Sasha
Rosenthal-Larrea
Partner, Corporate
Maya Rosenthal-Larrea (Sasha) focuses her practice on advising clients on the most significant intellectual property issues, including with respect to complex licensing and collaborations, patent and copyright licensing strategy, software and artificial intelligence. She also handles the intellectual property, data privacy and broader technology aspects of major corporate transactions. Additionally, she regularly advises public company clients with respect to governance, public disclosure and other corporate matters.
Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea’s clients have included ADT, Ahold Delhaize, Amazon, AmerisourceBergen, Aon, Bacardi, BAE Systems, BDT, Biogen, Brookfield, Centrica, Disney, IBM, Illumina, Johnson & Johnson, KION Group, Lindsay Goldberg, OMERS Private Equity, Oshkosh, Qualcomm, RELX, Robinhood, Unilever and Valvoline.
Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea represented Qualcomm in the commercial terms of its settlement of global litigation with Apple, including a global six‑year patent license agreement and a multiyear chipset supply agreement.
Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea has been repeatedly recognized for her corporate work. She was named to the 2023 list of “Notable Women in Law” by Crain’s New York Business and recognized as a “Rising Star” by Law360 in 2019 and by New York Law Journal in 2020. Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea has also been recognized by The Legal 500 US, IAM Patent 1000, IFLR1000, Lawdragon and The Legal 500 Latin America.
Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea was born in Washington, D.C. She received an A.B. from Brown University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School.
Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea joined Cravath in 2011 and was elected a partner in 2018. She worked in the Firm’s London office from 2014 to 2016 and is currently based in the Firm’s New York office.
Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea represented Qualcomm in the commercial terms of its settlement of global litigation with Apple, including a global six‑year patent license agreement and a multiyear chipset supply agreement.
Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea has been repeatedly recognized for her corporate work. She was named to the 2023 list of “Notable Women in Law” by Crain’s New York Business and recognized as a “Rising Star” by Law360 in 2019 and by New York Law Journal in 2020. Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea has also been recognized by The Legal 500 US, IAM Patent 1000, IFLR1000, Lawdragon and The Legal 500 Latin America.
Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea was born in Washington, D.C. She received an A.B. from Brown University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School.
Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea joined Cravath in 2011 and was elected a partner in 2018. She worked in the Firm’s London office from 2014 to 2016 and is currently based in the Firm’s New York office.
Education
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J.D., 2010, Columbia Law SchoolHarlan Fiske Stone Scholar
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A.B., 2007, Brown University
Admitted In
- New York
Professional Affiliations
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Rankings
Crain’s New York Business
- Notable Women in Law (2023)
Intellectual Asset Management
- IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners (2024, 2023)
IFLR1000 - US (2024-2021)
Law360
- Rising Star (2019)
Lawdragon
- 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers (2024)
The Legal 500 US
- Fintech (2024)
- Technology Transactions (2024)
The Legal 500 Latin America
- Latin America: International Firms (2021)
New York Law Journal
- Rising Star (2020)
Deals & Cases
March 17, 2025
PepsiCo’s $1.95 Billion Acquisition of poppi
On March 17, 2025, PepsiCo, Inc. (“PepsiCo”) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire poppi, a prebiotic soda brand, for $1.95 billion, including $300 million of anticipated cash tax benefits for a net purchase price of $1.65 billion. The transaction also includes an additional potential earnout consideration subject to the achievement of certain performance milestones within a specified period after closing of the transaction. Cravath is representing PepsiCo in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
March 10, 2025
DraftKings Inc.’s Inaugural Term Loan B Facility
Cravath represented the administrative agent, joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in connection with a $600 million inaugural term loan B facility made available to DraftKings, Inc. for general corporate purposes. DraftKings is a digital sports entertainment and gaming company created to be the Ultimate Host and fuel the competitive spirit of sports fans with products that range across daily fantasy, regulated gaming, and digital media. The transaction closed on March 4, 2025.
Deals & Cases
March 05, 2025
Pacific General’s Strategic Partnership with Lenwich
On March 4, 2025, Pacific General, a New York‑based private investment firm, announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Lenwich, a premium sandwich brand that has been a staple in New York City since 1989. Lenwich’s founder will retain a significant equity interest in the company and continue to lead Lenwich as CEO. The partnership between Pacific General and Lenwich aims to accelerate Lenwich’s expansion beyond its home market in New York City, extending across the East Coast and the broader United States. Cravath is representing Pacific General in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
February 12, 2025
Smithfield Foods, Inc.’s IPO
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $521.7 million initial public offering of common stock of Smithfield Foods, Inc., an American food company and an industry leader in value‑added packaged meats and fresh pork. The shares were listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The transaction closed on January 29, 2025.
