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Joyce Law is a senior attorney in Cravath’s Corporate Department, with concentration in the real estate practice area. Ms. Law’s experience includes real estate development, acquisitions and dispositions, as well as real estate financing, including fund credit facilities and municipal financings, real estate fund work, and leasing transactions.
Ms. Law also regularly assists on the real estate aspects of various corporate mergers and acquisitions.
Ms. Law’s clients have included Morgan Stanley, IBM, Kraft Foods Inc., Bristol‑Myers Squibb Company, Unilever, Jones Apparel Group, Inc., Westbrook Partners and The Dermot Company, Inc.
Ms. Law was born in Rapid City, South Dakota. She received a Bachelor of Commerce with distinction from the University of Alberta in 1994 and a J.D. from Boston University in 1997. Ms. Law joined Cravath in 2001 and was elected a senior attorney in 2015. Prior to joining Cravath, she was associated with a real estate developer in New York.
Ms. Law also regularly assists on the real estate aspects of various corporate mergers and acquisitions.
Ms. Law’s clients have included Morgan Stanley, IBM, Kraft Foods Inc., Bristol‑Myers Squibb Company, Unilever, Jones Apparel Group, Inc., Westbrook Partners and The Dermot Company, Inc.
Ms. Law was born in Rapid City, South Dakota. She received a Bachelor of Commerce with distinction from the University of Alberta in 1994 and a J.D. from Boston University in 1997. Ms. Law joined Cravath in 2001 and was elected a senior attorney in 2015. Prior to joining Cravath, she was associated with a real estate developer in New York.
Education
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J.D., 1997, Boston University School of Law
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B.Comm., 1994, University of AlbertaDistinction
Admitted In
- New York
Deals & Cases
March 17, 2025
PepsiCo’s $1.95 Billion Acquisition of poppi
On March 17, 2025, PepsiCo, Inc. (“PepsiCo”) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire poppi, a prebiotic soda brand, for $1.95 billion, including $300 million of anticipated cash tax benefits for a net purchase price of $1.65 billion. The transaction also includes an additional potential earnout consideration subject to the achievement of certain performance milestones within a specified period after closing of the transaction. Cravath is representing PepsiCo in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
February 24, 2025
Bridge Investment Group’s $1.5 Billion Acquisition by Apollo
On February 24, 2025, Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc. (“Bridge”), a leading alternative investment manager diversified across specialized asset classes, and Apollo Global Management, Inc. (“Apollo”) announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Apollo to acquire Bridge in an all‑stock transaction with an equity value of approximately $1.5 billion. Under the terms of the transaction, Bridge stockholders and Bridge OpCo unitholders will receive 0.07081 shares of Apollo stock for each share of Bridge Class A common stock and each Bridge OpCo Class A common unit, respectively, valued by the parties at $11.50 per each share of Bridge Class A common stock and Bridge OpCo Class A common unit, respectively. Cravath is representing the special committee of the Bridge Board of Directors in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
February 18, 2025
Light & Wonder’s Acquisition of Grover Gaming’s Charitable Gaming Assets
On February 18, 2025, Light & Wonder, Inc. (“Light & Wonder”), the leading cross‑platform global games company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the charitable gaming assets of Grover Gaming, Inc. and G2 Gaming, Inc. (together, “Grover Gaming”), a leading provider of electronic pull‑tabs for charitable gaming in the U.S., for total consideration of $850 million cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments, and a four‑year revenue based earn‑out of up to $200 million cash. Cravath is representing Light & Wonder in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
February 10, 2025
FactSet’s Acquisition of LiquidityBook
On February 10, 2025, FactSet, a global financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider, announced the acquisition of LiquidityBook, a leading provider of cloud‑native buy- and sell‑side trading solutions, for a gross purchase price of $246.5 million in cash. Cravath is representing FactSet in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
January 28, 2025
Paragon 28’s $1.2 Billion Acquisition by Zimmer Biomet
On January 28, 2025, Paragon 28, Inc. (“Paragon 28”), a leading medical device company focused on the foot and ankle orthopedic segment, and Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (“Zimmer Biomet”), a global medical technology leader, announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Zimmer Biomet to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Paragon 28 for an upfront payment of $13.00 per share in cash, corresponding to an equity value of approximately $1.1 billion and an enterprise value of approximately $1.2 billion. Paragon 28 shareholders will also receive a non-tradeable contingent value right (CVR) entitling the holder to receive up to $1.00 per share in cash if certain revenue milestones are achieved. Cravath is representing Paragon 28 in connection with the transaction.
