, exchanges, trading intermediaries and other financial institutions.
As a Commissioner and Acting Chairman of the SEC, Mr. Roisman played an instrumental role in shaping the agency’s rulemaking, enforcement and international work. He led the agency’s efforts to improve the proxy voting process, including amending the rules applicable to shareholder proposals and proxy solicitations. He also helped drive the SEC’s efforts to modernize the regulation of the U.S. equity markets and Treasury markets. Mr. Roisman represented the SEC before the U.S. Congress and other national and international regulatory entities, including the Financial Stability Oversight Council, the International Organization of Securities Commissions and the Financial Stability Board. During his tenure, Mr. Roisman voted on more than one hundred agency rulemakings, opinions, interpretations and guidance documents, and on over 1,000 enforcement actions, including some of the largest cases in the SEC’s history.
Mr. Roisman was appointed to the SEC after serving as Chief Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, where he helped shepherd major legislation, conducted congressional oversight and investigations, and helped set committee agenda. Previously, he served as Counsel to then SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher, Chief Counsel at NYSE Euronext and as a corporate lawyer in private practice in New York.
Mr. Roisman is a frequent speaker, published author and thought leader in the areas of market structure, public company disclosure, corporate governance, ESG, fintech, early-stage companies, digital assets and securities regulation.
Mr. Roisman grew up in Israel and New England. He received a B.A. cum laude from Cornell University in 2003 and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 2006.
Mr. Roisman represents clients on a broad range of complex regulatory and strategic matters. His practice includes advising public and private companies and other SEC registrants on disclosure, compliance, ESG and general corporate law matters. He counsels clients on mergers and acquisitions, capital market transactions and strategic initiatives, as well as on SEC and congressional investigations, exams and inquiries. In addition, Mr. Roisman applies his deep knowledge of market structure regulation to advise fintech companies, exchanges, trading intermediaries and other financial institutions.
As a Commissioner and Acting Chairman of the SEC, Mr. Roisman played an instrumental role in shaping the agency’s rulemaking, enforcement and international work. He led the agency’s efforts to improve the proxy voting process, including amending the rules applicable to shareholder proposals and proxy solicitations. He also helped drive the SEC’s efforts to modernize the regulation of the U.S. equity markets and Treasury markets. Mr. Roisman represented the SEC before the U.S. Congress and other national and international regulatory entities, including the Financial Stability Oversight Council, the International Organization of Securities Commissions and the Financial Stability Board. During his tenure, Mr. Roisman voted on more than one hundred agency rulemakings, opinions, interpretations and guidance documents, and on over 1,000 enforcement actions, including some of the largest cases in the SEC’s history.
Mr. Roisman was appointed to the SEC after serving as Chief Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, where he helped shepherd major legislation, conducted congressional oversight and investigations, and helped set committee agenda. Previously, he served as Counsel to then SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher, Chief Counsel at NYSE Euronext and as a corporate lawyer in private practice in New York.
Mr. Roisman is a frequent speaker, published author and thought leader in the areas of market structure, public company disclosure, corporate governance, ESG, fintech, early-stage companies, digital assets and securities regulation.
Mr. Roisman grew up in Israel and New England. He received a B.A. cum laude from Cornell University in 2003 and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 2006.
Education
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J.D., 2006, Boston University School of Law
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B.A., 2003, Cornell Universitycum laude
Admitted In
- New York
- District of Columbia
Rankings
Lawdragon
- 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2025)
The Legal 500 US
- Financial Services Regulation (2023)
Washingtonian
- Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People (2025, 2024)
Deals & Cases
December 09, 2025
Paramount’s $108.4 Billion All-Cash Tender Offer to Acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
On December 8, 2025, Paramount, a Skydance Corporation (“Paramount”), announced it has commenced an all-cash tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (“WBD”) for $30.00 per share in cash, equating to an enterprise value of $108.4 billion. Paramount’s proposed transaction is for the entirety of WBD, including the Global Networks segment. Cravath is representing Paramount in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
October 01, 2025
TXSE Group Secures SEC Approval of Texas Stock Exchange
On September 30, 2025, TXSE Group Inc (“TXSE Group”) announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has formally approved the Texas Stock Exchange’s Form 1 registration to operate as a national securities exchange. Cravath represented TXSE Group in connection with this matter.
Activities
December 11, 2025
Elad Roisman Speaks at the Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference 2025
On December 9, 2025, Cravath partner Elad Roisman participated in the Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference 2025, which was held from December 9-10 in New York. The conference featured sessions with executives from many of the largest financials companies, across a variety of services such as Banking, Insurance, Asset Management, Capital Markets and Investment Banking, Real Estate and Specialty Finance. Elad spoke on a panel entitled “The Road Ahead: Regulatory and Legislative Outlook.”
Publications
November 24, 2025
SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance Significantly Reduces Staff’s Role in the Rule 14a‑8 Process for the 2025‑2026 Proxy Season
On November 21, 2025, Cravath prepared a memo for its clients entitled “SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance Significantly Reduces Staff’s Role in the Rule 14a‑8 Process for the 2025‑2026 Season.” The memo examines the Division of Corporation Finance’s (“CorpFin”) changes to the Rule 14a‑8 process for the 2025‑2026 proxy season that greatly reduce the staff’s role in the process.
Activities
November 12, 2025
Elad Roisman Moderates Roundtable at Bloccelerate VC’s 2025 Founder Summit
On November 7, 2025, Cravath partner Elad Roisman participated in the fourth annual BCVC Founder Summit, which was hosted by Bloccelerate VC in New York. The event convened founders, CEOs, policymakers and industry leaders in digital asset, AI and other domains to discuss the most challenging problems in the space. Elad moderated a roundtable discussion with SEC Chair Paul Atkins.
Activities
October 21, 2025
Elad Roisman Moderates Panel at DC Fintech Week 2025
On October 16, 2025, Cravath partner Elad Roisman participated in DC Fintech Week in Washington, D.C. The event brought together leading voices in finance, technology and regulation to explore the future of fintech, with discussions on AI, blockchain and global financial trends. Elad moderated a panel entitled “Click Once, Lose Everything?: The Future of Digital Asset Custody,” which examined the importance of securing code, keys and composability at scale, and explored how institutions are redefining custody to support programmable assets, multi‑party computation and next‑generation financial infrastructure.
Activities
October 07, 2025
Elad Roisman Speaks at Fordham Law’s 2025 Blockchain Regulatory Symposium
On October 6, 2025, Cravath partner Elad Roisman participated in the 2025 Blockchain Regulatory Symposium, hosted by Fordham Law School in New York City. The symposium provided a platform for discussions on a range of topics, including the tension between innovation and regulation in the U.S. and globally. Elad spoke on a panel entitled “Wall Street Meets Crypto... on Wall Street,” which brought together leading corporate, capital markets and M&A practitioners to discuss key considerations as crypto companies begin transitioning from private market launchpads to public markets and what comes next.
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