What are some of the department’s most satisfying successes of the past year and why? In the same month last year we saw two major wins that exemplify the high-stakes litigation and exceptional client relationships Cravath is known for. For American Express, we won a Supreme Court victory that vindicated the company’s business model and defines how antitrust law will be applied to two-sided markets. We led AmEx through a decade of investigation, trial and appeals, and the company trusted the firm and our strategy each step of the way. For Time Warner we defeated at trial a suit by the DOJ seeking to block the company’s $109 billion merger with AT&T—the government’s first challenge to a vertical merger in decades. Time has been a client for nearly a century and it was incredibly gratifying to usher the company through its latest transformation.

A prospective client in crisis calls and asks why your team should be retained. What is your answer? Dealing with crises is what Cravath does best. As a generalist firm, our attorneys have the breadth and depth of experience to handle clients’ most important matters, no matter the practice area, tribunal or party role. We thrive when tackling the most complex and consequential matters, digging in from day one to develop the approach that will yield the best legal and business result. AmEx and Time Warner are great examples of this, but so is our recent work for Qualcomm in its massive legal battle against Apple, which included coordinating matters across three continents, trying two cases before the U.S. ITC, and securing a global settlement between the companies after opening arguments in a third trial in California.