Cravath’s New York Office Moves to Two Manhattan West
Megan Y. Lew is a member of the Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement practice and advises on internal and government investigations, civil litigation and regulatory compliance, with a particular focus on matters involving trade sanctions and export controls, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), fraud, money laundering and anti‑money laundering controls.
Ms. Lew has represented a wide range of U.S. and multinational clients in industries including consumer products, aircraft leasing, biotech, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, telecommunications, shipping, financial services and cloud computing. She has represented clients in both civil and criminal matters before the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). She has successfully obtained trade sanctions and export controls licenses and authorizations for numerous clients, many of which involved matters of first impression before OFAC and BIS.
Ms. Lew’s representations also include advising companies on trade sanctions and export controls matters in the context of M&A, securities offerings and lending. She routinely is sought out by clients to interpret new and complex trade sanctions and export controls rules, to assess their application to the clients’ existing or anticipated business operations and to formulate risk mitigation strategies.
Ms. Lew also has assisted clients with creating or enhancing their compliance programs in the areas of anti‑bribery and corruption, trade sanctions and export controls, insider trading and whistleblowing. She has extensive expertise in drafting compliance policies, developing training materials, advising on internal controls and benchmarking compliance programs against industry best practices and guidance from U.S. government agencies.
In addition, Ms. Lew has served on the attorney team supporting partner John D. Buretta in his role as compliance monitor for TK Holdings, Inc. (“Takata”) in connection with the recall of certain of Takata’s airbag inflators.
Ms. Lew writes regularly on investigations and trade sanctions compliance. Most recently, she co‑authored the “U.S. Sanctions” chapter in Global Investigation Review’s “The Guide to Sanctions” (4th ed. 2023) and the “Co‑operating with the Authorities: U.S. Perspective” chapter in Global Investigation Review’s “The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations” (7th ed. 2023).
Ms. Lew was born in Brooklyn, New York. She received a B.S. magna cum laude from Cornell University in 2004 and a J.D. cum laude from New York University School of Law in 2010, where she was a Notes Editor of the Law Review. Following her graduation, Ms. Lew served as a law clerk to the Hon. Frank Maas of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. She joined Cravath in 2011 and was named of counsel in June 2022.
Ms. Lew has represented a wide range of U.S. and multinational clients in industries including consumer products, aircraft leasing, biotech, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, telecommunications, shipping, financial services and cloud computing. She has represented clients in both civil and criminal matters before the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). She has successfully obtained trade sanctions and export controls licenses and authorizations for numerous clients, many of which involved matters of first impression before OFAC and BIS.
Ms. Lew’s representations also include advising companies on trade sanctions and export controls matters in the context of M&A, securities offerings and lending. She routinely is sought out by clients to interpret new and complex trade sanctions and export controls rules, to assess their application to the clients’ existing or anticipated business operations and to formulate risk mitigation strategies.
Ms. Lew also has assisted clients with creating or enhancing their compliance programs in the areas of anti‑bribery and corruption, trade sanctions and export controls, insider trading and whistleblowing. She has extensive expertise in drafting compliance policies, developing training materials, advising on internal controls and benchmarking compliance programs against industry best practices and guidance from U.S. government agencies.
In addition, Ms. Lew has served on the attorney team supporting partner John D. Buretta in his role as compliance monitor for TK Holdings, Inc. (“Takata”) in connection with the recall of certain of Takata’s airbag inflators.
Ms. Lew writes regularly on investigations and trade sanctions compliance. Most recently, she co‑authored the “U.S. Sanctions” chapter in Global Investigation Review’s “The Guide to Sanctions” (4th ed. 2023) and the “Co‑operating with the Authorities: U.S. Perspective” chapter in Global Investigation Review’s “The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations” (7th ed. 2023).
