Cravath has long advised clients in the professional services industry. This experience enhances our already extensive litigation and corporate resume with a nuanced understanding of professionals’ advisory, litigation, investigatory and regulatory needs. Whether on behalf of accounting firms, investment banks, law firms or management consultants, Cravath attorneys bring the Firm’s full resources to bear on the range of legal matters affecting these clients.
Our litigators have significant experience handling regulatory enforcement matters and all types of litigation facing firms in this industry, including direct client claims, such as professional malpractice, breach of contract, and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, as well as investor claims, such as securities fraud class actions. In addition, we represent professional firms in connection with internal corporate and government investigations, and advise on transactions in the professional services sector, including mergers, divestitures and financings.
Our litigators have significant experience handling regulatory enforcement matters and all types of litigation facing firms in this industry, including direct client claims, such as professional malpractice, breach of contract, and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, as well as investor claims, such as securities fraud class actions. In addition, we represent professional firms in connection with internal corporate and government investigations, and advise on transactions in the professional services sector, including mergers, divestitures and financings.
Deals & Cases
April 07, 2025
On April 7, 2025, IBM announced it has acquired Hakkoda Inc., a leading global data and AI consultancy. Hakkoda will expand IBM Consulting's data transformation services portfolio, adding specialized data platform expertise to help clients get their data ready to fuel AI‑powered business operations. Cravath is representing IBM in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
October 02, 2024
On September 25, 2024, Investcorp a leading global alternative investment firm, announced its acquisition of Stowe Family Law Holdings Limited, the largest specialist family law firm in the United Kingdom. Cravath represented Investcorp in the committed debt financing in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
July 09, 2024
On July 9, 2024, Altus Group Limited (“Altus Group”), a leading provider of asset and fund intelligence for commercial real estate, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its global Property Tax business to Ryan, LLC (“Ryan”), a leading global tax services and software provider, for total cash consideration of C$700 million. In addition to the definitive agreement, Ryan has also committed to enter a C$15 million Altus Market Insights subscription agreement at the close of the transaction, with an initial three‑year term of C$5 million per year. Cravath is representing Altus Group as U.S. counsel in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
June 18, 2024
Cravath represented Genpact Luxembourg S.à r.l. and Genpact USA, Inc. in connection with their $400 million registered senior notes offering, guaranteed by Genpact Limited. Genpact is a global professional services and solutions firm. The transaction closed on June 4, 2024.
Deals & Cases
April 26, 2024
Cravath represented Randolph Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aon plc, in connection with its $3.3 billion cash tender offer and consent solicitation for any and all notes of NFP Corp. This tender offer was made in connection with Randolph Acquisition Corp.’s acquisition of NFP Intermediate Holdings A Corp., a parent of NFP Corp. Aon plc is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk and human capital solutions. The offer expired on April 26, 2024.
Activities
April 07, 2025
On April 3, 2025, IFLR honored Cravath as an advisor of the “Loan Deal of the Year” at the publication’s 2025 Europe Awards, in connection with the Firm’s representation of the lead arrangers and initial purchasers in the financing for TDR Capital and I Squared Capital’s €1.9 billion acquisition of Applus. In announcing the award, IFLR highlighted the “bespoke innovative English law financing arrangements” involved in the deal as well as the nine global jurisdictions it spanned. The publication also noted how “the deal teams navigated untested regulatory and other deal‑specific requirements that contained a number of firsts in the Spanish market.”
Activities
June 11, 2024
On June 6, 2024, Cravath partners John W. White and Jennifer S. Leete participated in the 42nd Annual SEC and Financial Reporting Institute Conference, which was co‑hosted by the University of Southern California’s Leventhal School of Accounting and Financial Executives International in Los Angeles. The conference featured business and accounting executives and leading professionals from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to discuss recent SEC and financial reporting issues. John is Chair of the Institute’s Advisory Board.
Activities
January 11, 2024
On January 11, 2024, Cravath partner Jennifer S. Leete participated in “Audit Committees, Special Committees and Internal Investigations 2024,” a program presented by the Practising Law Institute in New York. Jennifer spoke on a panel entitled “Regulatory and Financial Reporting Developments – What Audit Committee and Special Committee Members Need to Know,” which reviewed the recent trends and developments regarding financial reporting concerns impacting audit committees and how auditing professionals should prepare for and integrate these changes from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s perspective.
Deals & Cases
April 07, 2025
On April 7, 2025, IBM announced it has acquired Hakkoda Inc., a leading global data and AI consultancy. Hakkoda will expand IBM Consulting's data transformation services portfolio, adding specialized data platform expertise to help clients get their data ready to fuel AI‑powered business operations. Cravath is representing IBM in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
October 02, 2024
On September 25, 2024, Investcorp a leading global alternative investment firm, announced its acquisition of Stowe Family Law Holdings Limited, the largest specialist family law firm in the United Kingdom. Cravath represented Investcorp in the committed debt financing in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
July 09, 2024
On July 9, 2024, Altus Group Limited (“Altus Group”), a leading provider of asset and fund intelligence for commercial real estate, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its global Property Tax business to Ryan, LLC (“Ryan”), a leading global tax services and software provider, for total cash consideration of C$700 million. In addition to the definitive agreement, Ryan has also committed to enter a C$15 million Altus Market Insights subscription agreement at the close of the transaction, with an initial three‑year term of C$5 million per year. Cravath is representing Altus Group as U.S. counsel in connection with the transaction.
Deals & Cases
June 18, 2024
Cravath represented Genpact Luxembourg S.à r.l. and Genpact USA, Inc. in connection with their $400 million registered senior notes offering, guaranteed by Genpact Limited. Genpact is a global professional services and solutions firm. The transaction closed on June 4, 2024.
Deals & Cases
April 26, 2024
Cravath represented Randolph Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aon plc, in connection with its $3.3 billion cash tender offer and consent solicitation for any and all notes of NFP Corp. This tender offer was made in connection with Randolph Acquisition Corp.’s acquisition of NFP Intermediate Holdings A Corp., a parent of NFP Corp. Aon plc is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk and human capital solutions. The offer expired on April 26, 2024.
Activities
April 07, 2025
On April 3, 2025, IFLR honored Cravath as an advisor of the “Loan Deal of the Year” at the publication’s 2025 Europe Awards, in connection with the Firm’s representation of the lead arrangers and initial purchasers in the financing for TDR Capital and I Squared Capital’s €1.9 billion acquisition of Applus. In announcing the award, IFLR highlighted the “bespoke innovative English law financing arrangements” involved in the deal as well as the nine global jurisdictions it spanned. The publication also noted how “the deal teams navigated untested regulatory and other deal‑specific requirements that contained a number of firsts in the Spanish market.”
Activities
June 11, 2024
On June 6, 2024, Cravath partners John W. White and Jennifer S. Leete participated in the 42nd Annual SEC and Financial Reporting Institute Conference, which was co‑hosted by the University of Southern California’s Leventhal School of Accounting and Financial Executives International in Los Angeles. The conference featured business and accounting executives and leading professionals from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to discuss recent SEC and financial reporting issues. John is Chair of the Institute’s Advisory Board.
Activities
January 11, 2024
On January 11, 2024, Cravath partner Jennifer S. Leete participated in “Audit Committees, Special Committees and Internal Investigations 2024,” a program presented by the Practising Law Institute in New York. Jennifer spoke on a panel entitled “Regulatory and Financial Reporting Developments – What Audit Committee and Special Committee Members Need to Know,” which reviewed the recent trends and developments regarding financial reporting concerns impacting audit committees and how auditing professionals should prepare for and integrate these changes from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s perspective.
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