Andrew C. Finch, Former Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General in DOJ’s Antitrust Division, to Join Cravath

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is pleased to announce that Andrew C. Finch, a leading antitrust lawyer who served as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Acting Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division from 2017 to 2019, will join the Firm as a partner.

Mr. Finch advises clients on antitrust investigations and litigation, both criminal and civil, including merger reviews. At the Department of Justice, Mr. Finch similarly oversaw all aspects of the Antitrust Division’s operations, including merger reviews, civil and criminal antitrust investigations, litigation and appeals. Mr. Finch will practice within Cravath’s Litigation Department, from its New York office.

“Andrew’s extensive experience in and out of government will be invaluable to our clients as they navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment,” said Faiza J. Saeed, Cravath’s presiding partner.

With the addition of Mr. Finch, Cravath continues to include attorneys who have served in leadership positions across key federal regulatory agencies, including Christine A. Varney, former Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust and Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission; Noah Joshua Phillips, former Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission; Jelena McWilliams, former Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Jeffrey A. Rosen, former Acting Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General; David J. Kappos, former Under Secretary of Commerce and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Elad L. Roisman, former Commissioner and Acting Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and John D. Buretta, former Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Chief of Staff in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice.

“I am delighted to join Cravath and its extraordinarily accomplished antitrust team,” said Mr. Finch. “Cravath has a long and legendary history handling competition matters, and I look forward to working with my new colleagues to bring all our capacity to bear to support our clients’ needs.”

Mr. Finch received his J.D. from University of Chicago Law School in 1997, an M.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1994, and his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1991.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP was founded in 1819 and is widely recognized as one of the world’s premier law firms. The Firm has offices in New York, Washington, D.C. and London.