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Rebecca J.
Schindel

Partner, Litigation

rschindel@cravath.com
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Rebecca J. Schindel focuses her practice on complex litigation, particularly in the areas of antitrust, securities and general commercial disputes. She has represented a variety of clients, including American Express, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and several member plans, First Solar and Merck.

Ms. Schindel’s representative matters include:

  • Representing American Express (“Amex”) in an antitrust class action lawsuit in New York federal court brought by merchants alleging that Amex and numerous other credit and charge card issuers conspired to shift certain costs of fraudulent charges from the card issuers to merchants by the implementation of standards replacing swipe cards with chip cards.
  • Representing Amex in class action litigation brought in New York federal court by classes of debit card and non‑reward credit card users in multiple states alleging that Amex’s “anti‑steering” rules inflated prices paid for goods and services sold by merchants across the country.
  • Representing Amex in a putative class action brought on behalf of more than 5,000 merchants in Rhode Island federal court challenging Amex’s anti‑steering rules as anticompetitive, and in arbitrating more than 1,200 similar claims brought by merchants in separate JAMS and AAA arbitrations.  
  • Representing the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (“BCBSA”) and several member plans in consolidated multidistrict antitrust class action litigation—one of the largest class actions in the country—alleging that the Association and its members have used the Association’s agreements to fix prices and limit competition. Ms. Schindel also represents BCBSA and various member plans in related opt‑out litigation across the country brought by large self‑funded subscribers and providers.  
  • Represented Florida Blue in winning the dismissal of antitrust litigation filed by competitor Oscar Insurance alleging that Florida Blue’s exclusive agency relationships violated the Sherman Act.
  • Represented First Solar in a securities class action in Arizona federal court alleging that First Solar and several of its officers and executives concealed manufacturing issues with its solar modules and committed accounting violations, which settled on favorable terms the night before jury selection.  

Ms. Schindel is from Pound Ridge, New York. She received a B.A. with honors in Public Policy from Stanford University in 2010 and a J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2016. At Harvard, she was a senior article editor of the Law & Policy Review, a line editor of the International Law Journal, a teaching assistant for Legal Research and Writing and a research assistant to Climenko Fellow Maggie Gardner.

Ms. Schindel joined Cravath in 2016. After serving as a law clerk to Hon. Katherine B. Forrest of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and to Hon. Karen Nelson Moore of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, she rejoined Cravath in 2018 and was elected a partner in 2025.

Ms. Schindel’s representative matters include:

  • Representing American Express (“Amex”) in an antitrust class action lawsuit in New York federal court brought by merchants alleging that Amex and numerous other credit and charge card issuers conspired to shift certain costs of fraudulent charges from the card issuers to merchants by the implementation of standards replacing swipe cards with chip cards.
  • Representing Amex in class action litigation brought in New York federal court by classes of debit card and non‑reward credit card users in multiple states alleging that Amex’s “anti‑steering” rules inflated prices paid for goods and services sold by merchants across the country.
  • Representing Amex in a putative class action brought on behalf of more than 5,000 merchants in Rhode Island federal court challenging Amex’s anti‑steering rules as anticompetitive, and in arbitrating more than 1,200 similar claims brought by merchants in separate JAMS and AAA arbitrations.  
  • Representing the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (“BCBSA”) and several member plans in consolidated multidistrict antitrust class action litigation—one of the largest class actions in the country—alleging that the Association and its members have used the Association’s agreements to fix prices and limit competition. Ms. Schindel also represents BCBSA and various member plans in related opt‑out litigation across the country brought by large self‑funded subscribers and providers.  
  • Represented Florida Blue in winning the dismissal of antitrust litigation filed by competitor Oscar Insurance alleging that Florida Blue’s exclusive agency relationships violated the Sherman Act.
  • Represented First Solar in a securities class action in Arizona federal court alleging that First Solar and several of its officers and executives concealed manufacturing issues with its solar modules and committed accounting violations, which settled on favorable terms the night before jury selection.  

