Craig F. Arcella

Craig F. Arcella is a highly regarded corporate attorney with more than 25 years of experience advising financial institutions and corporate clients on sophisticated financing matters, strategic transactions, and corporate advisory issues. Throughout his career, he has developed a reputation for helping clients navigate complex business challenges while providing practical guidance tailored to their objectives. His work spans a wide range of domestic and international transactions, reflecting deep knowledge of corporate and finance law.

Craig earned a B.A. from Duke University in 1995. He later received a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1998, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and a member of the Law Review. These academic achievements helped build the foundation for a distinguished legal career focused on high-level corporate and finance matters.

Craig serves as a trusted advisor in many types of financing and capital markets matters. His experience includes investment-grade, high-yield, and convertible bond offerings, as well as liability management transactions. He also advises clients on initial public offerings and other equity financings. In addition, he has extensive experience handling syndicated loans, private credit, and other leveraged finance transactions. His practice further includes representing clients in mergers and acquisitions and providing counsel on important corporate governance, public disclosure, and compliance matters.

Craig has earned recognition from numerous legal ranking organizations and publications for his work in securities and corporate law. Industry sources have praised his ability to approach complicated matters with both creativity and sound judgment. His long record of advising clients on significant transactions has established him as a respected figure within the legal and business communities.

Craig F. Arcella has advised clients across a broad spectrum of financing, transactional, and corporate matters. Earlier in his career, he practiced in Hong Kong and London before establishing his practice in New York. His combination of extensive transactional experience, strategic insight, and dedication to client service continues to make him a trusted counselor for complex business and financial matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
• Member, International Bar Association

Licensed State

• New York

Education

• Columbia Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Duke University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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