Ellen H. Park focuses her practice primarily on representing corporate issuers, investors, financial institutions and other parties in various capital markets transactions, including IPOs, venture capital and growth equity transactions and other debt and equity offerings. Ms. Park also represents and regularly advises clients in mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism defense and corporate governance and disclosure matters. She is a member of the Venture Capital & Growth Equity Practice.
Ms. Park dedicates a significant portion of her practice to advising venture capital‑backed companies, as well as founders and investors, in a wide range of corporate matters, including pre‑IPO financing rounds, IPOs and other capital markets transactions, company structuring and shareholder arrangements. She has counseled numerous clients in technology, fintech, digital assets and artificial intelligence spaces, as well as in the healthcare and life sciences, consumer products and services, energy and infrastructure, industrials and chemicals, media and entertainment and retail sectors.
Ms. Park’s notable matters include:
- Representing Robinhood in its $2.2 billion IPO and the shelf registration of class A common stock by its selling stockholders;
- Representing the underwriters in the $600 million common stock offering of Galaxy Digital, its first underwritten public offering as a NASDAQ-listed company, and the initial purchasers in its $1.3 billion exchangeable senior notes offering;
- Representing Silvergate Bank in its wind‑down of operations and chapter 11 bankruptcy;
- Company-side venture financings such as Robinhood’s $3.4 billion private placement of convertible notes and warrants, and venture investor representations including Brevan Howard Digital, D.E. Shaw, Paradigm and Thrive Capital in various matters;
- Representations of companies on regulatory matters in the blockchain and digital assets space, including Circle related to its $1.05 billion IPO;
- A variety of equity and debt offerings for companies such as American Axle & Manufacturing, Baker Hughes, Boot Barn, Chesapeake Energy, Compass Minerals, Galaxy Digital, Greif, Hess Midstream, Itron, Marathon Petroleum, MPLX, Nestlé and Phillips 66;
- Representing Mylan in its $50 billion combination with Upjohn, a division of Pfizer, to form Viatris, and Viatris in the $2.17 billion divestiture of its Over‑the‑Counter business to Cooper Consumer Health;
- Representing the special committee of the board of directors of EchoStar in the $26 billion combination with DISH Network;
- Representing Valvoline in the $2.65 billion sale of its Global Products business to Aramco;
- Representing ADT in its $1.2 billion equity investment from State Farm;
- Representing Disney in its successful proxy contests against Trian and Blackwells; and
- Representing the Criterion Collection and Janus Films in their sale to Steven M. Rales.
Ms. Park was born in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up in San Diego, California. She received a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego in 2013 and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2017, where she was Chair of the Venture Fund of the Women’s Law Association.
Ms. Park joined Cravath in 2017 and was named of counsel in 2024 and elected a partner in 2025.
Ms. Park dedicates a significant portion of her practice to advising venture capital‑backed companies, as well as founders and investors, in a wide range of corporate matters, including pre‑IPO financing rounds, IPOs and other capital markets transactions, company structuring and shareholder arrangements. She has counseled numerous clients in technology, fintech, digital assets and artificial intelligence spaces, as well as in the healthcare and life sciences, consumer products and services, energy and infrastructure, industrials and chemicals, media and entertainment and retail sectors.
