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Stephen L. Gordon retired from the Tax Department in 2022. Mr. Gordon was Head or Co‑Head of the Department from 2000 through 2020. He advised clients on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions and other major transactions, including spin‑offs, international restructurings and corporate joint ventures. Mr. Gordon also worked with clients on issues related to corporate finance and domestic and international taxation.
Mr. Gordon was born in Syracuse, New York. He received an A.B. cum laude from Cornell University in 1978 and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1981, where he was an Editor of the Harvard Law Review.
Mr. Gordon joined Cravath in 1981 and was elected a partner in 1987. Mr. Gordon served as the Firm’s Hiring Partner and as Managing Partner of Administration.
Mr. Gordon was born in Syracuse, New York. He received an A.B. cum laude from Cornell University in 1978 and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1981, where he was an Editor of the Harvard Law Review.
Mr. Gordon joined Cravath in 1981 and was elected a partner in 1987. Mr. Gordon served as the Firm’s Hiring Partner and as Managing Partner of Administration.
Education
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J.D., 1981, Harvard Law Schoolcum laude
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A.B., 1978, Cornell Universitycum laude
Podcasts
December 20, 2022
On Tax – Steve Gordon of Cravath (Originally Released April 2021)
Steve Gordon served as Head or Co-Head of Cravath’s Tax Department from 2000 through 2020. In this episode of On Tax, he talks to host and fellow Cravath partner Len Teti about the many different paths people take into tax law, how his interest in transactional work led him to the tax practice at Cravath—where high profile M&A and other corporate transactions are a cornerstone—and the collaborative, trusting culture he worked to cultivate in his years leading the Firm’s Tax Department.
Stephen L. Gordon retired from the Tax Department in 2022. Mr. Gordon was Head or Co‑Head of the Department from 2000 through 2020. He advised clients on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions and other major transactions, including spin‑offs, international restructurings and corporate joint ventures. Mr. Gordon also worked with clients on issues related to corporate finance and domestic and international taxation.
Mr. Gordon was born in Syracuse, New York. He received an A.B. cum laude from Cornell University in 1978 and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1981, where he was an Editor of the Harvard Law Review.
Mr. Gordon joined Cravath in 1981 and was elected a partner in 1987. Mr. Gordon served as the Firm’s Hiring Partner and as Managing Partner of Administration.
Mr. Gordon was born in Syracuse, New York. He received an A.B. cum laude from Cornell University in 1978 and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1981, where he was an Editor of the Harvard Law Review.
Mr. Gordon joined Cravath in 1981 and was elected a partner in 1987. Mr. Gordon served as the Firm’s Hiring Partner and as Managing Partner of Administration.
Education
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J.D., 1981, Harvard Law Schoolcum laude
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A.B., 1978, Cornell Universitycum laude
Podcasts
December 20, 2022
On Tax – Steve Gordon of Cravath (Originally Released April 2021)
Steve Gordon served as Head or Co-Head of Cravath’s Tax Department from 2000 through 2020. In this episode of On Tax, he talks to host and fellow Cravath partner Len Teti about the many different paths people take into tax law, how his interest in transactional work led him to the tax practice at Cravath—where high profile M&A and other corporate transactions are a cornerstone—and the collaborative, trusting culture he worked to cultivate in his years leading the Firm’s Tax Department.
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