Four Decades for Justice
Thomas G. Rafferty retired from Cravath’s Litigation Department in 2020.
Mr. Rafferty graduated from Harvard Law School in 1988, joined Cravath and became a partner in 1994 and has represented the Firm’s clients in a number of high profile matters. Mr. Rafferty’s practice has included bench and jury trials as well as appellate work.
Education
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J.D., 1988, Harvard Law School
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B.A., 1985, State University of New York, Old Westbury
Deals & Cases
June 09, 2021
United States v. Jefferson County: Four Decades for Justice
Over the course of nearly forty years, Cravath has represented African American and female plaintiffs alleging employment discrimination by governmental employers in Birmingham, Alabama. Our work on the case started in 1983 led by the late Robert D. Joffe, a renowned trial lawyer and one of our former presiding partners. In 1992, then partner Rowan D. Wilson took over leadership of the case which he retained until 2017 when he retired and accepted an appointment from the Governor of New York to become an Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals. In December 2020, the case reached its conclusion under the leadership of partner Damaris Hernández—a reflection of the generations of Cravath attorneys who have supported this fight for justice.
Thomas G. Rafferty retired from Cravath’s Litigation Department in 2020.
Mr. Rafferty graduated from Harvard Law School in 1988, joined Cravath and became a partner in 1994 and has represented the Firm’s clients in a number of high profile matters. Mr. Rafferty’s practice has included bench and jury trials as well as appellate work.
Education
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J.D., 1988, Harvard Law School
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B.A., 1985, State University of New York, Old Westbury
Deals & Cases
June 09, 2021
United States v. Jefferson County: Four Decades for Justice
Over the course of nearly forty years, Cravath has represented African American and female plaintiffs alleging employment discrimination by governmental employers in Birmingham, Alabama. Our work on the case started in 1983 led by the late Robert D. Joffe, a renowned trial lawyer and one of our former presiding partners. In 1992, then partner Rowan D. Wilson took over leadership of the case which he retained until 2017 when he retired and accepted an appointment from the Governor of New York to become an Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals. In December 2020, the case reached its conclusion under the leadership of partner Damaris Hernández—a reflection of the generations of Cravath attorneys who have supported this fight for justice.
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