Ms. Park’s notable matters include:
- Representing Robinhood in its $2.2 billion IPO and the shelf registration of class A common stock by its selling stockholders;
- Representing the underwriters in the $600 million common stock offering of Galaxy Digital, its first underwritten public offering as a NASDAQ-listed company, and the initial purchasers in its $1.3 billion exchangeable senior notes offering;
- Representing Silvergate Bank in its wind‑down of operations and chapter 11 bankruptcy;
- Company-side venture financings such as Robinhood’s $3.4 billion private placement of convertible notes and warrants, and venture investor representations including Brevan Howard Digital, D.E. Shaw, Paradigm and Thrive Capital in various matters;
- Representations of companies on regulatory matters in the blockchain and digital assets space, including Circle related to its $1.05 billion IPO;
- A variety of equity and debt offerings for companies such as American Axle & Manufacturing, Baker Hughes, Boot Barn, Chesapeake Energy, Compass Minerals, Galaxy Digital, Greif, Hess Midstream, Itron, Marathon Petroleum, MPLX, Nestlé and Phillips 66;
- Representing Mylan in its $50 billion combination with Upjohn, a division of Pfizer, to form Viatris, and Viatris in the $2.17 billion divestiture of its Over‑the‑Counter business to Cooper Consumer Health;
- Representing the special committee of the board of directors of EchoStar in the $26 billion combination with DISH Network;
- Representing Valvoline in the $2.65 billion sale of its Global Products business to Aramco;
- Representing ADT in its $1.2 billion equity investment from State Farm;
- Representing Disney in its successful proxy contests against Trian and Blackwells; and
- Representing the Criterion Collection and Janus Films in their sale to Steven M. Rales.
Ms. Park was born in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up in San Diego, California. She received a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego in 2013 and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2017, where she was Chair of the Venture Fund of the Women’s Law Association.
Ms. Park joined Cravath in 2017 and was named of counsel in 2024 and elected a partner in 2025.
Education
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J.D., 2017, Harvard Law Schoolcum laude
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B.A., 2013, University of California, San Diego
Admitted In
- New York
Deals & Cases
November 18, 2025
Ripple Labs, Inc.’s Private Placement of Class A Common Stock
Cravath represented funds managed by affiliates of Brevan Howard in connection with an investment in Ripple Labs, Inc., consisting of a private placement of Class A Common Stock, as part of Ripple’s $500 million strategic investment at a $40 billion valuation, led by funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group, affiliates of Citadel Securities, Pantera Capital, Galaxy Digital, Brevan Howard and Marshall Wace. The transaction closed on November 4, 2025.
Deals & Cases
July 01, 2025
Circle’s Regulatory Clarity Amidst IPO Process
Cravath represented Circle Internet Financial, LLC on SEC regulatory matters concerning the non‑applicability of securities laws to payment stablecoins, concurrent with Circle Internet Group Inc.’s initial public offering.
Deals & Cases
June 17, 2025
Galaxy Digital Inc.’s First SEC‑Registered Underwritten Offering of Class A Common Stock
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $683.6 million registered underwritten offering of Class A common stock of Galaxy Digital Inc., a global leader in digital assets and artificial intelligence infrastructure, delivering enduring solutions that accelerate the future digital economy. This was Galaxy Digital Inc.’s first underwritten public offering of its Class A common stock as a listed company on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The transaction closed on June 3, 2025.
Deals & Cases
July 09, 2024
Silvergate’s Settlement Agreements with the Federal Reserve, California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation and Securities and Exchange Commission
On July 1, 2024, Silvergate announced it has agreed to settlements with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve”), the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (“DFPI”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In a statement, Silvergate noted its decision to liquidate voluntarily and without government assistance in March 2023, and that, as of November 2023, all deposits had been repaid to banking customers, soon after which Silvergate ceased banking operations. The announced settlements, which facilitate the surrender of Silvergate’s bank charter, are part of the Bank’s continued orderly wind down and conclude investigations by the Federal Reserve, DFPI, and SEC. Cravath represented Silvergate in connection with the investigations, resulting settlements, and voluntary liquidation.
Deals & Cases
April 04, 2024
Disney’s Successful Proxy Contest Against Trian and Blackwells
On April 3, 2024, The Walt Disney Company (“Disney”) announced that, based on the tabulation of its proxy solicitor, it appears that Disney’s full slate of 12 directors has been elected by a substantial margin over the nominees of Trian and Blackwells at Disney’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Cravath is representing Disney in connection with this matter.
