Noah B. Yavitz

Education
- The University of Chicago, B.A. 2008, with honors
- University of Chicago Law School, J.D. 2013, with high honors, Order of the Coif, (Articles Editor, The University of Chicago Law Review)
Clerkships
Honorable Frank Easterbrook, United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 2013 – 2014
Noah B. Yavitz
Noah B. Yavitz is a Partner in Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz’s Litigation Department.
Mr. Yavitz received a B.A. from the University of Chicago in 2008, with general honors and honors in Linguistics. He received his J.D. with high honors from the University of Chicago Law School in 2013, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif, a Kirkland and Ellis Scholar, an Olin Fellow in law and economics, and an articles editor at The University of Chicago Law Review. Following law school, Mr. Yavitz was a law clerk to the Honorable Frank Easterbrook of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Select Publications
- Pressure on DEI Initiatives Continues to Mount,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, August 19, 2023 and Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, August 22, 2023.
- DEI Initiatives Post-SFFA: Considerations for Boards and Management,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, August 9, 2023, Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, August 9, 2023 and NYU Law School’s Blog on Compliance and Enforcement, August 14, 2023.
- The Supreme Court’s Business for October Term 2022,
in Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, July 17, 2023.
- The Fall of “Affirmative Action” and Its Implications for Employers,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, July 5, 2023.
- Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to California Law Alleged to Burden Out-of-State Industry,
in NYU Law School’s Blog on Compliance and Enforcement, May 17, 2023.
- Wachtell Lipton Discusses Constitutional Challenges to Ongoing SEC and FTC Administrative Proceedings,
in Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, April 19, 2023.
- Important Supreme Court Business Cases Decided During October Term 2021 and Cases to Watch in October Term 2022,
in Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, July 6, 2022.
- Important Supreme Court Business Cases Decided During October Term 2020 and Cases to Watch in October Term 2021,
in Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, July 15, 2021.
- Supreme Court Confirms that “All” Evidence Rebutting Price Impact Must Be Considered on Motions to Certify Securities-Fraud Classes,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, July 6, 2021.
- British Prosecutors Criminally Charge Global Bank and Former Top Executives,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, July 8, 2017.
- United States,
in The Securities Litigation Review (William Savitt, ed.) published by Law Business Research Ltd., Third Ed. 2017; Second Ed. 2016; First Ed. 2015.
- U.S. Court of Appeals Reaffirms High Standard for Failure-of-Oversight Claims against Directors,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, dated January 15, 2016.
- Federal District Court Dismisses "Control Person" Claim Brought by Madoff Investors,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, September 19, 2015.