Cravath’s New York Office Moves to Two Manhattan West
Richard M. Allen is retired from Cravath’s Corporate Department. Mr. Allen specialized in structuring and implementing large and complex project and lease financings, often involving multiple U.S. and offshore parties and multiple levels of debt and equity investments. At the peak of his career, he was generally recognized as the pre‑eminent lawyer in the world in his field. His clients included almost all the major financial institutions that invested in such financings, including GE Capital (for whom he was the primary outside counsel), Ford Motor Credit, Chrysler Capital, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and its predecessors, and many others.
Mr. Allen opened and ran the Cravath Hong Kong office from 1994 to 1998.
Mr. Allen is an honorary life member of the Duke University Law School Board of Visitors and an emeritus member of the American College of Investment Counsel. He was a co‑founder of Environmental Advocates, which he has served as president, chairman and chairman emeritus, and from whom he received its lifetime achievement award. Now living in western Massachusetts, he founded and is president of the French Park Fund and the Southwest Berkshire Housing Coalition. A certified professional ski instructor, he continues to teach skiing.
Mr. Allen was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received a B.A. from Purdue University in 1963 and an LL.B. from Duke University School of Law in 1966, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and was the Articles Editor of the Law Journal.
Mr. Allen joined Cravath in 1966 and became a partner in 1975.
Mr. Allen opened and ran the Cravath Hong Kong office from 1994 to 1998.
Mr. Allen is an honorary life member of the Duke University Law School Board of Visitors and an emeritus member of the American College of Investment Counsel. He was a co‑founder of Environmental Advocates, which he has served as president, chairman and chairman emeritus, and from whom he received its lifetime achievement award. Now living in western Massachusetts, he founded and is president of the French Park Fund and the Southwest Berkshire Housing Coalition. A certified professional ski instructor, he continues to teach skiing.
Mr. Allen was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received a B.A. from Purdue University in 1963 and an LL.B. from Duke University School of Law in 1966, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and was the Articles Editor of the Law Journal.
Mr. Allen joined Cravath in 1966 and became a partner in 1975.
Richard M. Allen is retired from Cravath’s Corporate Department. Mr. Allen specialized in structuring and implementing large and complex project and lease financings, often involving multiple U.S. and offshore parties and multiple levels of debt and equity investments. At the peak of his career, he was generally recognized as the pre‑eminent lawyer in the world in his field. His clients included almost all the major financial institutions that invested in such financings, including GE Capital (for whom he was the primary outside counsel), Ford Motor Credit, Chrysler Capital, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and its predecessors, and many others.
Mr. Allen opened and ran the Cravath Hong Kong office from 1994 to 1998.
Mr. Allen is an honorary life member of the Duke University Law School Board of Visitors and an emeritus member of the American College of Investment Counsel. He was a co‑founder of Environmental Advocates, which he has served as president, chairman and chairman emeritus, and from whom he received its lifetime achievement award. Now living in western Massachusetts, he founded and is president of the French Park Fund and the Southwest Berkshire Housing Coalition. A certified professional ski instructor, he continues to teach skiing.
Mr. Allen was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received a B.A. from Purdue University in 1963 and an LL.B. from Duke University School of Law in 1966, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and was the Articles Editor of the Law Journal.
Mr. Allen joined Cravath in 1966 and became a partner in 1975.
Mr. Allen opened and ran the Cravath Hong Kong office from 1994 to 1998.
Mr. Allen is an honorary life member of the Duke University Law School Board of Visitors and an emeritus member of the American College of Investment Counsel. He was a co‑founder of Environmental Advocates, which he has served as president, chairman and chairman emeritus, and from whom he received its lifetime achievement award. Now living in western Massachusetts, he founded and is president of the French Park Fund and the Southwest Berkshire Housing Coalition. A certified professional ski instructor, he continues to teach skiing.
Mr. Allen was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received a B.A. from Purdue University in 1963 and an LL.B. from Duke University School of Law in 1966, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and was the Articles Editor of the Law Journal.
Mr. Allen joined Cravath in 1966 and became a partner in 1975.
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