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
June 06, 2025
Scott Bennett, Nick Dorsey, Virginia Anderson and Ellen Park Co‑Author U.S. Chapter of 2025 Chambers Venture Capital Guide
Cravath partners D. Scott Bennett and Nicholas A. Dorsey and of counsels Virginia M. Anderson and Ellen H. Park co‑authored the U.S. Law and Practice chapter of the Chambers Venture Capital Guide, which was published in May 2025. The guide, which is part of the publisher’s Global Practice Guides series, provides the latest legal information on trends in the venture capital market; fund structures, economics and regulation; investments in VC companies; government subsidies and tax; employee incentivization and exits in the 26 jurisdictions covered. The U.S. Law and Practice chapter examines how the artificial intelligence sector drove momentum in the venture capital market throughout the past year; the continued prevalence of “down round” raises, bridge financing solutions and alternative financing solutions for companies that have faced financing challenges; typical venture capital fund structure in the United States and more.
Activities
March 25, 2025
Ellen Park Moderates Session at INTA’s 2025 “New York Workshop: Integrating Intellectual Property, Finance and Valuation”
On March 19, 2025, Cravath of counsel Ellen H. Park participated in the International Trademark Association (INTA)’s “New York Workshop: Integrating Intellectual Property, Finance and Valuation.” The event convened professionals in finance, law, technology, business and other related industries to discuss global trends in IP valuation and how to grow and manage intangible assets. Ellen moderated a session entitled “The 2025 Macroeconomic Outlook for Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Markets,” which reviewed key economic indicators and their anticipated impact on the M&A landscape, as well as guidance for IP professionals involved in M&A or capital markets on how to effectively navigate the dynamic economic environment.
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.
Firm News
November 14, 2024
Cravath Announces New Of Counsels
Cravath named Saagar Kaul, April Michelle Kent, Dean M. Nickles, Nathan Noh, Ellen H. Park and Patrick S. Taylor of counsels of the Firm, effective January 1, 2025.
Ellen H. Park focuses her practice primarily on representing corporate issuers, investors, financial institutions and other parties in various capital markets transactions, including IPOs, venture capital and growth equity transactions and other debt and equity offerings. Ms. Park also represents and regularly advises clients in mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism defense and corporate governance and disclosure matters. She is a member of the Venture Capital & Growth Equity Practice.
Ms. Park dedicates a significant portion of her practice to advising venture capital‑backed companies, as well as founders and investors, in a wide range of corporate matters, including pre‑IPO financing rounds, IPOs and other capital markets transactions, company structuring and shareholder arrangements. She has counseled numerous clients in technology, fintech, digital assets and artificial intelligence spaces, as well as in the healthcare and life sciences, consumer products and services, energy and infrastructure, industrials and chemicals, media and entertainment and retail sectors.
Ms. Park’s notable matters include:
- Representing Robinhood in its $2.2 billion IPO and the shelf registration of class A common stock by its selling stockholders;
- Representing the underwriters in the $600 million common stock offering of Galaxy Digital, its first underwritten public offering as a NASDAQ-listed company, and the initial purchasers in its $1.3 billion exchangeable senior notes offering;
- Representing Silvergate Bank in its wind‑down of operations and chapter 11 bankruptcy;
- Company-side venture financings such as Robinhood’s $3.4 billion private placement of convertible notes and warrants, and venture investor representations including Brevan Howard Digital, D.E. Shaw, Paradigm and Thrive Capital in various matters;
- Representations of companies on regulatory matters in the blockchain and digital assets space, including Circle related to its $1.05 billion IPO;
- A variety of equity and debt offerings for companies such as American Axle & Manufacturing, Baker Hughes, Boot Barn, Chesapeake Energy, Compass Minerals, Galaxy Digital, Greif, Hess Midstream, Itron, Marathon Petroleum, MPLX, Nestlé and Phillips 66;
- Representing Mylan in its $50 billion combination with Upjohn, a division of Pfizer, to form Viatris, and Viatris in the $2.17 billion divestiture of its Over‑the‑Counter business to Cooper Consumer Health;
- Representing the special committee of the board of directors of EchoStar in the $26 billion combination with DISH Network;
- Representing Valvoline in the $2.65 billion sale of its Global Products business to Aramco;
- Representing ADT in its $1.2 billion equity investment from State Farm;
- Representing Disney in its successful proxy contests against Trian and Blackwells; and
- Representing the Criterion Collection and Janus Films in their sale to Steven M. Rales.
