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Gibson Dunn Lures Wachtell Co-Chair Savitt with $20M Offer

8/1/2026

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Gibson Dunn offered Wachtell co-chair William Savitt a late-May position at the firm.
Gibson Dunn litigator Orin Snyder presented the proposal over breakfast at Nougatine near Central Park.
The offer would raise Savitt’s pay to at least $20 million a year, a multimillion-dollar increase.
The recruitment also featured Wachtell lawyers Sarah Eddy and Randall Jackson with Gibson Dunn partners Barbara Backer and Bradley Wilson.

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Gibson Dunn offered Wachtell co-chair William Savitt a late-May position at the firm.
Gibson Dunn litigator Orin Snyder presented the proposal over breakfast at Nougatine near Central Park.
The offer would raise Savitt’s pay to at least $20 million a year, a multimillion-dollar increase.
The recruitment also featured Wachtell lawyers Sarah Eddy and Randall Jackson with Gibson Dunn partners Barbara Backer and Bradley Wilson.