Ms. Lew was born in Brooklyn, New York. She received a B.S. magna cum laude from Cornell University in 2004 and a J.D. cum laude from New York University School of Law in 2010, where she was a Notes Editor of the Law Review. Following her graduation, Ms. Lew served as a law clerk to the Hon. Frank Maas of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. She joined Cravath in 2011 and was named of counsel in June 2022.
Education
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J.D., 2010, New York University School of Lawcum laude
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B.S., 2004, Cornell Universitymagna cum laude
Clerkships
- Hon. Frank Maas, U.S.D.C. for the Southern District of New York
Admitted In
- New York
Deals & Cases
October 22, 2024
Dell International L.L.C. and EMC Corporation’s $1.5 Billion Registered Senior Notes Offering
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1.5 billion registered senior notes offering of Dell International L.L.C. and EMC Corporation. Dell International L.L.C. and EMC Corporation are wholly‑owned subsidiaries of Dell Technologies, a leading integrated technology solutions provider in the IT industry. The transaction closed on October 8, 2024.
Deals & Cases
October 07, 2024
Vista Outdoor’s $1.125 Billion Sale of Revelyst to SVP
On October 4, 2024, Vista Outdoor Inc. (“Vista Outdoor”), the parent company of more than three dozen renowned brands that design, manufacture and market sporting and outdoor products, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with funds managed by Strategic Value Partners, LLC, and its affiliates (“SVP”), a global alternative investment firm with approximately $19 billion of assets under management, to sell Revelyst in an all‑cash transaction based on an enterprise value of $1.125 billion. In connection with the SVP Transaction, Vista Outdoor also entered into an amendment to the merger agreement with Czechoslovak Group a.s. (“CSG”) to acquire The Kinetic Group, increasing the purchase price for The Kinetic Group to $2.225 billion. Together, the CSG Transaction and the SVP Transaction represent an enterprise value of $3.35 billion for Vista Outdoor and will deliver an estimated $45 per share in cash to Vista Outdoor stockholders. Cravath is representing Vista Outdoor in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
October 04, 2024
Sonoco Products Company’s $1.8 Billion Registered Notes Offering
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1.8 billion registered notes offering of Sonoco Products Company, a global manufacturer of a variety of consumer, industrial, protective, and healthcare packaging products. Proceeds of the offering will be used to finance the acquisition of Eviosys. The transaction closed on September 19, 2024.
Deals & Cases
February 14, 2024
State Street Corporation’s $1.5 Billion Offering of Depositary Shares
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1.5 billion offering of depositary shares representing preferred stock of State Street Corporation, a provider of a broad range of financial products and services to institutional investors worldwide. The transaction closed on January 31, 2024.
Deals & Cases
January 11, 2024
AerCap’s Over $1.2 Billion in Insurance Recoveries
AerCap Holdings N.V, the world’s largest commercial aircraft leasing company, which Cravath is representing in connection with U.S. sanctions and export controls matters, has secured over $1.2 billion in related insurance recoveries involving Russian airlines’ refusal to return over 100 aircraft leased from AerCap following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In September 2023, in the first announced insurance settlement of its kind, Cravath represented AerCap in obtaining authorizations from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) for an agreement to enable payment of approximately $645 million to AerCap to resolve claims against certain Russian insurers and airlines as to a substantial number of AerCap aircraft. Cravath also represented AerCap before BIS and OFAC in connection with AerCap’s subsequent, $572 million insurance settlements with Russian insurers and airlines announced in December 2023.
Activities
November 14, 2024
Cravath Hosts Global Enforcement Forum 2024
On October 24, 2024, Cravath hosted its sixth annual Global Enforcement Forum at its offices in New York. The event brought together investigations and regulatory lawyers from the Firm and leading foreign firms across the globe for a series of panel discussions and roundtables examining significant developments in enforcement.
Publications
October 16, 2024
Law360 Publishes Article by Megan Lew on Reporting Export Controls Violations
On October 15, 2024, Law360 published an article written by Cravath of counsel Megan Y. Lew entitled “To Report or Not to Report Others’ Export Control Violations.” The article explores changes to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)’s enforcement program, including the introduction of cooperation credit that can be made available to a company that has previously reported violations by others of the BIS’ Export Administration Regulations that resulted in an enforcement action, and reviews the considerations that companies should take into account when deciding whether to move forward with making such reports.
