On August 5, 2013, The Washington Post Company announced that it has signed a contract to sell its newspaper publishing businesses, including The Washington Post newspaper, to Jeffrey P. Bezos for US$250 million, subject to normal working capital adjustments. Cravath represented The Washington Post Company in connection with this transaction, which is expected to close later this year.

The Cravath team included partner Eric L. Schiele and associate Ting S. Chen on corporate matters and partner Jennifer S. Conway on executive compensation and benefits matters.