Ms. Schindel is from Pound Ridge, New York. She received a B.A. with honors in Public Policy from Stanford University in 2010 and a J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2016. At Harvard, she was a senior article editor of the Law & Policy Review, a line editor of the International Law Journal, a teaching assistant for Legal Research and Writing and a research assistant to Climenko Fellow Maggie Gardner.

Ms. Schindel joined Cravath in 2016. After serving as a law clerk to Hon. Katherine B. Forrest of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and to Hon. Karen Nelson Moore of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, she rejoined Cravath in 2018 and was elected a partner in 2025.

Education

  • J.D., 2016, Harvard Law School
    magna cum laude
  • B.A., 2010, Stanford University

Clerkships

  • Hon. Katherine B. Forrest, U.S.D.C. for the Southern District of New York
  • Hon. Karen Nelson Moore, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Admitted In

  • New York

Firm News

June 20, 2025

Cravath Announces New Partners and Of Counsels

Cravath has elected the following new partners, who will become members of the Firm on July 1, 2025:

Activities

November 06, 2023

The Legal Aid Society Honors Cravath Lawyers with 2023 Pro Bono Publico Award

On October 30, 2023, The Legal Aid Society honored Cravath partners Antony L. Ryan, Lauren M. Rosenberg and Brittany L. Sukiennik, of counsel Rebecca J. Schindel and associates Chizoba D. Ukairo and Frances C. McDonald as 2023 Pro Bono Publico Award recipients for outstanding service to the organization and their clients. Each year, Legal Aid recognizes the work of volunteer lawyers, law firms, corporations and other professionals who volunteer their time and talent to provide exceptional legal services to low‑income New Yorkers. Antony, Lauren, Brittany, Rebecca, Chizoba and Frances received the 2023 award in recognition of their work for pro bono clients, including Tania Rodas, as part of Cravath’s Incarcerated Survivors Initiative.

Publications

June 28, 2023

Ben Gruenstein and Rebecca Schindel Author Article for the Bulletin of The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators

Cravath partner Benjamin Gruenstein and of counsel Rebecca J. Schindel authored an article for the inaugural issue of the Bulletin of The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators, which published in June 2023.

Rebecca J. Schindel focuses her practice on complex litigation, particularly in the areas of antitrust, securities and general commercial disputes. She has represented a variety of clients, including American Express, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and several member plans, First Solar and Merck.

Ms. Schindel’s representative matters include:

  • Representing American Express (“Amex”) in an antitrust class action lawsuit in New York federal court brought by merchants alleging that Amex and numerous other credit and charge card issuers conspired to shift certain costs of fraudulent charges from the card issuers to merchants by the implementation of standards replacing swipe cards with chip cards.
  • Representing Amex in class action litigation brought in New York federal court by classes of debit card and non‑reward credit card users in multiple states alleging that Amex’s “anti‑steering” rules inflated prices paid for goods and services sold by merchants across the country.
  • Representing Amex in a putative class action brought on behalf of more than 5,000 merchants in Rhode Island federal court challenging Amex’s anti‑steering rules as anticompetitive, and in arbitrating more than 1,200 similar claims brought by merchants in separate JAMS and AAA arbitrations.  
  • Representing the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (“BCBSA”) and several member plans in consolidated multidistrict antitrust class action litigation—one of the largest class actions in the country—alleging that the Association and its members have used the Association’s agreements to fix prices and limit competition. Ms. Schindel also represents BCBSA and various member plans in related opt‑out litigation across the country brought by large self‑funded subscribers and providers.  
  • Represented Florida Blue in winning the dismissal of antitrust litigation filed by competitor Oscar Insurance alleging that Florida Blue’s exclusive agency relationships violated the Sherman Act.
  • Represented First Solar in a securities class action in Arizona federal court alleging that First Solar and several of its officers and executives concealed manufacturing issues with its solar modules and committed accounting violations, which settled on favorable terms the night before jury selection.  

Ms. Schindel is from Pound Ridge, New York. She received a B.A. with honors in Public Policy from Stanford University in 2010 and a J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2016. At Harvard, she was a senior article editor of the Law & Policy Review, a line editor of the International Law Journal, a teaching assistant for Legal Research and Writing and a research assistant to Climenko Fellow Maggie Gardner.

