McCloy went to New York to become an associate in the firm of Cadwalader , Wickersham & Taft , which was then one of the nation 's most prestigious law firms . He moved to Cravath , Henderson , & de Gersdorff in 1924 , where he worked with many wealthy clients , such as the St. Paul Railroad . In 1934 McCloy found new evidence allowing him to re-open an action for damages against Germany for the destruction caused by the 1916 Black Tom explosion
Black Tom explosion
Black Tom explosion
John J. McCloy