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Noah Joshua
Phillips
Partner, Litigation
Noah Joshua Phillips is Co-Chair of the Antitrust Practice and previously served as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). He advises clients on a range of antitrust issues, including mergers and acquisitions, business conduct and compliance, litigation and investigations, consumer protection, and cybersecurity and data privacy.
On the FTC, Mr. Phillips played an integral role in precedent setting enforcement actions and regulatory efforts concerning antitrust, consumer protection and privacy. He decided dozens of merger and other antitrust enforcement matters across the economy, including in the consumer product, defense, energy, entertainment, healthcare, technology, pharmaceutical and retail industries. Mr. Phillips’s written antitrust opinions were consistently upheld by federal appellate courts.
On the antitrust advisory front, Mr. Phillips has recently represented:
- Wiz in its pending $32 billion acquisition by Google, the largest-ever deal for a venture capital‑backed startup, per Bloomberg, and the largest‑ever cybersecurity M&A transaction;
- Frontier Communications in its pending $20 billion acquisition by Verizon Communications;
- Occidental Petroleum in the pending $9.7 billion sale of OxyChem to Berkshire Hathaway;
- The Aquarion Water Authority in its pending $2.4 billion acquisition of Aquarion Water Company from Eversource Energy;
- Illumina in its pending acquisition of SomaLogic;
- Disney in its pending combination of its Hulu + Live TV business with Fubo, and in ESPN’s strategic alliance with PENN Entertainment to launch ESPN BET;
- The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Paramount in the $28 billion merger with Skydance;
- HCSC in its $3.3 billion acquisition of Cigna’s Medicare businesses and CareAllies;
- Star Bulk Carriers in its $2.1 billion combination with Eagle Bulk Shipping;
- The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of EchoStar in the $26 billion combination with DISH Network; and
- Route Mobile and its founding shareholders in the ₹59.22 billion sale of a majority stake in Route Mobile to Proximus Group.
On the litigation front, Mr. Phillips is representing Fitness International in litigation brought by the FTC in California federal court, challenging the company’s cancellation procedures for fitness services under the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act and the FTC Act. He has also represented Tesla in consolidated putative class action antitrust litigation alleging it monopolized access to parts and services needed to repair its vehicles.
Clients describe Mr. Phillips as an “amazing strategic adviser” who is “very practical and knowledgeable,” earning him recognition from Chambers USA, The Legal 500 US and The Best Lawyers in America for his work in both antitrust litigation and antitrust merger control. He has also been named a “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation and Lawdragon has included him in several of its lists, including “500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers,” “500 Leading Litigators in America” and “500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers.”
Mr. Phillips speaks and writes frequently on a range of topics, including antitrust, consumer protection, and privacy issues, as well as the evolving artificial intelligence landscape and the various risks that might be addressed through enforcement and regulation. In addition, in his role as an FTC Commissioner, he frequently testified before Congress and represented the FTC before international bodies, including the G7, the Competition Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners.
Prior to the FTC, Mr. Phillips served as Chief Counsel to U.S. Senator John Cornyn of Texas, on the Senate Judiciary Committee. He advised Senator Cornyn on a variety of legal and policy issues, as well as judicial nominations.
Mr. Phillips received an A.B. magna cum laude from Dartmouth College in 2000, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. from Stanford Law School in 2005. He began his career at a New York-based investment bank. After law school, Mr. Phillips clerked for Hon. Edward C. Prado of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and joined Cravath’s Litigation Department in 2006. He left the Firm in 2010, and he rejoined Cravath as a partner in December 2022.
On the FTC, Mr. Phillips played an integral role in precedent setting enforcement actions and regulatory efforts concerning antitrust, consumer protection and privacy. He decided dozens of merger and other antitrust enforcement matters across the economy, including in the consumer product, defense, energy, entertainment, healthcare, technology, pharmaceutical and retail industries. Mr. Phillips’s written antitrust opinions were consistently upheld by federal appellate courts.