Deals & Cases
February 10, 2025
FactSet’s Acquisition of LiquidityBook
On February 10, 2025, FactSet, a global financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider, announced the acquisition of LiquidityBook, a leading provider of cloud‑native buy- and sell‑side trading solutions, for a gross purchase price of $246.5 million in cash. Cravath is representing FactSet in connection with the transaction.
Activities
April 25, 2025
Sasha Rosenthal‑Larrea and Sharon Goswami Speak at Fordham Law’s 32nd Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference
On April 25, 2025, Cravath partners Sasha Rosenthal‑Larrea and Sharonmoyee Goswami participated in Fordham Law School’s 32nd Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference, which took place from April 24‑25 in New York. The conference convened experts across the public and private sectors to discuss developments in the IP law and policy space. Sasha spoke on a panel entitled “Artificial Intelligence” during a session on copyright law, and Sharon spoke on a panel entitled “Patents & Remedies” during a session on patent law.
Publications
March 11, 2025
Cravath Publishes “Tech Explainer” on Diffusion Models
In March 2025, Cravath continued its “Tech Explainers” series, which introduces and explains technical, cutting‑edge concepts and describes their importance in a way that is accessible to and easily understood by business and legal professionals outside the technical community.
Publications
February 24, 2025
Cravath Publishes “Tech Explainer” on Scaling Web3
In February 2025, Cravath continued its “Tech Explainers” series, which introduces and explains technical, cutting-edge concepts and describes their importance in a way that is accessible to and easily understood by business and legal professionals outside the technical community.
Publications
February 21, 2025
Bloomberg Law Publishes Article by Dave Kappos, Evan Norris, Sasha Rosenthal‑Larrea and Dean Nickles on Regulatory Landscape for AI
Cravath partners David J. Kappos, Evan Norris and Sasha Rosenthal‑Larrea and of counsel Dean M. Nickles co‑authored an article entitled “Early Trump AI Moves Come in a Complex Regulatory Landscape,” which was published in Bloomberg Law on February 20, 2025. The article provides an overview of the current U.S. federal and state regulatory landscape for AI and looks ahead to potential future developments.
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.
Maya Rosenthal-Larrea (Sasha) focuses her practice on advising clients on the most significant intellectual property issues, including with respect to complex licensing and collaborations, patent and copyright licensing strategy, software and artificial intelligence. She also handles the intellectual property, data privacy and broader technology aspects of major corporate transactions. Additionally, she regularly advises public company clients with respect to governance, public disclosure and other corporate matters.
Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea’s clients have included ADT, Ahold Delhaize, Amazon, AmerisourceBergen, Aon, Bacardi, BAE Systems, BDT, Biogen, Brookfield, Centrica, Disney, IBM, Illumina, Johnson & Johnson, KION Group, Lindsay Goldberg, OMERS Private Equity, Oshkosh, Qualcomm, RELX, Robinhood, Unilever and Valvoline.
Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea represented Qualcomm in the commercial terms of its settlement of global litigation with Apple, including a global six‑year patent license agreement and a multiyear chipset supply agreement.
Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea has been repeatedly recognized for her corporate work. She was named to the 2023 list of “Notable Women in Law” by Crain’s New York Business and recognized as a “Rising Star” by Law360 in 2019 and by New York Law Journal in 2020. Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea has also been recognized by The Legal 500 US, IAM Patent 1000, IFLR1000, Lawdragon and The Legal 500 Latin America.
Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea was born in Washington, D.C. She received an A.B. from Brown University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School.
Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea joined Cravath in 2011 and was elected a partner in 2018. She worked in the Firm’s London office from 2014 to 2016 and is currently based in the Firm’s New York office.
Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea represented Qualcomm in the commercial terms of its settlement of global litigation with Apple, including a global six‑year patent license agreement and a multiyear chipset supply agreement.
Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea has been repeatedly recognized for her corporate work. She was named to the 2023 list of “Notable Women in Law” by Crain’s New York Business and recognized as a “Rising Star” by Law360 in 2019 and by New York Law Journal in 2020. Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea has also been recognized by The Legal 500 US, IAM Patent 1000, IFLR1000, Lawdragon and The Legal 500 Latin America.
Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea was born in Washington, D.C. She received an A.B. from Brown University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School.
Ms. Rosenthal-Larrea joined Cravath in 2011 and was elected a partner in 2018. She worked in the Firm’s London office from 2014 to 2016 and is currently based in the Firm’s New York office.
