Margaret T. Segall is a partner in Cravath’s Litigation Department. Her practice focuses on transactional matters, antitrust regulatory approval, government investigations and general antitrust counseling. She has advised a wide variety of clients in diverse industries, including aerospace and aviation, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, consumer products, media, manufacturing and technology.
Ms. Segall represented Time Warner Inc. on antitrust issues in connection with its $109 billion sale to AT&T, including winning the lawsuit filed by the DOJ seeking to block the merger, which culminated in a six-week trial. Ms. Segall’s other antitrust representations include Afterpay Limited’s $29 billion acquisition by Block Inc.; GW Pharmaceuticals plc’s $7.2 billion acquisition by Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc; AerCap Holdings N.V.’s $30 billion acquisition of GE Capital Aviation Services and $5.4 billion acquisition of International Lease Finance Corporation; National Grid’s £7.8 billion acquisition of Western Power Distribution from PPL and the $3.8 billion sale of Narragansett Electric to PPL; DiaSorin S.p.A.’s $1.8 billion acquisition of Luminex Corporation; Centrica plc’s $3.625 billion divestiture of its North American energy supply, services and trading business (Direct Energy) to NRG Energy; Mylan N.V.’s $50 billion combination with Upjohn, a division of Pfizer, to form Viatris; Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s $57 billion acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corp.; US Foods Holding Corp.’s $1.8 billion acquisition of five operating companies of Services Group of America; Brunswick Corporation’s $910 million acquisition of Power Products’ Global Marine & Mobile business; Pinnacle Foods Inc.’s $10.9 billion acquisition by Conagra Brands, Inc.; Pitney Bowes Inc.’s $475 million acquisition of Newgistics, Inc.; DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.’s $4.1 billion sale to NBCUniversal, LLC, a division of Comcast Corporation; and Anheuser-Busch InBev’s $123 billion acquisition of SABMiller and the $12 billion sale of SABMiller’s U.S. and global Miller-branded businesses to Molson Coors.
Ms. Segall has been recognized for her antitrust work by Chambers USA and The Legal 500 US. In 2020, Global Competition Review included her in its “40 Under 40” list, which recognizes the top young antitrust lawyers in the world. Who’s Who Legal named her the “Most Highly Regarded Future Leader” in Competition in North America in 2019.
Ms. Segall received an A.B. in History magna cum laude from Harvard College in 2003 and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2008. She joined Cravath in 2008 and was elected a partner in 2016.
Updated July 2022