On the antitrust advisory front, Mr. Phillips has recently represented:
- Wiz in its pending $32 billion acquisition by Google, the largest-ever deal for a venture capital‑backed startup, per Bloomberg, and the largest‑ever cybersecurity M&A transaction;
- Frontier Communications in its pending $20 billion acquisition by Verizon Communications;
- Occidental Petroleum in the pending $9.7 billion sale of OxyChem to Berkshire Hathaway;
- The Aquarion Water Authority in its pending $2.4 billion acquisition of Aquarion Water Company from Eversource Energy;
- Illumina in its pending acquisition of SomaLogic;
- Disney in its pending combination of its Hulu + Live TV business with Fubo, and in ESPN’s strategic alliance with PENN Entertainment to launch ESPN BET;
- The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Paramount in the $28 billion merger with Skydance;
- HCSC in its $3.3 billion acquisition of Cigna’s Medicare businesses and CareAllies;
- Star Bulk Carriers in its $2.1 billion combination with Eagle Bulk Shipping;
- The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of EchoStar in the $26 billion combination with DISH Network; and
- Route Mobile and its founding shareholders in the ₹59.22 billion sale of a majority stake in Route Mobile to Proximus Group.
On the litigation front, Mr. Phillips is representing Fitness International in litigation brought by the FTC in California federal court, challenging the company’s cancellation procedures for fitness services under the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act and the FTC Act. He has also represented Tesla in consolidated putative class action antitrust litigation alleging it monopolized access to parts and services needed to repair its vehicles.
Clients describe Mr. Phillips as an “amazing strategic adviser” who is “very practical and knowledgeable,” earning him recognition from Chambers USA, The Legal 500 US and The Best Lawyers in America for his work in both antitrust litigation and antitrust merger control. He has also been named a “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation and Lawdragon has included him in several of its lists, including “500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers,” “500 Leading Litigators in America” and “500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers.”
Mr. Phillips speaks and writes frequently on a range of topics, including antitrust, consumer protection, and privacy issues, as well as the evolving artificial intelligence landscape and the various risks that might be addressed through enforcement and regulation. In addition, in his role as an FTC Commissioner, he frequently testified before Congress and represented the FTC before international bodies, including the G7, the Competition Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners.
Prior to the FTC, Mr. Phillips served as Chief Counsel to U.S. Senator John Cornyn of Texas, on the Senate Judiciary Committee. He advised Senator Cornyn on a variety of legal and policy issues, as well as judicial nominations.
Mr. Phillips received an A.B. magna cum laude from Dartmouth College in 2000, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. from Stanford Law School in 2005. He began his career at a New York-based investment bank. After law school, Mr. Phillips clerked for Hon. Edward C. Prado of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and joined Cravath’s Litigation Department in 2006. He left the Firm in 2010, and he rejoined Cravath as a partner in December 2022.
Education
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J.D., 2005, Stanford Law SchoolWinner, 2005 Marion Rice Kirkwood Moot Court
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A.B., 2000, Dartmouth CollegePhi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude
Clerkships
- Hon. Edward C. Prado, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Admitted In
- New York
- District of Columbia
Rankings
Benchmark Litigation
- Litigation Star – New York (2025, 2024)
Best Lawyers in America
- Antitrust Law (2026, 2025, 2024)
Chambers USA
- Antitrust - District of Columbia (2025)
Lawdragon
- 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers (2025)
- 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2025, 2024)
- 500 Leading Litigators in America (2026, 2025, 2024)
- 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers (2025, 2024)
The Legal 500 US
- Antitrust (2025, 2024, 2023)
Deals & Cases
October 02, 2025
Occidental’s $9.7 Billion Sale of OxyChem to Berkshire Hathaway
On October 2, 2025, Occidental, an international energy company, and Berkshire Hathaway announced a definitive agreement for Berkshire Hathaway to acquire Occidental’s chemical business, OxyChem, in an all‑cash transaction for $9.7 billion, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. Cravath is representing Occidental in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
August 07, 2025
Paramount Global Completes Merger with Skydance
On August 7, 2025, Paramount Global and Skydance Media (“Skydance”) announced the completion of their merger, creating a standalone global media and entertainment company, Paramount, a Skydance Corporation (“Paramount”). Paramount Class B shares will begin trading today on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under “PSKY.” Cravath represented the Paramount Special Committee in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
