Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP ‘has the ability to dive into complex legal issues,’ handling both derivative and class action suits brought against clients arising out of, inter alia, aborted mergers, allegations of misconduct and breaches of fiduciary duties by directors and officers during the conduct of corporate transactions. Gary Bornstein frequently represents corporations and associated special committees in the wake of hostile takeovers, and is currently representing Deutsche Telekom and certain officers in a suit brought by T-Mobile shareholders alleging breach of fiduciary duties in relation to its 2020 acquisition of Sprint. Bornstein co-heads the firm’s litigation department with Kevin Orsini, an experienced litigator before the Delaware Court of Chancery, where he defended Disney against a stockholder suit seeking an inspection of its records following its information-sharing agreement with ValueAct Capital. Justin Clarke is also representing Deutsche Telekom in its dispute with T-Mobile stockholders, and is noted for his expertise in securities trials. Robert Baron is another highly experienced name in the team.  All lawyers mentioned are in New York.