Activities
September 26, 2024
Megan Lew Speaks at GIR Live’s Annual Investigations Meeting New York 2024
On September 26, 2024, Cravath of counsel Megan Y. Lew participated in Global Investigations Review Live’s Annual Investigations Meeting New York 2024. Megan spoke on a panel entitled “Closing in on Sanctions and Export Control,” which reviewed a “record‑breaking year for export enforcement,” including the uptick in US government agencies working together to bring actions, notable developments in international trade law and the interplay between corruption and foreign and economic policy goals.
Publications
September 18, 2024
John Buretta and Megan Lew Author U.S. Chapter of The Legal 500’s 2024 “Bribery & Corruption Country Comparative Guide”
Cravath partner John D. Buretta authored a chapter on the current issues affecting bribery & corruption practices in the U.S. for The Legal 500’s “Bribery & Corruption Country Comparative Guide,” which was published in June 2024. The chapter, co‑authored by of counsel Megan Y. Lew, reviewed the definition of bribery, recent and emerging trends in investigations and enforcement, the biggest challenges enforcement agencies/regulators face when investigating and prosecuting cases of bribery and corruption, and more.
Publications
July 22, 2024
John Buretta Authors Chapter in Global Investigations Review’s “The Guide to Sanctions – Fifth Edition”
Cravath partner John D. Buretta authored a chapter on U.S. sanctions and the powers that regulate them for Global Investigations Review’s “The Guide to Sanctions – Fifth Edition,” which was published on June 20, 2024. The chapter, co‑authored by of counsel Megan Y. Lew, reviews the legal framework of economic and trade sanctions in the United States, including how the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control regulates sanctions and exemptions. The chapter considers implementation, designation process, application and termination of sanctions.
Megan Y. Lew is a member of the Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement practice and advises on internal and government investigations, civil litigation and regulatory compliance, with a particular focus on matters involving trade sanctions and export controls, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), fraud, money laundering and anti‑money laundering controls.
Ms. Lew has represented a wide range of U.S. and multinational clients in industries including consumer products, aircraft leasing, biotech, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, telecommunications, shipping, financial services and cloud computing. She has represented clients in both civil and criminal matters before the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). She has successfully obtained trade sanctions and export controls licenses and authorizations for numerous clients, many of which involved matters of first impression before OFAC and BIS.
Ms. Lew’s representations also include advising companies on trade sanctions and export controls matters in the context of M&A, securities offerings and lending. She routinely is sought out by clients to interpret new and complex trade sanctions and export controls rules, to assess their application to the clients’ existing or anticipated business operations and to formulate risk mitigation strategies.
Ms. Lew also has assisted clients with creating or enhancing their compliance programs in the areas of anti‑bribery and corruption, trade sanctions and export controls, insider trading and whistleblowing. She has extensive expertise in drafting compliance policies, developing training materials, advising on internal controls and benchmarking compliance programs against industry best practices and guidance from U.S. government agencies.
In addition, Ms. Lew has served on the attorney team supporting partner John D. Buretta in his role as compliance monitor for TK Holdings, Inc. (“Takata”) in connection with the recall of certain of Takata’s airbag inflators.
Ms. Lew writes regularly on investigations and trade sanctions compliance. Most recently, she co‑authored the “U.S. Sanctions” chapter in Global Investigation Review’s “The Guide to Sanctions” (4th ed. 2023) and the “Co‑operating with the Authorities: U.S. Perspective” chapter in Global Investigation Review’s “The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations” (7th ed. 2023).