June 23, 2025
Illumina’s Acquisition of SomaLogic
On June 23, 2025, Illumina, Inc. (“Illumina”) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Standard BioTools under which Illumina will acquire SomaLogic, a leader in data‑driven proteomics technology, and other specified assets for $350 million in cash payable at closing, subject to customary adjustments, plus up to $75 million in near-term performance‑based milestones and performance‑based royalties. Cravath is representing Illumina in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
March 18, 2025
Wiz’s $32 Billion Acquisition by Google
On March 18, 2025, Wiz, Inc. (“Wiz”), a leading cloud security platform headquartered in New York, and Google LLC (“Google”) announced they have signed a definitive agreement for Google to acquire Wiz for $32 billion, subject to closing adjustments, in an all‑cash transaction. Once closed, Wiz will join Google Cloud. Cravath is representing Wiz as regulatory counsel in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
January 27, 2025
The Aquarion Water Authority’s $2.4 Billion Acquisition of Aquarion Water Company from Eversource Energy
On January 27, 2025, the Aquarion Water Authority, a quasi-public corporation and political subdivision of the State of Connecticut and a standalone, newly created water authority alongside the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aquarion Water Company from Eversource Energy, an energy provider which transmits and delivers electricity and natural gas and supplies water to approximately 4.4 million customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Subject to certain closing adjustments, the aggregate enterprise value of the sale is approximately $2.4 billion, which includes approximately $1.6 billion in cash and $800 million of net debt that will be extinguished at closing. Cravath is representing the Aquarion Water Authority in connection with the transaction.
Activities
September 26, 2025
Noah Phillips Interviews Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition in Keynote Q&A Session at the Fordham Competition Law Institute’s 52nd Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy
On September 19, 2025, Cravath partner Noah Joshua Phillips participated in Fordham Competition Law Institute’s 52nd Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy and Antitrust Economics Workshop, held in New York. The conference convened leading figures in the industry to discuss recent developments in competition law and policy. Noah interviewed Daniel Guarnera, Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, in a keynote Q&A session during the event.
Publications
September 22, 2025
Cravath Data Privacy and Security Review: H1 2025
On September 18, 2025, Cravath published the fifth edition of its Cravath Data Privacy and Security Review newsletter. The Review provides an overview of recent 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 first six months of 2025. It first presents an update on emerging and existing privacy and security legislation at the federal level, including amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, then highlights notable legislative developments at the state level across the country. This edition also explores the heightened focus on cybersecurity- and privacy‑related enforcement at federal agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice, and provides global enforcement updates from the European Union and China.
Activities
May 02, 2025
Cravath Partners Named to Lawdragon’s 2025 List of Leading Global Cyber Lawyers
On May 2, 2025, Cravath partners David J. Kappos, John D. Buretta, Noah Joshua Phillips, Sasha Rosenthal‑Larrea, Evan Norris, Michael L. Arnold and Kimberley S. Drexler were named to Lawdragon’s list of “500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers” in recognition of their work advising clients on incident response and preparation, corporate governance and disclosure matters, investigations and regulatory enforcement, and transactional and competition matters related to data privacy and cybersecurity. The list recognizes “world leaders in privacy, data, security, incident response, and the deals and lawsuits that revolve around all things Cyber.”
Activities
April 21, 2025
Three Cravath Partners Featured in Vault’s 2025 Guide to Legal Practice Areas
Cravath partners C. Daniel Haaren, Bethany A. Pfalzgraf and Noah Joshua Phillips were featured in the 2025 edition of “Practice Perspectives: Vault’s Guide to Legal Practice Areas,” which highlights the experiences of practicing lawyers in more than 20 different areas of the law and is published annually.
Activities
March 28, 2025
Dave Kappos, Noah Phillips and Nick Dorsey Speak at Cornell Tech’s Board of Directors Forum
Cravath partners David J. Kappos, Noah Joshua Phillips and Nicholas A. Dorsey participated in Cornell Tech’s Board of Directors Forum, which was held from March 26‑27, 2025 in New York. The forum, designed for board members and senior leaders, convened business and legal practitioners, Cornell faculty, former senior government regulators and directors of private and public companies to discuss how corporate boards can stay ahead of developing technologies, regulatory trends and geopolitical shifts.