Joyce Law is a senior attorney in Cravath’s Corporate Department, with concentration in the real estate practice area. Ms. Law’s experience includes real estate development, acquisitions and dispositions, as well as real estate financing, including fund credit facilities and municipal financings, real estate fund work, and leasing transactions.
Ms. Law also regularly assists on the real estate aspects of various corporate mergers and acquisitions.
Ms. Law’s clients have included Morgan Stanley, IBM, Kraft Foods Inc., Bristol‑Myers Squibb Company, Unilever, Jones Apparel Group, Inc., Westbrook Partners and The Dermot Company, Inc.
Ms. Law was born in Rapid City, South Dakota. She received a Bachelor of Commerce with distinction from the University of Alberta in 1994 and a J.D. from Boston University in 1997. Ms. Law joined Cravath in 2001 and was elected a senior attorney in 2015. Prior to joining Cravath, she was associated with a real estate developer in New York.
Ms. Law also regularly assists on the real estate aspects of various corporate mergers and acquisitions.
Ms. Law’s clients have included Morgan Stanley, IBM, Kraft Foods Inc., Bristol‑Myers Squibb Company, Unilever, Jones Apparel Group, Inc., Westbrook Partners and The Dermot Company, Inc.
Ms. Law was born in Rapid City, South Dakota. She received a Bachelor of Commerce with distinction from the University of Alberta in 1994 and a J.D. from Boston University in 1997. Ms. Law joined Cravath in 2001 and was elected a senior attorney in 2015. Prior to joining Cravath, she was associated with a real estate developer in New York.
Education
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J.D., 1997, Boston University School of Law
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B.Comm., 1994, University of AlbertaDistinction
Admitted In
- New York
Deals & Cases
March 17, 2025
PepsiCo’s $1.95 Billion Acquisition of poppi
On March 17, 2025, PepsiCo, Inc. (“PepsiCo”) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire poppi, a prebiotic soda brand, for $1.95 billion, including $300 million of anticipated cash tax benefits for a net purchase price of $1.65 billion. The transaction also includes an additional potential earnout consideration subject to the achievement of certain performance milestones within a specified period after closing of the transaction. Cravath is representing PepsiCo in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
February 24, 2025
Bridge Investment Group’s $1.5 Billion Acquisition by Apollo
On February 24, 2025, Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc. (“Bridge”), a leading alternative investment manager diversified across specialized asset classes, and Apollo Global Management, Inc. (“Apollo”) announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Apollo to acquire Bridge in an all‑stock transaction with an equity value of approximately $1.5 billion. Under the terms of the transaction, Bridge stockholders and Bridge OpCo unitholders will receive 0.07081 shares of Apollo stock for each share of Bridge Class A common stock and each Bridge OpCo Class A common unit, respectively, valued by the parties at $11.50 per each share of Bridge Class A common stock and Bridge OpCo Class A common unit, respectively. Cravath is representing the special committee of the Bridge Board of Directors in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
February 18, 2025
Light & Wonder’s Acquisition of Grover Gaming’s Charitable Gaming Assets
On February 18, 2025, Light & Wonder, Inc. (“Light & Wonder”), the leading cross‑platform global games company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the charitable gaming assets of Grover Gaming, Inc. and G2 Gaming, Inc. (together, “Grover Gaming”), a leading provider of electronic pull‑tabs for charitable gaming in the U.S., for total consideration of $850 million cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments, and a four‑year revenue based earn‑out of up to $200 million cash. Cravath is representing Light & Wonder in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
February 10, 2025
FactSet’s Acquisition of LiquidityBook
On February 10, 2025, FactSet, a global financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider, announced the acquisition of LiquidityBook, a leading provider of cloud‑native buy- and sell‑side trading solutions, for a gross purchase price of $246.5 million in cash. Cravath is representing FactSet in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
January 28, 2025
Paragon 28’s $1.2 Billion Acquisition by Zimmer Biomet
On January 28, 2025, Paragon 28, Inc. (“Paragon 28”), a leading medical device company focused on the foot and ankle orthopedic segment, and Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (“Zimmer Biomet”), a global medical technology leader, announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Zimmer Biomet to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Paragon 28 for an upfront payment of $13.00 per share in cash, corresponding to an equity value of approximately $1.1 billion and an enterprise value of approximately $1.2 billion. Paragon 28 shareholders will also receive a non-tradeable contingent value right (CVR) entitling the holder to receive up to $1.00 per share in cash if certain revenue milestones are achieved. Cravath is representing Paragon 28 in connection with the transaction.
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