Education
-
J.D., 2010, Columbia Law SchoolHarlan Fiske Stone Scholar
-
A.B., 2007, Brown University
Admitted In
- New York
Professional Affiliations
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Rankings
Crain’s New York Business
- Notable Women in Law (2023)
Intellectual Asset Management
- IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners (2024, 2023)
IFLR1000 - US (2024-2021)
Law360
- Rising Star (2019)
Lawdragon
- 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers (2024)
The Legal 500 US
- Fintech (2024)
- Technology Transactions (2024)
The Legal 500 Latin America
- Latin America: International Firms (2021)
New York Law Journal
- Rising Star (2020)
Deals & Cases
March 17, 2025
PepsiCo’s $1.95 Billion Acquisition of poppi
On March 17, 2025, PepsiCo, Inc. (“PepsiCo”) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire poppi, a prebiotic soda brand, for $1.95 billion, including $300 million of anticipated cash tax benefits for a net purchase price of $1.65 billion. The transaction also includes an additional potential earnout consideration subject to the achievement of certain performance milestones within a specified period after closing of the transaction. Cravath is representing PepsiCo in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
March 10, 2025
DraftKings Inc.’s Inaugural Term Loan B Facility
Cravath represented the administrative agent, joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in connection with a $600 million inaugural term loan B facility made available to DraftKings, Inc. for general corporate purposes. DraftKings is a digital sports entertainment and gaming company created to be the Ultimate Host and fuel the competitive spirit of sports fans with products that range across daily fantasy, regulated gaming, and digital media. The transaction closed on March 4, 2025.
Deals & Cases
March 05, 2025
Pacific General’s Strategic Partnership with Lenwich
On March 4, 2025, Pacific General, a New York‑based private investment firm, announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Lenwich, a premium sandwich brand that has been a staple in New York City since 1989. Lenwich’s founder will retain a significant equity interest in the company and continue to lead Lenwich as CEO. The partnership between Pacific General and Lenwich aims to accelerate Lenwich’s expansion beyond its home market in New York City, extending across the East Coast and the broader United States. Cravath is representing Pacific General in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
February 12, 2025
Smithfield Foods, Inc.’s IPO
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $521.7 million initial public offering of common stock of Smithfield Foods, Inc., an American food company and an industry leader in value‑added packaged meats and fresh pork. The shares were listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The transaction closed on January 29, 2025.
Deals & Cases
February 10, 2025
FactSet’s Acquisition of LiquidityBook
On February 10, 2025, FactSet, a global financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider, announced the acquisition of LiquidityBook, a leading provider of cloud‑native buy- and sell‑side trading solutions, for a gross purchase price of $246.5 million in cash. Cravath is representing FactSet in connection with the transaction.
Activities
April 25, 2025
Sasha Rosenthal‑Larrea and Sharon Goswami Speak at Fordham Law’s 32nd Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference
On April 25, 2025, Cravath partners Sasha Rosenthal‑Larrea and Sharonmoyee Goswami participated in Fordham Law School’s 32nd Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference, which took place from April 24‑25 in New York. The conference convened experts across the public and private sectors to discuss developments in the IP law and policy space. Sasha spoke on a panel entitled “Artificial Intelligence” during a session on copyright law, and Sharon spoke on a panel entitled “Patents & Remedies” during a session on patent law.
Publications
March 11, 2025
Cravath Publishes “Tech Explainer” on Diffusion Models
In March 2025, Cravath continued its “Tech Explainers” series, which introduces and explains technical, cutting‑edge concepts and describes their importance in a way that is accessible to and easily understood by business and legal professionals outside the technical community.
Publications
February 24, 2025
Cravath Publishes “Tech Explainer” on Scaling Web3
In February 2025, Cravath continued its “Tech Explainers” series, which introduces and explains technical, cutting-edge concepts and describes their importance in a way that is accessible to and easily understood by business and legal professionals outside the technical community.
Publications
February 21, 2025
Bloomberg Law Publishes Article by Dave Kappos, Evan Norris, Sasha Rosenthal‑Larrea and Dean Nickles on Regulatory Landscape for AI
Cravath partners David J. Kappos, Evan Norris and Sasha Rosenthal‑Larrea and of counsel Dean M. Nickles co‑authored an article entitled “Early Trump AI Moves Come in a Complex Regulatory Landscape,” which was published in Bloomberg Law on February 20, 2025. The article provides an overview of the current U.S. federal and state regulatory landscape for AI and looks ahead to potential future developments.
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.
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