Noah Joshua Phillips is Co-Chair of the Antitrust Practice and previously served as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). He advises clients on a range of antitrust issues, including mergers and acquisitions, business conduct and compliance, litigation and investigations, consumer protection, and cybersecurity and data privacy.
On the FTC, Mr. Phillips played an integral role in precedent setting enforcement actions and regulatory efforts concerning antitrust, consumer protection and privacy. He decided dozens of merger and other antitrust enforcement matters across the economy, including in the consumer product, defense, energy, entertainment, healthcare, technology, pharmaceutical and retail industries. Mr. Phillips’s written antitrust opinions were consistently upheld by federal appellate courts.
On the antitrust advisory front, Mr. Phillips has recently represented:
- Wiz in its pending $32 billion acquisition by Google, the largest-ever deal for a venture capital‑backed startup, per Bloomberg, and the largest‑ever cybersecurity M&A transaction;
- Frontier Communications in its pending $20 billion acquisition by Verizon Communications;
- Occidental Petroleum in the pending $9.7 billion sale of OxyChem to Berkshire Hathaway;
- The Aquarion Water Authority in its pending $2.4 billion acquisition of Aquarion Water Company from Eversource Energy;
- Illumina in its pending acquisition of SomaLogic;
- Disney in its pending combination of its Hulu + Live TV business with Fubo, and in ESPN’s strategic alliance with PENN Entertainment to launch ESPN BET;
- The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Paramount in the $28 billion merger with Skydance;
- HCSC in its $3.3 billion acquisition of Cigna’s Medicare businesses and CareAllies;
- Star Bulk Carriers in its $2.1 billion combination with Eagle Bulk Shipping;
- The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of EchoStar in the $26 billion combination with DISH Network; and
- Route Mobile and its founding shareholders in the ₹59.22 billion sale of a majority stake in Route Mobile to Proximus Group.
On the litigation front, Mr. Phillips is representing Fitness International in litigation brought by the FTC in California federal court, challenging the company’s cancellation procedures for fitness services under the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act and the FTC Act. He has also represented Tesla in consolidated putative class action antitrust litigation alleging it monopolized access to parts and services needed to repair its vehicles.
Clients describe Mr. Phillips as an “amazing strategic adviser” who is “very practical and knowledgeable,” earning him recognition from Chambers USA, The Legal 500 US and The Best Lawyers in America for his work in both antitrust litigation and antitrust merger control. He has also been named a “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation and Lawdragon has included him in several of its lists, including “500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers,” “500 Leading Litigators in America” and “500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers.”
Mr. Phillips speaks and writes frequently on a range of topics, including antitrust, consumer protection, and privacy issues, as well as the evolving artificial intelligence landscape and the various risks that might be addressed through enforcement and regulation. In addition, in his role as an FTC Commissioner, he frequently testified before Congress and represented the FTC before international bodies, including the G7, the Competition Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners.
Prior to the FTC, Mr. Phillips served as Chief Counsel to U.S. Senator John Cornyn of Texas, on the Senate Judiciary Committee. He advised Senator Cornyn on a variety of legal and policy issues, as well as judicial nominations.
Mr. Phillips received an A.B. magna cum laude from Dartmouth College in 2000, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. from Stanford Law School in 2005. He began his career at a New York-based investment bank. After law school, Mr. Phillips clerked for Hon. Edward C. Prado of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and joined Cravath’s Litigation Department in 2006. He left the Firm in 2010, and he rejoined Cravath as a partner in December 2022.
On the FTC, Mr. Phillips played an integral role in precedent setting enforcement actions and regulatory efforts concerning antitrust, consumer protection and privacy. He decided dozens of merger and other antitrust enforcement matters across the economy, including in the consumer product, defense, energy, entertainment, healthcare, technology, pharmaceutical and retail industries. Mr. Phillips’s written antitrust opinions were consistently upheld by federal appellate courts.
