About Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is a law firm founded in 1819 and headquartered in New York City. Its official website says the firm maintains offices in New York, London and Washington, D.C., and describes an integrated, collaborative approach to clients' legal issues and disputes. Its work is organized principally across corporate, litigation, tax, executive compensation and benefits, and trusts and estates departments, with specialized practices that include mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, antitrust, arbitration, securities litigation, investigations and cybersecurity. The firm is also credited with developing the Cravath System of lawyer training, which many U.S. law firms have adopted.
The New York office is located at Two Manhattan West, 375 Ninth Avenue, in New York, NY 10001, and the firm states that its New York lawyers work across the corporate, litigation, tax, executive compensation and benefits, and trusts and estates departments. The Washington, D.C. office opened in 2022 and has developed around regulatory and enforcement work, including antitrust and banking and financial regulation. The London office has operated since 1973. Third-party sources put the firm at roughly 500 lawyers.
| Type | Law firm |
|---|---|
| New York offices | New York, NY |
| Phone | +1-212-474-1000 |
| Website | cravath.com |
| Registered NY attorneys | 549 |
Practice areas
Areas of work that Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP describes on its own website. They describe the organization as a whole, not the practice of any individual attorney listed below.
Organization profile based on its official website and public sources (reviewed October 29, 2026). Attorney list from the New York State Unified Court System registration data. Not affiliated with Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.
Registered attorneys
Denise Swartz Currently registered Bert Kiessling Currently registered David Ormsby Delinquent Robert Novick Currently registered John White Currently registered Max Shulman Currently registered Stuart Gold Currently registered Michael Schler Currently registered Patricia Geoghegan Currently registered Paul Saunders Currently registeredRegistration status can change at any time. Confirm any attorney's current status through the official New York Attorney Search.