Cravath Publishes Winter 2026 Issue of Alumni Journal
Technology
Cravath is at the forefront of market and legal trends in the technology industry and represents many of the most highly regarded technology companies ranging from entrepreneurial startups to blue chip global corporations. Technology issues often touch upon a variety of practice areas, and our nimble, cross‑disciplinary team draws on deep experience—including a sophisticated understanding of next‑generation and disruptive technologies—to quickly and efficiently handle the many interrelated elements of a complex transaction or litigation.
Bringing together extensive legal expertise, technical knowledge and business judgment, we advise clients navigating the intersection of cutting‑edge technology and novel legal issues across industries and practice areas. This comprehensive focus allows us to provide a holistic approach to our clients’ most pressing—and often unprecedented—concerns, including with respect to artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and digital assets, data analytics, financial and infrastructure technologies, mobile devices, robotics, software and open source, and the Web3 ecosystem.
Our corporate expertise includes traditional transactional matters—such as mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financing transactions and governance considerations—as well as technology licensing and development transactions, strategic management of technology assets, and the establishment and optimization of technology development and commercialization programs. Our litigators have extensive experience with respect to patent, trade secret, antitrust, general commercial, securities and shareholder derivative litigation, as well as related advisory matters and investigations.
The transactions and cases we handle within the technology sector frequently involve complex intellectual property issues, often of major strategic and financial importance to our clients. We have expansive knowledge and experience with respect to these matters, including strategic counseling, portfolio development and licensing and other exploitation, and our team is well versed in navigating United States Patent and Trademark Office regulations. We also provide counsel with respect to the regulatory horizon, develop legal frameworks for data ownership and licensing, and handle the acquisition of data and AI technologies.
Our work in this space is routinely recognized by third-party publications, including Law360, which has named the Firm a Technology Practice Group of the Year, and New York Law Journal, which honored us with the “Innovation Award” for “creative and inspiring approaches and forward‑thinking firms.”
Bringing together extensive legal expertise, technical knowledge and business judgment, we advise clients navigating the intersection of cutting‑edge technology and novel legal issues across industries and practice areas. This comprehensive focus allows us to provide a holistic approach to our clients’ most pressing—and often unprecedented—concerns, including with respect to artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and digital assets, data analytics, financial and infrastructure technologies, mobile devices, robotics, software and open source, and the Web3 ecosystem.
Our corporate expertise includes traditional transactional matters—such as mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financing transactions and governance considerations—as well as technology licensing and development transactions, strategic management of technology assets, and the establishment and optimization of technology development and commercialization programs. Our litigators have extensive experience with respect to patent, trade secret, antitrust, general commercial, securities and shareholder derivative litigation, as well as related advisory matters and investigations.
The transactions and cases we handle within the technology sector frequently involve complex intellectual property issues, often of major strategic and financial importance to our clients. We have expansive knowledge and experience with respect to these matters, including strategic counseling, portfolio development and licensing and other exploitation, and our team is well versed in navigating United States Patent and Trademark Office regulations. We also provide counsel with respect to the regulatory horizon, develop legal frameworks for data ownership and licensing, and handle the acquisition of data and AI technologies.
Our work in this space is routinely recognized by third-party publications, including Law360, which has named the Firm a Technology Practice Group of the Year, and New York Law Journal, which honored us with the “Innovation Award” for “creative and inspiring approaches and forward‑thinking firms.”
Deals & Cases
May 01, 2026
Integris’ Planned Acquisition of First Focus
On April 27, 2026, Integris, a national leader in managed AI and IT services backed by OMERS Private Equity, announced its intent, subject to regulatory approval, to acquire First Focus, the largest managed service provider serving small and midsize businesses in Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. Cravath is representing Integris as U.S. counsel in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
April 10, 2026
Expedia Group, Inc.’s $2.5 Billion Revolving Credit Facility
Cravath represented the administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner in connection with a $2.5 billion revolving credit facility made available to Expedia Group, Inc., one of the world’s largest online travel companies. The transaction closed on March 27, 2026.
