Allen Finkelson is a partner with the firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, in their Corporate Department, with a law practice that focuses on mergers and acquisitions. He's been with Cravath since 1971, and a partner since 1977, with a short absence between 1983 and 1985 to work as managing director in the mergers and acquisitions group at Lehman Brothers. Finkelson believes that American lawyers and investment bankers are the architects of a deal, and this is especially true in the world of mergers and acquisitions. Big money deals are his bread and butter, and he's helped to recreate entire industries one deal at a time. He represented CBS in its $35 billion merger with Viacom and Worldcom's $43.7 billion takeover of MCI. There was the $7.4 billion merger between Grant Prideco and National Oilwell Varco, and Chevron's acquisition of Unocal. These are just a few of the many deals he's helped broker, and for this he's been highly recognized by most leading publications; Chambers Global 2008: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business - Corporate/M&A; Best Lawyers in America 2009 - Mergers & Acquisitions Law; The Lawdragon 500 in 2008 - Leading Lawyer. If American lawyers and investment bankers are architects of a deal Finkelson is a master of the craft, creating the deals that completely alters industry landscapes.
Allen Finkelson is a partner with the firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, in their Corporate Department, with a law practice that focuses on mergers and acquisitions. He's been with Cravath since 1971, and a partner since 1977, with a short absence between 1983 and 1985 to work as managing director in the mergers and acquisitions group at Lehman Brothers. Finkelson believes that American lawyers and investment bankers are the architects of a deal, and this is especially true in the world of mergers and acquisitions. Big money deals are his bread and butter, and he's helped to recreate entire industries one deal at a time. He represented CBS in its $35 billion merger with Viacom and Worldcom's $43.7 billion takeover of MCI. There was the $7.4 billion merger between Grant Prideco and National Oilwell Varco, and Chevron's acquisition of Unocal. These are just a few of the many deals he's helped broker, and for this he's been highly recognized by most leading publications; Chambers Global 2008: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business - Corporate/M&A; Best Lawyers in America 2009 - Mergers & Acquisitions Law; The Lawdragon 500 in 2008 - Leading Lawyer. If American lawyers and investment bankers are architects of a deal Finkelson is a master of the craft, creating the deals that completely alters industry landscapes.