Ms. Lew was born in Brooklyn, New York. She received a B.S. magna cum laude from Cornell University in 2004 and a J.D. cum laude from New York University School of Law in 2010, where she was a Notes Editor of the Law Review. Following her graduation, Ms. Lew served as a law clerk to the Hon. Frank Maas of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. She joined Cravath in 2011 and was named of counsel in June 2022.
Ms. Lew has represented a wide range of U.S. and multinational clients in industries including consumer products, aircraft leasing, biotech, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, telecommunications, shipping, financial services and cloud computing. She has represented clients in both civil and criminal matters before the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). She has successfully obtained trade sanctions and export controls licenses and authorizations for numerous clients, many of which involved matters of first impression before OFAC and BIS.
Ms. Lew’s representations also include advising companies on trade sanctions and export controls matters in the context of M&A, securities offerings and lending. She routinely is sought out by clients to interpret new and complex trade sanctions and export controls rules, to assess their application to the clients’ existing or anticipated business operations and to formulate risk mitigation strategies.
Ms. Lew also has assisted clients with creating or enhancing their compliance programs in the areas of anti‑bribery and corruption, trade sanctions and export controls, insider trading and whistleblowing. She has extensive expertise in drafting compliance policies, developing training materials, advising on internal controls and benchmarking compliance programs against industry best practices and guidance from U.S. government agencies.
In addition, Ms. Lew has served on the attorney team supporting partner John D. Buretta in his role as compliance monitor for TK Holdings, Inc. (“Takata”) in connection with the recall of certain of Takata’s airbag inflators.
Ms. Lew writes regularly on investigations and trade sanctions compliance. Most recently, she co‑authored the “U.S. Sanctions” chapter in Global Investigation Review’s “The Guide to Sanctions” (4th ed. 2023) and the “Co‑operating with the Authorities: U.S. Perspective” chapter in Global Investigation Review’s “The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations” (7th ed. 2023).
Ms. Lew was born in Brooklyn, New York. She received a B.S. magna cum laude from Cornell University in 2004 and a J.D. cum laude from New York University School of Law in 2010, where she was a Notes Editor of the Law Review. Following her graduation, Ms. Lew served as a law clerk to the Hon. Frank Maas of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. She joined Cravath in 2011 and was named of counsel in June 2022.
Education
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J.D., 2010, New York University School of Lawcum laude
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B.S., 2004, Cornell Universitymagna cum laude
Clerkships
- Hon. Frank Maas, U.S.D.C. for the Southern District of New York
Admitted In
- New York
Deals & Cases
October 22, 2024
Dell International L.L.C. and EMC Corporation’s $1.5 Billion Registered Senior Notes Offering
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1.5 billion registered senior notes offering of Dell International L.L.C. and EMC Corporation. Dell International L.L.C. and EMC Corporation are wholly‑owned subsidiaries of Dell Technologies, a leading integrated technology solutions provider in the IT industry. The transaction closed on October 8, 2024.
Deals & Cases
October 07, 2024
Vista Outdoor’s $1.125 Billion Sale of Revelyst to SVP
On October 4, 2024, Vista Outdoor Inc. (“Vista Outdoor”), the parent company of more than three dozen renowned brands that design, manufacture and market sporting and outdoor products, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with funds managed by Strategic Value Partners, LLC, and its affiliates (“SVP”), a global alternative investment firm with approximately $19 billion of assets under management, to sell Revelyst in an all‑cash transaction based on an enterprise value of $1.125 billion. In connection with the SVP Transaction, Vista Outdoor also entered into an amendment to the merger agreement with Czechoslovak Group a.s. (“CSG”) to acquire The Kinetic Group, increasing the purchase price for The Kinetic Group to $2.225 billion. Together, the CSG Transaction and the SVP Transaction represent an enterprise value of $3.35 billion for Vista Outdoor and will deliver an estimated $45 per share in cash to Vista Outdoor stockholders. Cravath is representing Vista Outdoor in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
October 04, 2024
Sonoco Products Company’s $1.8 Billion Registered Notes Offering
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1.8 billion registered notes offering of Sonoco Products Company, a global manufacturer of a variety of consumer, industrial, protective, and healthcare packaging products. Proceeds of the offering will be used to finance the acquisition of Eviosys. The transaction closed on September 19, 2024.