Ms. Park was born in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up in San Diego, California. She received a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego in 2013 and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2017, where she was Chair of the Venture Fund of the Women’s Law Association.
Ms. Park joined Cravath in 2017 and was named of counsel in 2024 and elected a partner in 2025.
Ms. Park dedicates a significant portion of her practice to advising venture capital‑backed companies, as well as founders and investors, in a wide range of corporate matters, including pre‑IPO financing rounds, IPOs and other capital markets transactions, company structuring and shareholder arrangements. She has counseled numerous clients in technology, fintech, digital assets and artificial intelligence spaces, as well as in the healthcare and life sciences, consumer products and services, energy and infrastructure, industrials and chemicals, media and entertainment and retail sectors.
Ms. Park’s notable matters include:
- Representing Robinhood in its $2.2 billion IPO and the shelf registration of class A common stock by its selling stockholders;
- Representing the underwriters in the $600 million common stock offering of Galaxy Digital, its first underwritten public offering as a NASDAQ-listed company, and the initial purchasers in its $1.3 billion exchangeable senior notes offering;
- Representing Silvergate Bank in its wind‑down of operations and chapter 11 bankruptcy;
- Company-side venture financings such as Robinhood’s $3.4 billion private placement of convertible notes and warrants, and venture investor representations including Brevan Howard Digital, D.E. Shaw, Paradigm and Thrive Capital in various matters;
- Representations of companies on regulatory matters in the blockchain and digital assets space, including Circle related to its $1.05 billion IPO;
- A variety of equity and debt offerings for companies such as American Axle & Manufacturing, Baker Hughes, Boot Barn, Chesapeake Energy, Compass Minerals, Galaxy Digital, Greif, Hess Midstream, Itron, Marathon Petroleum, MPLX, Nestlé and Phillips 66;
- Representing Mylan in its $50 billion combination with Upjohn, a division of Pfizer, to form Viatris, and Viatris in the $2.17 billion divestiture of its Over‑the‑Counter business to Cooper Consumer Health;
- Representing the special committee of the board of directors of EchoStar in the $26 billion combination with DISH Network;
- Representing Valvoline in the $2.65 billion sale of its Global Products business to Aramco;
- Representing ADT in its $1.2 billion equity investment from State Farm;
- Representing Disney in its successful proxy contests against Trian and Blackwells; and
- Representing the Criterion Collection and Janus Films in their sale to Steven M. Rales.
Ms. Park was born in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up in San Diego, California. She received a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego in 2013 and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2017, where she was Chair of the Venture Fund of the Women’s Law Association.
Ms. Park joined Cravath in 2017 and was named of counsel in 2024 and elected a partner in 2025.
Education
-
J.D., 2017, Harvard Law Schoolcum laude
-
B.A., 2013, University of California, San Diego
Admitted In
- New York
Deals & Cases
November 18, 2025
Ripple Labs, Inc.’s Private Placement of Class A Common Stock
Cravath represented funds managed by affiliates of Brevan Howard in connection with an investment in Ripple Labs, Inc., consisting of a private placement of Class A Common Stock, as part of Ripple’s $500 million strategic investment at a $40 billion valuation, led by funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group, affiliates of Citadel Securities, Pantera Capital, Galaxy Digital, Brevan Howard and Marshall Wace. The transaction closed on November 4, 2025.