Deals & Cases
April 06, 2026
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company’s $2 Billion Registered Notes Offering
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $2 billion registered notes offering of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, an industry leading technology company. The transaction closed on March 23, 2026.
Deals & Cases
April 06, 2026
Versigent’s $1.35 Billion Credit Facilities and $1.6 Billion High‑Yield Senior Notes Offering in Connection with Aptiv PLC’s Spin‑Off of Versigent
Cravath represented the administrative agent, joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in connection with $1.35 billion of credit facilities made available to subsidiaries of Versigent Limited, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of low voltage and high voltage electrical architectures and the holding company for Aptiv PLC’s Electrical Distribution Systems segment, which Aptiv PLC spun off into a separate, independent, publicly traded company. The proceeds were used to partially finance the spin‑off. The credit facilities consisted of a $500 million term loan facility and an $850 million revolving credit facility. The transaction closed on November 26, 2025.
Deals & Cases
March 12, 2026
Verisk Analytics, Inc.’s $1 Billion Registered Senior Notes Offering
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1 billion registered senior notes offering of Verisk Analytics, Inc., a leading data, analytics and technology provider serving clients in the insurance ecosystem. The transaction closed on February 26, 2026.
Publications
April 29, 2026
Artificial Intelligence Developments – April 2026
On April 28, 2026, Cravath published the latest edition of its Artificial Intelligence Developments Newsletter, which includes a high-level review of activity across technical, regulatory, legal, and market areas of AI over the last month.
Activities
April 20, 2026
Scott Reents Speaks at Stanford Law School’s Generative Legal 2026 Conference
On April 17, 2026, Cravath of counsel Scott B. Reents participated in Stanford Law School’s Generative Legal 2026 conference in Palo Alto, California, which brought together senior in‑house counsel, law firm partners, technologists, investors and academics to explore how AI is reshaping legal practice. Scott spoke on a panel entitled “Impact of AI on the Legal Industry,” which discussed how generative AI is reshaping the talent pipeline and operating models in law. Panelists examined how junior attorneys will gain foundational experience with AI and how law firms and in‑house departments are adjusting their structures.
Activities
April 10, 2026
Dave Kappos and Sharon Goswami Speak at Fordham Law School’s 33rd Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference
Cravath partners David J. Kappos and Sharonmoyee Goswami participated in the 33rd Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference, which was hosted by Fordham Law School from April 8‑10, 2026 in New York. Dave moderated a session on current developments in IP, which discussed AI litigation and the evolution of IP doctrine; remedies in technology litigation; territoriality, extraterritoriality, and the limits of judicial authority; institutional competition and the fragmentation of global IP adjudication; and courts as central actors in technology governance. Sharon participated in a session covering patent and frontier technologies. The discussion topics included: patent law and AI governance; recalibrating patentability for the AI era; inventorship and human control; patent linkage and regulatory coordination; and remedies in ecosystem‑based innovation markets.
Activities
April 06, 2026
Law360 Selects Four Cravath Attorneys for 2026 Editorial Advisory Boards
Four Cravath attorneys were selected to serve on Law360’s 2026 Editorial Advisory Boards: partners Ryan J. Patrone (Capital Markets), Claudia J. Ricciardi (Mergers & Acquisitions) and Jihyun Chung (Private Equity) and of counsel Scott B. Reents (Legal Tech). As Editorial Advisory Board members, they will provide feedback on Law360’s coverage and expert insight on how best to shape future coverage.
Publications
April 01, 2026
Artificial Intelligence Developments – March 2026
On March 31, 2026, Cravath published the latest edition of its Artificial Intelligence Developments Newsletter, which includes a high‑level review of activity across technical, regulatory, legal, and market areas of AI over the last month.
Deals & Cases
May 01, 2026
Integris’ Planned Acquisition of First Focus
On April 27, 2026, Integris, a national leader in managed AI and IT services backed by OMERS Private Equity, announced its intent, subject to regulatory approval, to acquire First Focus, the largest managed service provider serving small and midsize businesses in Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. Cravath is representing Integris as U.S. counsel in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
April 10, 2026
Expedia Group, Inc.’s $2.5 Billion Revolving Credit Facility
Cravath represented the administrative agent, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner in connection with a $2.5 billion revolving credit facility made available to Expedia Group, Inc., one of the world’s largest online travel companies. The transaction closed on March 27, 2026.
