As counsel in the Litigation Department, Robert N. Kravitz has handled major litigations in a wide variety of areas, including securities, antitrust, employment law, and intellectual property.

Mr. Kravitz’s recent work includes representation of: a major pharmaceutical company in derivative, ERISA, and shareholder class actions brought in connection with an unsuccessful clinical trial; one of the world’s leading high technology companies in breach of contract actions against senior employees who have breached their non-competition agreements; one of the world’s largest financial services companies in a breach of contract action involving the sale of several businesses in Mexico; and a major US investment company in a shareholder class action suit concerning the company’s role in the takeover of a large software company.

Mr. Kravitz’s work also includes representation of Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. (formerly Hollinger International) and ACNielsen & Co. that The American Lawyer highlighted in its January 2006 cover story in which it selected Paul, Weiss as the best litigation firm in the United States. On behalf of Sun-Times Media Group, Mr. Kravitz helped win a $30 million verdict against the company’s former CEO Conrad Black. He has also litigated several other cases for Sun-Times Media Group, ranging from securities class action and derivative lawsuits to litigation over an alleged breach of an aircraft lease. Mr. Kravitz helped ACNielsen win a $2 billion antitrust case brought by its major competitor in the retail tracking industry.

Recently, Mr. Kravitz successfully defended the directors and officers of one of the world’s largest suppliers of auto body frames in a securities class action lawsuit. He was also a lead trial lawyer in a multi-billion dollar action involving estimation of the asbestos personal injury liability of a major manufacturer of floor covering and other building products, and in an arbitration in which Paul, Weiss won a $30 million breach of contract award on behalf of a nationwide institutional pharmacy company and defeated the opposing side’s effort to terminate a multi-year contract worth over $100 million a year. In a pro bono case on behalf of the widow of a victim of the September 11 World Trade Center attack, Mr. Kravitz won one of the largest compensation awards given by the federal Victims Compensation Fund.

Mr. Kravitz also has extensive appellate experience. He recently represented a prominent New Jersey business leader against fraud and breach of fiduciary duty claims in federal court in Florida and on appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; a major chemical company in an appeal to the Delaware Supreme Court concerning a “material adverse effect” provision in a merger agreement; and a major New York real estate company in an appeal to New York’s Appellate Division concerning exercise of an option to acquire a major office building in Manhattan.

Clients that Mr. Kravitz has successfully represented include American International Group, Apollo Management, Armstrong World Industries, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, IBM, Kohlberg & Co., Polo Ralph Lauren, Revlon Consumer Products Corp., Tower Automotive, Inc., ASCAP, and Blue Man Group.

Mr. Kravitz’s cases include:

Estate of Scutieri v. Chambers, 2010 WL 2836613 (11th Cir. 2010): successful representation of business leader in defense of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty claims.

Klawonn v. YA Global Investments, L.P., 2010 WL 5094423 (D. N.J. 2010): successful defense of investment company in defense of short-swing trading allegations.

In re Hollinger Int'l, Inc. Secs. Litig., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47173 (N.D. Ill. 2006): counsel to major newspaper publishing company in securities class action litigation challenging its SEC filings.

Sommer & Co. v. Rockefeller (In re Rockefeller Ctr. Props. Sec. Litig.), 311 F.3d 198 (3rd Cir. 2002): represented investor group that acquired Rockefeller Center in securities class action suit challenging the acquisition. Obtained dismissal of all claims.

In re Tower Automotive Securities Litig., 483 F. Supp. 2d 327 (S.D.N.Y. 2007): won dismissal of several securities claims asserted against directors and officers of bankrupt manufacturer of automotive body frames.

Hollinger Inc. v. Hollinger Int'l, Inc., 858 A.2d 342 (Del. Ch. 2004), appeal denied, 2004 Del. LEXIS 329 (Del. 2004): successfully represented newspaper publishing company in opposing effort by controlling shareholder to block the sale of the London Daily Telegraph.

Shepley v. New Coleman Holdings Inc., 174 F.3d 65 (2d Cir. 1999): represented major camping supply equipment company in action brought by former employees who challenged reversion of pension benefits to the company. Won dismissal of plaintiffs’ claims on summary judgment.

In re Armstrong World Industries, Inc., 348 B.R. 111 (D. Del. 2006): represented unsecured creditors committee in trial to estimate current and future asbestos liabilities of major floor covering and building supply company.

In re Dean Witter Partnership Litig., 1998 Del. Ch. LEXIS 133 (Del. Ch. 1998), aff’d 725 A.2d 441 (Del. Supr. 1999): represented financial services company in breach of fiduciary duty action brought by investors in real estate limited partnerships. Won dismissal of all claims.

Black v. Hollinger Int'l, Inc., 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22276 (N.D. Ill. 2004): on behalf of newspaper publishing company, won dismissal of former CEO’s breach of contract claim regarding the company’s decision not to let the former CEO exercise his stock options.

In Re Lorazepam & Clorazepate Antitrust Litigation, 205 F.R.D. 369 (D. D.C. 2002): represented distributor of active pharmaceutical ingredients in nationwide antitrust litigation concerning two generic drugs.

Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. v. T&N PLC, 905 F. Supp. 107 (S.D.N.Y. 1995): represented Chase Manhattan Bank in property damages action against British asbestos company that supplied asbestos fireproofing for use in the bank’s New York headquarters.

United States v. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (In the Matter of the Applications of Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. and CBS, Inc., Applicants, for the Determination of Reasonable License Fees for Their Television Networks), 831 F. Supp. 137 (S.D.N.Y. 1993): successfully represented ASCAP in proceeding under antitrust consent decree to determine reasonable license fees for the use of ASCAP music by two television networks.

People v. Bilal, 273 A.D.2d 951 (2d Dep’t 2000); pro bono representation of criminal defendant in appeal.

Doe v. Dyett, 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13450 (S.D.N.Y. 1993): pro bono representation of mentally ill prisoner seeking damages for forced administration of anti-psychotic drugs.

In 1998 and 2000 Mr. Kravitz received the Legal Aid Society Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service and in 1998 was presented with the Ladas Memorial Award by the United States Trademark Association for best article on trademark law by a new author. Mr. Kravitz was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.