Bio

Andrew Wark focuses his practice on public and private mergers and acquisitions, shareholder activism defense and general corporate matters. Mr. Wark’s clients have included AXA, Barrick Gold, Benchmark Electronics, Convey Health Solutions, Corteva, Cox Enterprises, Crown Castle, Eurazeo, Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors, FS Investments, GuideWell, IBM, Just Eat Takeaway.com, Olin, Peabody Energy, RELX Group, Viatris and ViewRay. Mr. Wark has also represented numerous companies and boards of directors regarding shareholder activism, including representing Benchmark Electronics in its cooperation agreement with Engaged Capital, Corteva in its agreement with Starboard and ViewRay in its cooperation agreement with Hudson Executive Capital. Mr. Wark was named an M&A “Rising Star” by The Deal in 2021 and has been recognized by Lawdragon as among the “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” and the “500 X – The Next Generation.” He also co‑authored the United States chapter of “Getting the Deal Through: Distressed M&A.” Mr. Wark was born in Portland, Oregon. He received a B.S. from Duke University in 2010 and a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 2013, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and a Staff Editor of the Law Review. Mr. Wark joined Cravath in 2013 and was elected a partner in 2020.