Deals & Cases
April 06, 2026
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company’s $2 Billion Registered Notes Offering
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $2 billion registered notes offering of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, an industry leading technology company. The transaction closed on March 23, 2026.
Deals & Cases
April 06, 2026
Versigent’s $1.35 Billion Credit Facilities and $1.6 Billion High‑Yield Senior Notes Offering in Connection with Aptiv PLC’s Spin‑Off of Versigent
Cravath represented the administrative agent, joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners in connection with $1.35 billion of credit facilities made available to subsidiaries of Versigent Limited, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of low voltage and high voltage electrical architectures and the holding company for Aptiv PLC’s Electrical Distribution Systems segment, which Aptiv PLC spun off into a separate, independent, publicly traded company. The proceeds were used to partially finance the spin‑off. The credit facilities consisted of a $500 million term loan facility and an $850 million revolving credit facility. The transaction closed on November 26, 2025.
Deals & Cases
March 12, 2026
Verisk Analytics, Inc.’s $1 Billion Registered Senior Notes Offering
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1 billion registered senior notes offering of Verisk Analytics, Inc., a leading data, analytics and technology provider serving clients in the insurance ecosystem. The transaction closed on February 26, 2026.
Publications
April 29, 2026
Artificial Intelligence Developments – April 2026
On April 28, 2026, Cravath published the latest edition of its Artificial Intelligence Developments Newsletter, which includes a high-level review of activity across technical, regulatory, legal, and market areas of AI over the last month.
Activities
April 20, 2026
Scott Reents Speaks at Stanford Law School’s Generative Legal 2026 Conference
On April 17, 2026, Cravath of counsel Scott B. Reents participated in Stanford Law School’s Generative Legal 2026 conference in Palo Alto, California, which brought together senior in‑house counsel, law firm partners, technologists, investors and academics to explore how AI is reshaping legal practice. Scott spoke on a panel entitled “Impact of AI on the Legal Industry,” which discussed how generative AI is reshaping the talent pipeline and operating models in law. Panelists examined how junior attorneys will gain foundational experience with AI and how law firms and in‑house departments are adjusting their structures.
Activities
April 10, 2026
Dave Kappos and Sharon Goswami Speak at Fordham Law School’s 33rd Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference
Cravath partners David J. Kappos and Sharonmoyee Goswami participated in the 33rd Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference, which was hosted by Fordham Law School from April 8‑10, 2026 in New York. Dave moderated a session on current developments in IP, which discussed AI litigation and the evolution of IP doctrine; remedies in technology litigation; territoriality, extraterritoriality, and the limits of judicial authority; institutional competition and the fragmentation of global IP adjudication; and courts as central actors in technology governance. Sharon participated in a session covering patent and frontier technologies. The discussion topics included: patent law and AI governance; recalibrating patentability for the AI era; inventorship and human control; patent linkage and regulatory coordination; and remedies in ecosystem‑based innovation markets.
Activities
April 06, 2026
Law360 Selects Four Cravath Attorneys for 2026 Editorial Advisory Boards
Four Cravath attorneys were selected to serve on Law360’s 2026 Editorial Advisory Boards: partners Ryan J. Patrone (Capital Markets), Claudia J. Ricciardi (Mergers & Acquisitions) and Jihyun Chung (Private Equity) and of counsel Scott B. Reents (Legal Tech). As Editorial Advisory Board members, they will provide feedback on Law360’s coverage and expert insight on how best to shape future coverage.
Publications
April 01, 2026
Artificial Intelligence Developments – March 2026
On March 31, 2026, Cravath published the latest edition of its Artificial Intelligence Developments Newsletter, which includes a high‑level review of activity across technical, regulatory, legal, and market areas of AI over the last month.
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