Bio

George Zobitz is Managing Partner of the Corporate Department and Co‑Head of the Finance Practice. He works in all areas of the Firm’s corporate practice. Currently, his practice focuses on complex syndicated loan and direct lending transactions, including acquisition and leveraged finance and asset‑based lending, as well as securities, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate representations. Mr. Zobitz has represented JPMorgan Chase Bank and Credit Suisse in numerous financings. He has also represented many borrowers, including Viatris, WestRock, Ashland, Qualcomm, Crown Castle, Biogen, Valvoline and Brightline. In addition to financing transactions, Mr. Zobitz has worked on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters for companies such as UAL Corporation, Millipore, Alcon, Johnson & Johnson, Brink’s, Qualcomm, Dassault Systèmes and Amblin Partners. Mr. Zobitz has been repeatedly recognized as one of the country’s leading practitioners in banking and finance by, among others, Chambers USA, Chambers Global, The Legal 500 US, IFLR1000, Lawdragon and PLC Which Lawyer? He has also been recognized for his work in bankruptcy law by The Best Lawyers in America and Lawdragon. Mr. Zobitz has been recognized by The Legal 500 US for his transactional work in the technology industry, for his transactional work in the telecoms and broadcast industry, for his work in municipal bankruptcy and for his work in trade secrets. Mr. Zobitz was born in New York, New York. He received a B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College in 1991 and a J.D. cum laude from New York University in 1995. Mr. Zobitz joined Cravath in 1995 and was elected a partner in 2002.