Ms. Schindel joined Cravath in 2016. After serving as a law clerk to Hon. Katherine B. Forrest of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and to Hon. Karen Nelson Moore of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, she rejoined Cravath in 2018 and was elected a partner in 2025.

Ms. Schindel’s representative matters include:

  • Representing American Express (“Amex”) in an antitrust class action lawsuit in New York federal court brought by merchants alleging that Amex and numerous other credit and charge card issuers conspired to shift certain costs of fraudulent charges from the card issuers to merchants by the implementation of standards replacing swipe cards with chip cards.
  • Representing Amex in class action litigation brought in New York federal court by classes of debit card and non‑reward credit card users in multiple states alleging that Amex’s “anti‑steering” rules inflated prices paid for goods and services sold by merchants across the country.
  • Representing Amex in a putative class action brought on behalf of more than 5,000 merchants in Rhode Island federal court challenging Amex’s anti‑steering rules as anticompetitive, and in arbitrating more than 1,200 similar claims brought by merchants in separate JAMS and AAA arbitrations.  
  • Representing the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (“BCBSA”) and several member plans in consolidated multidistrict antitrust class action litigation—one of the largest class actions in the country—alleging that the Association and its members have used the Association’s agreements to fix prices and limit competition. Ms. Schindel also represents BCBSA and various member plans in related opt‑out litigation across the country brought by large self‑funded subscribers and providers.  
  • Represented Florida Blue in winning the dismissal of antitrust litigation filed by competitor Oscar Insurance alleging that Florida Blue’s exclusive agency relationships violated the Sherman Act.
  • Represented First Solar in a securities class action in Arizona federal court alleging that First Solar and several of its officers and executives concealed manufacturing issues with its solar modules and committed accounting violations, which settled on favorable terms the night before jury selection.  

Ms. Schindel is from Pound Ridge, New York. She received a B.A. with honors in Public Policy from Stanford University in 2010 and a J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2016. At Harvard, she was a senior article editor of the Law & Policy Review, a line editor of the International Law Journal, a teaching assistant for Legal Research and Writing and a research assistant to Climenko Fellow Maggie Gardner.

Ms. Schindel joined Cravath in 2016. After serving as a law clerk to Hon. Katherine B. Forrest of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and to Hon. Karen Nelson Moore of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, she rejoined Cravath in 2018 and was elected a partner in 2025.

Education

  • J.D., 2016, Harvard Law School
    magna cum laude
  • B.A., 2010, Stanford University

Clerkships

  • Hon. Katherine B. Forrest, U.S.D.C. for the Southern District of New York
  • Hon. Karen Nelson Moore, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Admitted In

  • New York

Firm News

June 20, 2025

Cravath Announces New Partners and Of Counsels

Cravath has elected the following new partners, who will become members of the Firm on July 1, 2025:

Activities

November 06, 2023

The Legal Aid Society Honors Cravath Lawyers with 2023 Pro Bono Publico Award

On October 30, 2023, The Legal Aid Society honored Cravath partners Antony L. Ryan, Lauren M. Rosenberg and Brittany L. Sukiennik, of counsel Rebecca J. Schindel and associates Chizoba D. Ukairo and Frances C. McDonald as 2023 Pro Bono Publico Award recipients for outstanding service to the organization and their clients. Each year, Legal Aid recognizes the work of volunteer lawyers, law firms, corporations and other professionals who volunteer their time and talent to provide exceptional legal services to low‑income New Yorkers. Antony, Lauren, Brittany, Rebecca, Chizoba and Frances received the 2023 award in recognition of their work for pro bono clients, including Tania Rodas, as part of Cravath’s Incarcerated Survivors Initiative.

Publications

June 28, 2023

Ben Gruenstein and Rebecca Schindel Author Article for the Bulletin of The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators

Cravath partner Benjamin Gruenstein and of counsel Rebecca J. Schindel authored an article for the inaugural issue of the Bulletin of The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators, which published in June 2023.

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