On the antitrust advisory front, Mr. Phillips has recently represented:
- Wiz in its pending $32 billion acquisition by Google, the largest-ever deal for a venture capital‑backed startup, per Bloomberg, and the largest‑ever cybersecurity M&A transaction;
- Frontier Communications in its pending $20 billion acquisition by Verizon Communications;
- Occidental Petroleum in the pending $9.7 billion sale of OxyChem to Berkshire Hathaway;
- The Aquarion Water Authority in its pending $2.4 billion acquisition of Aquarion Water Company from Eversource Energy;
- Illumina in its pending acquisition of SomaLogic;
- Disney in its pending combination of its Hulu + Live TV business with Fubo, and in ESPN’s strategic alliance with PENN Entertainment to launch ESPN BET;
- The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Paramount in the $28 billion merger with Skydance;
- HCSC in its $3.3 billion acquisition of Cigna’s Medicare businesses and CareAllies;
- Star Bulk Carriers in its $2.1 billion combination with Eagle Bulk Shipping;
- The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of EchoStar in the $26 billion combination with DISH Network; and
- Route Mobile and its founding shareholders in the ₹59.22 billion sale of a majority stake in Route Mobile to Proximus Group.
On the litigation front, Mr. Phillips is representing Fitness International in litigation brought by the FTC in California federal court, challenging the company’s cancellation procedures for fitness services under the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act and the FTC Act. He has also represented Tesla in consolidated putative class action antitrust litigation alleging it monopolized access to parts and services needed to repair its vehicles.
Clients describe Mr. Phillips as an “amazing strategic adviser” who is “very practical and knowledgeable,” earning him recognition from Chambers USA, The Legal 500 US and The Best Lawyers in America for his work in both antitrust litigation and antitrust merger control. He has also been named a “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation and Lawdragon has included him in several of its lists, including “500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers,” “500 Leading Litigators in America” and “500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers.”
Mr. Phillips speaks and writes frequently on a range of topics, including antitrust, consumer protection, and privacy issues, as well as the evolving artificial intelligence landscape and the various risks that might be addressed through enforcement and regulation. In addition, in his role as an FTC Commissioner, he frequently testified before Congress and represented the FTC before international bodies, including the G7, the Competition Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners.
Prior to the FTC, Mr. Phillips served as Chief Counsel to U.S. Senator John Cornyn of Texas, on the Senate Judiciary Committee. He advised Senator Cornyn on a variety of legal and policy issues, as well as judicial nominations.
Mr. Phillips received an A.B. magna cum laude from Dartmouth College in 2000, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. from Stanford Law School in 2005. He began his career at a New York-based investment bank. After law school, Mr. Phillips clerked for Hon. Edward C. Prado of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and joined Cravath’s Litigation Department in 2006. He left the Firm in 2010, and he rejoined Cravath as a partner in December 2022.
Education
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J.D., 2005, Stanford Law SchoolWinner, 2005 Marion Rice Kirkwood Moot Court
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A.B., 2000, Dartmouth CollegePhi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude
Clerkships
- Hon. Edward C. Prado, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Admitted In
- New York
- District of Columbia
Rankings
Benchmark Litigation
- Litigation Star – New York (2025, 2024)
Best Lawyers in America
- Antitrust Law (2026, 2025, 2024)
Chambers USA
- Antitrust - District of Columbia (2025)
Lawdragon
- 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers (2025)
- 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2025, 2024)
- 500 Leading Litigators in America (2026, 2025, 2024)
- 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers (2025, 2024)
The Legal 500 US
- Antitrust (2025, 2024, 2023)
Deals & Cases
October 02, 2025
Occidental’s $9.7 Billion Sale of OxyChem to Berkshire Hathaway
On October 2, 2025, Occidental, an international energy company, and Berkshire Hathaway announced a definitive agreement for Berkshire Hathaway to acquire Occidental’s chemical business, OxyChem, in an all‑cash transaction for $9.7 billion, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. Cravath is representing Occidental in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
August 07, 2025
Paramount Global Completes Merger with Skydance
On August 7, 2025, Paramount Global and Skydance Media (“Skydance”) announced the completion of their merger, creating a standalone global media and entertainment company, Paramount, a Skydance Corporation (“Paramount”). Paramount Class B shares will begin trading today on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under “PSKY.” Cravath represented the Paramount Special Committee in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
