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Max R.
Shulman

Retired Partner, Litigation

mshulman@cravath.com
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Max R. Shulman retired from Cravath’s Litigation Department in 2010. Mr. Shulman had a broad practice that included representing clients in major securities fraud, antitrust, insurance coverage and M&A litigation.

Mr. Shulman was born in Winston‑Salem, North Carolina. He received an A.B. cum laude from Harvard University in 1967 and a J.D. cum laude from Columbia Law School in 1970, where he was both a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and a James Kent Scholar. After graduation, Mr. Shulman clerked for two years for Hon. Charles M. Metzner of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He joined Cravath in 1973 and became a partner in 1979.

Mr. Shulman was born in Winston‑Salem, North Carolina. He received an A.B. cum laude from Harvard University in 1967 and a J.D. cum laude from Columbia Law School in 1970, where he was both a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and a James Kent Scholar. After graduation, Mr. Shulman clerked for two years for Hon. Charles M. Metzner of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He joined Cravath in 1973 and became a partner in 1979.

Education

  • J.D., 1970, Columbia Law School
    Stone Scholar, Kent Scholar, cum laude
  • A.B., 1967, Harvard College
    cum laude

Clerkships

  • Hon. Charles M. Metzner, U.S.D.C. for the Southern District of New York

Max R. Shulman retired from Cravath’s Litigation Department in 2010. Mr. Shulman had a broad practice that included representing clients in major securities fraud, antitrust, insurance coverage and M&A litigation.

Mr. Shulman was born in Winston‑Salem, North Carolina. He received an A.B. cum laude from Harvard University in 1967 and a J.D. cum laude from Columbia Law School in 1970, where he was both a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and a James Kent Scholar. After graduation, Mr. Shulman clerked for two years for Hon. Charles M. Metzner of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He joined Cravath in 1973 and became a partner in 1979.

Mr. Shulman was born in Winston‑Salem, North Carolina. He received an A.B. cum laude from Harvard University in 1967 and a J.D. cum laude from Columbia Law School in 1970, where he was both a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and a James Kent Scholar. After graduation, Mr. Shulman clerked for two years for Hon. Charles M. Metzner of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He joined Cravath in 1973 and became a partner in 1979.

Education

  • J.D., 1970, Columbia Law School
    Stone Scholar, Kent Scholar, cum laude
  • A.B., 1967, Harvard College
    cum laude

Clerkships

  • Hon. Charles M. Metzner, U.S.D.C. for the Southern District of New York

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