Cravath Elects 11 Partners, the Most in at Least a Decade (1)

Cravath Swaine & Moore has elected its largest partner class in at least a decade, the firm announced Wednesday.

The Wall Street firm has elected 11 new partners to its ranks, surpassing recent years when it’s number of promoted partners has remained in the single digits. The bigger elected class has come in a challenging year for the broader legal industry due to the coronavirus crisis.

Michael Arnold, Heather Benjamin, Matthew Bobby, Daniel Cerqueira, Alexandra Denning, Helam Gebremariam, Matthew Jones, Matthew Kelly, David Korn, Brittany Sukiennik and Andrew Wark will all become partners of the firm on Jan. 1, 2021. ...