Paul Drennan Cravath
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Paul Drennan Cravath was a prominent American lawyer and legal innovator who helped shape the modern large law firm model and led major corporate cases in the early 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American lawyer
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human ⓘ legal innovator ⓘ |
| activityEndTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| activityStartTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Cravath, Swaine & Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Cravath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
corporate law
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law ⓘ |
| fullName | Paul Drennan Cravath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | corporate legal practice ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Esquire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
associate training and promotion systems in law firms
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corporate representation by outside counsel ⓘ law firm partnership structures ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
pioneer of the modern law firm model
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prominent American corporate lawyer ⓘ |
| influenced |
recruitment and training practices of major law firms
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structure of modern large law firms in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor | Cravath System of law firm management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalSpecialty |
business law
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corporate law ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
developing systematic recruitment from top law schools
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emphasis on intensive associate training ⓘ helping shape the modern large law firm model ⓘ institutionalizing the lockstep compensation model in law firms ⓘ leadership in major corporate cases in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| notableRole |
architect of a leading Wall Street law firm
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leader in major corporate litigation ⓘ |
| occupation |
corporate lawyer
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lawyer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore
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presiding partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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