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Samuel Butler (March 10, 1930 – January 4, 2025)^[1] was an American lawyer. He was the managing partner at the New York law firm Cravath Swaine & Moore. He was an adviser on many major mergers and acquisitions in the 1980s and 1990s.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

↑ "Samuel Butler Obituary (2025) - Legacy Remembers". Legacy.com. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
↑ de la Merced, Michael J. (February 4, 2025). "Samuel Butler, Lawyer Who Helped Create Corporate Giants, Dies at 94" – via NYTimes.com.
↑ Banjo, Shelly (July 30, 2010). "Butler Sends His Charitable Efforts Back to School". The Wall Street Journal.
↑ Lattman, Peter (November 16, 2007). "Law Blog Q&A: Cravath's Samuel Butler". The Wall Street Journal.

[1] "Samuel Butler Obituary (2025) - Legacy Remembers". Legacy.com. Retrieved 9 February 2025.

[2] Merced, Michael J. (February 4, 2025). "Samuel Butler, Lawyer Who Helped Create Corporate Giants, Dies at 94" – via NYTimes.com.

[3] Banjo, Shelly (July 30, 2010). "Butler Sends His Charitable Efforts Back to School". The Wall Street Journal.

[4] Lattman, Peter (November 16, 2007). "Law Blog Q&A: Cravath's Samuel Butler". The Wall Street Journal.

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