June 23, 2025
Illumina’s Acquisition of SomaLogic
On June 23, 2025, Illumina, Inc. (“Illumina”) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Standard BioTools under which Illumina will acquire SomaLogic, a leader in data‑driven proteomics technology, and other specified assets for $350 million in cash payable at closing, subject to customary adjustments, plus up to $75 million in near-term performance‑based milestones and performance‑based royalties. Cravath is representing Illumina in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
March 18, 2025
Wiz’s $32 Billion Acquisition by Google
On March 18, 2025, Wiz, Inc. (“Wiz”), a leading cloud security platform headquartered in New York, and Google LLC (“Google”) announced they have signed a definitive agreement for Google to acquire Wiz for $32 billion, subject to closing adjustments, in an all‑cash transaction. Once closed, Wiz will join Google Cloud. Cravath is representing Wiz as regulatory counsel in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
January 27, 2025
The Aquarion Water Authority’s $2.4 Billion Acquisition of Aquarion Water Company from Eversource Energy
On January 27, 2025, the Aquarion Water Authority, a quasi-public corporation and political subdivision of the State of Connecticut and a standalone, newly created water authority alongside the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aquarion Water Company from Eversource Energy, an energy provider which transmits and delivers electricity and natural gas and supplies water to approximately 4.4 million customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Subject to certain closing adjustments, the aggregate enterprise value of the sale is approximately $2.4 billion, which includes approximately $1.6 billion in cash and $800 million of net debt that will be extinguished at closing. Cravath is representing the Aquarion Water Authority in connection with the transaction.
Activities
September 26, 2025
Noah Phillips Interviews Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition in Keynote Q&A Session at the Fordham Competition Law Institute’s 52nd Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy
On September 19, 2025, Cravath partner Noah Joshua Phillips participated in Fordham Competition Law Institute’s 52nd Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy and Antitrust Economics Workshop, held in New York. The conference convened leading figures in the industry to discuss recent developments in competition law and policy. Noah interviewed Daniel Guarnera, Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, in a keynote Q&A session during the event.
Publications
September 22, 2025
Cravath Data Privacy and Security Review: H1 2025
On September 18, 2025, Cravath published the fifth edition of its Cravath Data Privacy and Security Review newsletter. The Review provides an overview of recent 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 first six months of 2025. It first presents an update on emerging and existing privacy and security legislation at the federal level, including amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, then highlights notable legislative developments at the state level across the country. This edition also explores the heightened focus on cybersecurity- and privacy‑related enforcement at federal agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice, and provides global enforcement updates from the European Union and China.
Activities
May 02, 2025
Cravath Partners Named to Lawdragon’s 2025 List of Leading Global Cyber Lawyers
On May 2, 2025, Cravath partners David J. Kappos, John D. Buretta, Noah Joshua Phillips, Sasha Rosenthal‑Larrea, Evan Norris, Michael L. Arnold and Kimberley S. Drexler were named to Lawdragon’s list of “500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers” in recognition of their work advising clients on incident response and preparation, corporate governance and disclosure matters, investigations and regulatory enforcement, and transactional and competition matters related to data privacy and cybersecurity. The list recognizes “world leaders in privacy, data, security, incident response, and the deals and lawsuits that revolve around all things Cyber.”
Activities
April 21, 2025
Three Cravath Partners Featured in Vault’s 2025 Guide to Legal Practice Areas
Cravath partners C. Daniel Haaren, Bethany A. Pfalzgraf and Noah Joshua Phillips were featured in the 2025 edition of “Practice Perspectives: Vault’s Guide to Legal Practice Areas,” which highlights the experiences of practicing lawyers in more than 20 different areas of the law and is published annually.
Activities
March 28, 2025
Dave Kappos, Noah Phillips and Nick Dorsey Speak at Cornell Tech’s Board of Directors Forum
Cravath partners David J. Kappos, Noah Joshua Phillips and Nicholas A. Dorsey participated in Cornell Tech’s Board of Directors Forum, which was held from March 26‑27, 2025 in New York. The forum, designed for board members and senior leaders, convened business and legal practitioners, Cornell faculty, former senior government regulators and directors of private and public companies to discuss how corporate boards can stay ahead of developing technologies, regulatory trends and geopolitical shifts.
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