Deals & Cases
July 01, 2025
Circle’s Regulatory Clarity Amidst IPO Process
Cravath represented Circle Internet Financial, LLC on SEC regulatory matters concerning the non‑applicability of securities laws to payment stablecoins, concurrent with Circle Internet Group Inc.’s initial public offering.
Deals & Cases
June 17, 2025
Galaxy Digital Inc.’s First SEC‑Registered Underwritten Offering of Class A Common Stock
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $683.6 million registered underwritten offering of Class A common stock of Galaxy Digital Inc., a global leader in digital assets and artificial intelligence infrastructure, delivering enduring solutions that accelerate the future digital economy. This was Galaxy Digital Inc.’s first underwritten public offering of its Class A common stock as a listed company on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The transaction closed on June 3, 2025.
Deals & Cases
July 09, 2024
Silvergate’s Settlement Agreements with the Federal Reserve, California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation and Securities and Exchange Commission
On July 1, 2024, Silvergate announced it has agreed to settlements with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve”), the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (“DFPI”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In a statement, Silvergate noted its decision to liquidate voluntarily and without government assistance in March 2023, and that, as of November 2023, all deposits had been repaid to banking customers, soon after which Silvergate ceased banking operations. The announced settlements, which facilitate the surrender of Silvergate’s bank charter, are part of the Bank’s continued orderly wind down and conclude investigations by the Federal Reserve, DFPI, and SEC. Cravath represented Silvergate in connection with the investigations, resulting settlements, and voluntary liquidation.
Deals & Cases
April 04, 2024
Disney’s Successful Proxy Contest Against Trian and Blackwells
On April 3, 2024, The Walt Disney Company (“Disney”) announced that, based on the tabulation of its proxy solicitor, it appears that Disney’s full slate of 12 directors has been elected by a substantial margin over the nominees of Trian and Blackwells at Disney’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Cravath is representing Disney in connection with this matter.
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
June 06, 2025
Scott Bennett, Nick Dorsey, Virginia Anderson and Ellen Park Co‑Author U.S. Chapter of 2025 Chambers Venture Capital Guide
Cravath partners D. Scott Bennett and Nicholas A. Dorsey and of counsels Virginia M. Anderson and Ellen H. Park co‑authored the U.S. Law and Practice chapter of the Chambers Venture Capital Guide, which was published in May 2025. The guide, which is part of the publisher’s Global Practice Guides series, provides the latest legal information on trends in the venture capital market; fund structures, economics and regulation; investments in VC companies; government subsidies and tax; employee incentivization and exits in the 26 jurisdictions covered. The U.S. Law and Practice chapter examines how the artificial intelligence sector drove momentum in the venture capital market throughout the past year; the continued prevalence of “down round” raises, bridge financing solutions and alternative financing solutions for companies that have faced financing challenges; typical venture capital fund structure in the United States and more.
Activities
March 25, 2025
Ellen Park Moderates Session at INTA’s 2025 “New York Workshop: Integrating Intellectual Property, Finance and Valuation”
On March 19, 2025, Cravath of counsel Ellen H. Park participated in the International Trademark Association (INTA)’s “New York Workshop: Integrating Intellectual Property, Finance and Valuation.” The event convened professionals in finance, law, technology, business and other related industries to discuss global trends in IP valuation and how to grow and manage intangible assets. Ellen moderated a session entitled “The 2025 Macroeconomic Outlook for Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Markets,” which reviewed key economic indicators and their anticipated impact on the M&A landscape, as well as guidance for IP professionals involved in M&A or capital markets on how to effectively navigate the dynamic economic environment.
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.
Firm News
November 14, 2024
Cravath Announces New Of Counsels
Cravath named Saagar Kaul, April Michelle Kent, Dean M. Nickles, Nathan Noh, Ellen H. Park and Patrick S. Taylor of counsels of the Firm, effective January 1, 2025.
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