Education
University of Arizona. Georgetown University. The Wharton School; Georgetown University Law Center.
University of Arizona. Georgetown University. The Wharton School; Georgetown University Law Center.
He is a partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore. He entered the prestigious law firm as a rare lateral partner in 2005 from Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Needham was among the Cravath partners who advised Johnson & Johnson in its 2011 purchase of Synthes, Incorporated. for $21.3 billion.
The purchase of Synthes is the largest acquisition by Johnson & Johnson in its entire 125-year history.
A native of Albany, New York, Needham attended the University of Arizona, receiving his Bachelor of Arts in 1982. He earned his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1986, as well as his Master of Laws in Taxation Master of Laws in 1990.
Needham also holds an Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School. Needham became a partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher in 1997.
In 2005, he was hired as lateral partner by Cravath, Swaine & Moore.