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Master M&A deal analysis, financial structuring, and legal risk assessment evaluated at one of Big Law's most selective firms.

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The Interview

What Cravath is looking for

M&A Interview

M&A Deal Analysis & Due Diligence

01Financial Viability Assessment

02Deal Structuring

03Risk Identification

04Regulatory Pathway Analysis

Behavioral Interview

01Client Judgment

02Team Collaboration

03Transaction Fluency

04Legal Reasoning

Preeminent M&A and corporate law firm//Sophisticated financial and deal analysis//Culture of elite technical excellence

Practice Library

Cravath exercises

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Prepare for your Cravath law interview

Master M&A deal analysis, financial structuring, and legal risk assessment evaluated at one of Big Law's most selective firms.

Socratify AI

The Interview

What Cravath is looking for

M&A Interview

M&A Deal Analysis & Due Diligence

01Financial Viability Assessment

02Deal Structuring

03Risk Identification

04Regulatory Pathway Analysis

Behavioral Interview

01Client Judgment

02Team Collaboration

03Transaction Fluency

04Legal Reasoning

Preeminent M&A and corporate law firm//Sophisticated financial and deal analysis//Culture of elite technical excellence

How It Works

Master Cravath M&A Interviews

Practice M&A deal analysis and legal risk assessment frameworks evaluated at Cravath. · Click to expand

1Your Law Goals

M&A Analysis

Practitioner

Legal Risk Assessment

Practitioner

2Law Case Prep

Your client is considering acquiring a competitor for $1.2B. Walk through your...

CASE INTERVIEWHard

Cravath

3Frameworks

Framework

Is the financial case sound and sustainable?

Is target revenue resilient post-deal?

Revenue concentration: top 3 customers = 42% of EBITDA

Churn risk post-acquisition: 18-month average customer retention 71%

Can margins be sustained or improved?

COGS pressure from raw material inflation: 8pp margin headwind

Identified SG&A synergies: $45M (11% of target SG&A)

Are legal and regulatory risks manageable?

Will regulatory approval materialize?

Combined market share: 31% in core segment (threshold for FTC scrutiny: 33%)

FTC precedent: 12-18 months for similar deal approval

What litigation and contingent liability risks exist?

3 pending lawsuits with $25M aggregate exposure (disclosed)

Patent disputes in 2 jurisdictions — 64% settle before trial

Can integration be executed successfully?

Are systems and processes compatible?

ERP systems: 2 different platforms requiring 9-month integration

Post-M&A integration success rate for similar complexity: 71%

Will key talent retention be achievable?

Top 15 executives: 60% have change-of-control agreements

Historical retention: 8% key person attrition in first 18 months

4Feedback

Deal Structuring

Distinctive

Financial Analysis

Strong

Legal Risk Identification

Meeting Bar

Regulatory Strategy

Strong

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Practice Library

Cravath exercises

Your client is considering a $2B acquisition of a competitor. Walk through your...

CASE INTERVIEWHard

Corporate Law · M&A Due DiligenceCravath

Analyze the regulatory approval risk for a cross-border deal. How would you structure...

LEARNHard

Corporate Law · Regulatory AnalysisCravath

Identify and rank the top 5 legal risks in a hostile acquisition scenario. How would you...

LEARNHard

Corporate Law · Legal Risk AssessmentCravath

Tell me about a complex transaction you analyzed. What was the core legal challenge?

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · Deal ExperienceCravath

Describe your approach to learning new areas of law and staying current with regulatory...

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · Learning MindsetCravath