Deals & Cases
February 14, 2024
State Street Corporation’s $1.5 Billion Offering of Depositary Shares
Cravath represented the underwriters in connection with the $1.5 billion offering of depositary shares representing preferred stock of State Street Corporation, a provider of a broad range of financial products and services to institutional investors worldwide. The transaction closed on January 31, 2024.
Deals & Cases
January 11, 2024
AerCap’s Over $1.2 Billion in Insurance Recoveries
AerCap Holdings N.V, the world’s largest commercial aircraft leasing company, which Cravath is representing in connection with U.S. sanctions and export controls matters, has secured over $1.2 billion in related insurance recoveries involving Russian airlines’ refusal to return over 100 aircraft leased from AerCap following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In September 2023, in the first announced insurance settlement of its kind, Cravath represented AerCap in obtaining authorizations from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) for an agreement to enable payment of approximately $645 million to AerCap to resolve claims against certain Russian insurers and airlines as to a substantial number of AerCap aircraft. Cravath also represented AerCap before BIS and OFAC in connection with AerCap’s subsequent, $572 million insurance settlements with Russian insurers and airlines announced in December 2023.
Activities
November 14, 2024
Cravath Hosts Global Enforcement Forum 2024
On October 24, 2024, Cravath hosted its sixth annual Global Enforcement Forum at its offices in New York. The event brought together investigations and regulatory lawyers from the Firm and leading foreign firms across the globe for a series of panel discussions and roundtables examining significant developments in enforcement.
Publications
October 16, 2024
Law360 Publishes Article by Megan Lew on Reporting Export Controls Violations
On October 15, 2024, Law360 published an article written by Cravath of counsel Megan Y. Lew entitled “To Report or Not to Report Others’ Export Control Violations.” The article explores changes to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)’s enforcement program, including the introduction of cooperation credit that can be made available to a company that has previously reported violations by others of the BIS’ Export Administration Regulations that resulted in an enforcement action, and reviews the considerations that companies should take into account when deciding whether to move forward with making such reports.
Activities
September 26, 2024
Megan Lew Speaks at GIR Live’s Annual Investigations Meeting New York 2024
On September 26, 2024, Cravath of counsel Megan Y. Lew participated in Global Investigations Review Live’s Annual Investigations Meeting New York 2024. Megan spoke on a panel entitled “Closing in on Sanctions and Export Control,” which reviewed a “record‑breaking year for export enforcement,” including the uptick in US government agencies working together to bring actions, notable developments in international trade law and the interplay between corruption and foreign and economic policy goals.
Publications
September 18, 2024
John Buretta and Megan Lew Author U.S. Chapter of The Legal 500’s 2024 “Bribery & Corruption Country Comparative Guide”
Cravath partner John D. Buretta authored a chapter on the current issues affecting bribery & corruption practices in the U.S. for The Legal 500’s “Bribery & Corruption Country Comparative Guide,” which was published in June 2024. The chapter, co‑authored by of counsel Megan Y. Lew, reviewed the definition of bribery, recent and emerging trends in investigations and enforcement, the biggest challenges enforcement agencies/regulators face when investigating and prosecuting cases of bribery and corruption, and more.
Publications
July 22, 2024
John Buretta Authors Chapter in Global Investigations Review’s “The Guide to Sanctions – Fifth Edition”
Cravath partner John D. Buretta authored a chapter on U.S. sanctions and the powers that regulate them for Global Investigations Review’s “The Guide to Sanctions – Fifth Edition,” which was published on June 20, 2024. The chapter, co‑authored by of counsel Megan Y. Lew, reviews the legal framework of economic and trade sanctions in the United States, including how the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control regulates sanctions and exemptions. The chapter considers implementation, designation process, application and termination of sanctions.
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