Four Decades for Justice
Ryan J. Patrone focuses his practice on representing issuers and investment banking firms in capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings and other primary and secondary equity offerings, as well as investment grade and high‑yield debt offerings. He also has significant experience representing clients in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, shareholder activism defense and general corporate matters.
Notable work highlights include:
Mr. Patrone is an author on a range of legal topics impacting capital markets and finance, having contributed to publications such as Chambers’ Acquisition Finance Guide.
Mr. Patrone has been named to the Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation list.
Mr. Patrone is from Fort Myers, Florida. He received a B.S. summa cum laude from the University of Florida in 2012 and a J.D. magna cum laude from the New York University School of Law in 2015, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif.
Mr. Patrone joined Cravath in 2015 and was elected a partner in 2022.
Notable work highlights include:
Mr. Patrone is an author on a range of legal topics impacting capital markets and finance, having contributed to publications such as Chambers’ Acquisition Finance Guide.
Mr. Patrone has been named to the Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation list.
Mr. Patrone is from Fort Myers, Florida. He received a B.S. summa cum laude from the University of Florida in 2012 and a J.D. magna cum laude from the New York University School of Law in 2015, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif.
Mr. Patrone joined Cravath in 2015 and was elected a partner in 2022.
Lawdragon
Deals & Cases
March 27, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $2.25 billion registered notes offering of L3Harris Technologies, Inc., a defense technology company that provides mission‑critical solutions for government and commercial customers worldwide. The transaction closed on March 13, 2024.
Deals & Cases
March 25, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $500 million registered senior notes offering of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, one of the world's largest providers of value‑added, technology‑based equipment, systems and services for the global passenger transit and freight rail industries. The transaction closed on March 11, 2024.
Deals & Cases
March 13, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1.5 billion registered senior notes offering of Phillips 66 Company, guaranteed by Phillips 66, an energy manufacturing and logistics company with midstream, chemicals, refining, marketing and specialties businesses. The transaction closed on February 28, 2024.
Deals & Cases
February 22, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $500 million registered senior notes offering of Cencora, Inc., a leading global pharmaceutical solutions organization centered on improving the lives of people and animals around the world. The transaction closed on February 7, 2024.
Deals & Cases
August 28, 2023
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1.5 billion registered senior notes offering of Ingersoll Rand Inc., a global market leader with a broad range of innovative and mission‑critical air, fluid, energy and medical technologies. The transaction closed on August 14, 2023.
Activities & Publications
March 18, 2024
On March 14, 2024, Cravath hosted its 2024 Web3 Regulatory Forum at its offices in New York. The event brought together lawyers from the Firm, market participants, executives, investors and others for presentations by practitioners, current and former regulators, and interactive roundtables examining the most significant regulatory developments in the digital assets and Web3 space.
Activities & Publications
November 16, 2023
Cravath partners David J. Kappos, D. Scott Bennett, Michael E. Mariani, Sasha Rosenthal‑Larrea, Arvind Ravichandran and Ryan J. Patrone co‑authored a chapter on the current state of laws and regulations applicable to blockchain in the U.S. for The Legal 500’s “Blockchain Country Comparative Guide,” which was published in November 2023. The chapter discussed the market sectors in which blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies are being adopted and reviewed recent regulatory guidance and enforcement actions in the space.
Activities & Publications
June 23, 2023
Cravath partner Nicholas A. Dorsey served as the co‑editor of the 2023 edition of the Chambers Acquisition Finance Guide, which is part of the publisher’s Global Practice Guide series. Nick also co‑authored, along with Cravath partners Ryan J. Patrone and Kelly M. Smercina and European Counsel Margaret R. M. Rallings, the U.S. chapter of the guide.
Firm News
November 16, 2022
Cravath has elected eight new partners. They are:
Ryan J. Patrone focuses his practice on representing issuers and investment banking firms in capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings and other primary and secondary equity offerings, as well as investment grade and high‑yield debt offerings. He also has significant experience representing clients in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, shareholder activism defense and general corporate matters.
Notable work highlights include:
Mr. Patrone is an author on a range of legal topics impacting capital markets and finance, having contributed to publications such as Chambers’ Acquisition Finance Guide.
Mr. Patrone has been named to the Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation list.
Mr. Patrone is from Fort Myers, Florida. He received a B.S. summa cum laude from the University of Florida in 2012 and a J.D. magna cum laude from the New York University School of Law in 2015, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif.
Mr. Patrone joined Cravath in 2015 and was elected a partner in 2022.
Notable work highlights include:
Mr. Patrone is an author on a range of legal topics impacting capital markets and finance, having contributed to publications such as Chambers’ Acquisition Finance Guide.
Mr. Patrone has been named to the Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation list.
Mr. Patrone is from Fort Myers, Florida. He received a B.S. summa cum laude from the University of Florida in 2012 and a J.D. magna cum laude from the New York University School of Law in 2015, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif.
Mr. Patrone joined Cravath in 2015 and was elected a partner in 2022.
Lawdragon
Deals & Cases
March 27, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $2.25 billion registered notes offering of L3Harris Technologies, Inc., a defense technology company that provides mission‑critical solutions for government and commercial customers worldwide. The transaction closed on March 13, 2024.
Deals & Cases
March 25, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $500 million registered senior notes offering of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, one of the world's largest providers of value‑added, technology‑based equipment, systems and services for the global passenger transit and freight rail industries. The transaction closed on March 11, 2024.
Deals & Cases
March 13, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1.5 billion registered senior notes offering of Phillips 66 Company, guaranteed by Phillips 66, an energy manufacturing and logistics company with midstream, chemicals, refining, marketing and specialties businesses. The transaction closed on February 28, 2024.
Deals & Cases
February 22, 2024
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $500 million registered senior notes offering of Cencora, Inc., a leading global pharmaceutical solutions organization centered on improving the lives of people and animals around the world. The transaction closed on February 7, 2024.
Deals & Cases
August 28, 2023
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1.5 billion registered senior notes offering of Ingersoll Rand Inc., a global market leader with a broad range of innovative and mission‑critical air, fluid, energy and medical technologies. The transaction closed on August 14, 2023.
Activities & Publications
March 18, 2024
On March 14, 2024, Cravath hosted its 2024 Web3 Regulatory Forum at its offices in New York. The event brought together lawyers from the Firm, market participants, executives, investors and others for presentations by practitioners, current and former regulators, and interactive roundtables examining the most significant regulatory developments in the digital assets and Web3 space.
Activities & Publications
November 16, 2023
Cravath partners David J. Kappos, D. Scott Bennett, Michael E. Mariani, Sasha Rosenthal‑Larrea, Arvind Ravichandran and Ryan J. Patrone co‑authored a chapter on the current state of laws and regulations applicable to blockchain in the U.S. for The Legal 500’s “Blockchain Country Comparative Guide,” which was published in November 2023. The chapter discussed the market sectors in which blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies are being adopted and reviewed recent regulatory guidance and enforcement actions in the space.
Activities & Publications
June 23, 2023
Cravath partner Nicholas A. Dorsey served as the co‑editor of the 2023 edition of the Chambers Acquisition Finance Guide, which is part of the publisher’s Global Practice Guide series. Nick also co‑authored, along with Cravath partners Ryan J. Patrone and Kelly M. Smercina and European Counsel Margaret R. M. Rallings, the U.S. chapter of the guide.
Firm News
November 16, 2022
Cravath has elected eight new partners. They are:
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