Wachtell Names New Leaders William Savitt and Andrew Nussbaum

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz has appointed new firm co-chairs, tapping litigator William Savitt and corporate partner Andrew Nussbaum to lead one of the country’s most unique and profitable law firms.

The duo will replace former co-chairs Ed Herlihy and Daniel Neff, who are stepping down after the leading the firm since 2006. They will remain on the firm’s executive committee, the firm confirmed on Tuesday.

Savitt represented Twitter (now X) in its Delaware Chancery Court battle that forced Elon Musk to purchase the social media site for $44 billion. He also has represented Coinbase in a case brought by ...