Jonathan J. Katz
Jonathan J. Katz advises clients on a wide range of executive compensation and human resource‑related matters. His transactional practice involves advising on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, spin‑offs, joint ventures and private equity transactions. He also regularly counsels both corporate and individual clients on the design, negotiation and implementation of employment agreements and incentive compensation programs. Additionally, Mr. Katz handles securities law compliance matters relating to executive compensation, including new and evolving regulatory matters, such as clawback rules, pay vs. performance disclosure and related matters. Mr. Katz has represented numerous founders and high‑profile executives in compensation‑related matters.
Mr. Katz’s clients have included the Aquarion Water Authority, Ashland, Atlas Air, Banco Santander, BDT Capital Partners, Biogen, Brookfield, Canadian National Railway, CardWorks, Daily Mail, Disney, Eurazeo, Flowserve, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Kenvue, Kraft Heinz, Lindsay Goldberg, Northrop Grumman, Novartis, Robinhood, Time Warner, Unilever, US Foods, Valvoline and Viatris.
Mr. Katz has been recognized for his work in the employee benefits and executive compensation area by Chambers USA, The Legal 500 US, The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers. In 2019, he was named a “Rising Star” by Law360, recognizing him as one of five outstanding benefits lawyers in the nation under the age of 40. He has also been named by Lawdragon as one of “500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers” and has been listed as a Top Employment Lawyer in North America by MergerLinks.
Mr. Katz is a recipient of the James H. Fogelson Emerging Leadership Award from the UJA-Federation of New York.
Mr. Katz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received a B.S. from Cornell University in 2003, a J.D. summa cum laude from Cardozo School of Law in 2007, where he was Notes Editor of the Law Review, and an LL.M. from New York University School of Law in 2013.
Mr. Katz joined Cravath in 2007 and was elected a partner in 2015. He is Co‑Chair of the Diversity Committee.