Cravath’s New York Office Moves to Two Manhattan West
Richard J. Stark retired from Cravath’s Litigation Department in December 2021. As a Cravath partner, he earned wide recognition as a leading litigator in complex business litigation, as well as a trusted advisor to his clients. Mr. Stark has particular expertise in antitrust, intellectual property and securities litigation, and has deep litigation experience in a number of technology sectors, including software, computer systems and microelectronics, as well as in biotechnology, life sciences, and banking.
Along with his decades of legal experience, Mr. Stark has a graduate degree in Computer Science (machine learning) and is a registered patent attorney. He has advised corporate leaders on complex litigation strategy, antitrust, intellectual property, standard‑setting, contract litigation and deal litigation.
Originally from New York, Mr. Stark received an A.B. from Harvard College in 1986, with concentrations in Government and Computer Science; a J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1991; and an M.S. in Computer Science from the Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science in 2014.
Mr. Stark joined Cravath in 1991 and was elected a partner in 1998.
Originally from New York, Mr. Stark received an A.B. from Harvard College in 1986, with concentrations in Government and Computer Science; a J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1991; and an M.S. in Computer Science from the Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science in 2014.
Mr. Stark joined Cravath in 1991 and was elected a partner in 1998.
Deals & Cases
September 02, 2022
On September 1, 2022, Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) ruled in favor of Cravath client Illumina, rejecting the FTC’s challenge to Illumina’s $8 billion acquisition of GRAIL, which closed in August 2021.
Richard J. Stark retired from Cravath’s Litigation Department in December 2021. As a Cravath partner, he earned wide recognition as a leading litigator in complex business litigation, as well as a trusted advisor to his clients. Mr. Stark has particular expertise in antitrust, intellectual property and securities litigation, and has deep litigation experience in a number of technology sectors, including software, computer systems and microelectronics, as well as in biotechnology, life sciences, and banking.
Along with his decades of legal experience, Mr. Stark has a graduate degree in Computer Science (machine learning) and is a registered patent attorney. He has advised corporate leaders on complex litigation strategy, antitrust, intellectual property, standard‑setting, contract litigation and deal litigation.
Originally from New York, Mr. Stark received an A.B. from Harvard College in 1986, with concentrations in Government and Computer Science; a J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1991; and an M.S. in Computer Science from the Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science in 2014.
Mr. Stark joined Cravath in 1991 and was elected a partner in 1998.
Originally from New York, Mr. Stark received an A.B. from Harvard College in 1986, with concentrations in Government and Computer Science; a J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1991; and an M.S. in Computer Science from the Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science in 2014.
Mr. Stark joined Cravath in 1991 and was elected a partner in 1998.
Deals & Cases
September 02, 2022
On September 1, 2022, Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) ruled in favor of Cravath client Illumina, rejecting the FTC’s challenge to Illumina’s $8 billion acquisition of GRAIL, which closed in August 2021.
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