Paul Drennan Cravath (July 14, 1861 – July 1, 1940) was a prominent American corporate lawyer and presiding partner of the New York law firm known today as Cravath, Swaine & Moore. At the firm, he devised and implemented the Cravath System which has come to define the structure and practice of most large American firms. Cravath was a leader in the American Atlanticist movement and was a founding member and director of the Council on Foreign Relations. Source: Wikipedia (en)