Rory A. Leraris
Broad civil litigation experience, with a focus on M&A-related litigation. Also handles securities, shareholder derivative, antitrust and general commercial disputes.
Rory has extensive experience representing and counseling corporations, financial institutions, asset managers, boards of directors and individuals in a broad range of complex civil litigation matters. Her practice focuses on M&A-related litigation and also spans securities, shareholder derivative, antitrust and general commercial disputes. She represents clients from a variety of industries, including financial institutions, energy, manufacturing, consumer products, technology and telecommunications.
Rory is recognized as a U.S and New York Future Star by Benchmark Litigation and a Next Generation Partner in M&A litigation by Legal 500 U.S., which calls out her “impressive track record” in the space. She also has been named a “Rising Star” by Law360 and received an “Americas Rising Star” award from Euromoney Legal Media Group.
She serves as Board Co-Chair of Appleseed, a nonprofit network of justice centers across the United States and Mexico.
Recognition
Legal 500 U.S. – M&A Litigation: Defense, Next Generation Partner
Benchmark Litigation – United States and New York, Future Star
Benchmark Litigation – “40 & Under List,” 2017-2021
Law360 – “Rising Star: Competition,” 2019
Euromoney Legal Media Group – “Americas Rising Star: Antitrust/Competition,” 2019
Lawdragon – 500 Leading Litigators in America, 2025
Education
- magna cum laude
Prior experience
- Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, 2017-2024
- Associate, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, 2008-2016
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New Jersey
- State of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court, E.D. New York
- U.S. District Court, New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, S.D. New York