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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP has been recommended as a TOP-TIER FIRM in 5 practice areas and been recommended in 13 practice areas in The Legal 500 United States 2022 edition

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FIRM RANKINGS SUMMARY

TOP TIER FIRM in

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RECOMMENDED in

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TOP TIER FIRM Practice Areas

RANKED Practice Areas

LAWYER RANKINGS SUMMARY

Hall of Fame

lawyers are listed in the Hall of Fame.

Leading Individuals

lawyers are listed in the elite "Leading lawyers" group.

Partners: Next Generation lawyers

lawyer is listed in the "Next generation lawyers" group.

Associates: Rising Stars lawyers

lawyers are listed in the "Rising stars" group.

Legal 500 commentary:
A total of 44 lawyers are mentioned by name in Legal 500 United States commentary for their standout contribution to respective practices.

Please note that in the extensive listings available at legal500.com, comprehensive staffing details, including practice heads, other key lawyers, and specific client comment on individuals connected to each practice are set out in full.

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United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal > Leading lawyers

Ivan Loncar

United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal > Hall of Fame

Lary Stromfeld

United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal > Rising stars

Casey Servais

United States > Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products > Leading lawyers

United States > Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products > Hall of Fame

Lary Stromfeld

United States > Finance > Structured finance: securitization > Leading lawyers

Mike Gambro

United States > Finance > Structured finance: securitization > Hall of Fame

Neil Weidner

United States > Finance > Structured finance: securitization > Rising stars

Michelle Abad

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m) > Next Generation Partners

Joshua Apfelroth

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism > Leading lawyers: Advice to shareholders

Richard Brand

United States > Real estate > Real estate finance > Leading lawyers

Bonnie Neuman

United States > Real estate > Real estate finance > Rising stars

Nicholas Brandfon

United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense > Leading lawyers

Jason Halper

United States > Finance > Financial services regulation > Leading lawyers

Scott Cammarn

United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious > Hall of Fame

Linda Swartz

FIRM & LAWYER RANKING DETAILS: IN DEPTH

TIER 1 FIRM RANKINGS

United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal

TIER 1

Leading lawyers

Ivan Loncar

Hall of Fame

Lary Stromfeld

Rising stars

Casey Servais

Recommended:

Casey Servais
Ingrid Bagby
Ivan Loncar
Lary Stromfeld
Thomas Curtin

Other key lawyer(s):

Lary Stromfeld
Michele Maman
Casey Servais
Thomas Curtin

United States > Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products

TIER 1

Leading lawyers

Hall of Fame

Lary Stromfeld

Recommended:

Brian Foster
Ivan Loncar
Lary Stromfeld
Richard Schetman

Other key lawyer(s):

Brian Foster
Ivan Loncar
Lary Stromfeld
Jed Miller

United States > Finance > Structured finance: securitization

TIER 1

Leading lawyers

Mike Gambro

Hall of Fame

Neil Weidner

Rising stars

Michelle Abad

Recommended:

Gregg Jubin
Michelle Abad
Mike Gambro
Neil Weidner
Stuart Goldstein

Other key lawyer(s):

Neil Weidner
Gregg Jubin
Joseph Beach
Chris Gavin
Michelle Abad

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)

TIER 1

Next Generation Partners

Joshua Apfelroth

Recommended:

Joshua Apfelroth
Richard Brand
William Mills

Other key lawyer(s):

Stephen Fraidin
Joshua Apfelroth
Braden McCurrach
Daniel Raglan

United States > Tax > Financial products

TIER 1

Recommended:

Gary Silverstein
Linda Swartz
Mark Howe

Other key lawyer(s):

Mark Howe
Gary Silverstein

TIER 2 FIRM RANKINGS

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism

TIER 2

Leading lawyers: Advice to shareholders

Richard Brand

Recommended:

Richard Brand
Stephen Fraidin
William Mills

Other key lawyer(s):

Stephen Fraidin

United States > Real estate > Real estate finance

TIER 2

Leading lawyers

Bonnie Neuman

Rising stars

Nicholas Brandfon

Recommended:

Bonnie Neuman
Holly Chamberlain
Nicholas Brandfon

Other key lawyer(s):

Nicholas Brandfon
Holly Chamberlain

TIER 3 FIRM RANKINGS

United States > Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: plaintiff

TIER 3

Recommended:

Brian Wallach
Nicholas Gravante
Philip Iovieno

Other key lawyer(s):

Nicholas Gravante

United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense

TIER 3

TIER 5

Recommended:

Jodi Avergun
Mark Grider
Philip Khinda

Other key lawyer(s):

Anne Tompkins
Todd Blanche
Douglas Gansler
Rachel Rodman
Philip Khinda
Mark Grider

United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense

TIER 3

Leading lawyers

Jason Halper

Recommended:

Jason Halper

United States > Finance > Financial services regulation

TIER 3

Leading lawyers

Scott Cammarn

Recommended:

Daniel Meade
Scott Cammarn

Other key lawyer(s):

Daniel Meade

United States > Industry focus > Transport: shipping - finance

TIER 3

Recommended:

Gregory Petrick
Joshua Apfelroth
Richard Brand

Other key lawyer(s):

Joshua Apfelroth

United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious

TIER 3

Hall of Fame

Linda Swartz

Recommended:

Gary Silverstein
Linda Swartz
Mark Howe

Other key lawyer(s):

Gary Silverstein
Mark Howe

TIER 4 FIRM RANKINGS

United States > Finance > Commercial lending

TIER 4

Recommended:

Chad Stackhouse
Christopher McDermott
Jeffrey Nagle
Leah Edelboim
Michael Mascia
Perry Hicks

Other key lawyer(s):

Chad Stackhouse
Perry Hicks
Leah Edelboim

United States > Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional

TIER 4

Recommended:

James Frazier
Michael Bergmann

Other key lawyer(s):

Michael Bergmann

United States > Tax > International tax

TIER 4

Recommended:

Linda Swartz

TIER 6 FIRM RANKINGS

United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate

TIER 6

Recommended:

Gregory Petrick
Ingrid Bagby
Michele Maman

Other key lawyer(s):

Ingrid Bagby
Michele Maman
Casey Servais
Tom Curtin

All FIRM RANKINGS

United States > Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: plaintiff

FIRM RANKED: TIER 3

Recommended lawyers:

Brian Wallach
Nicholas Gravante
Philip Iovieno

Other key lawyer(s):

Nicholas Gravante

United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense

FIRM RANKED: TIER 3

FIRM RANKED: TIER 5

Recommended lawyers:

Jodi Avergun
Mark Grider
Philip Khinda

Other key lawyer(s):

Anne Tompkins
Todd Blanche
Douglas Gansler
Rachel Rodman
Philip Khinda
Mark Grider

United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense

FIRM RANKED: TIER 3

Leading lawyers

Jason Halper

Recommended lawyers:

Jason Halper

United States > Finance > Commercial lending

FIRM RANKED: TIER 4

Recommended lawyers:

Chad Stackhouse
Christopher McDermott
Jeffrey Nagle
Leah Edelboim
Michael Mascia
Perry Hicks

Other key lawyer(s):

Chad Stackhouse
Perry Hicks
Leah Edelboim

United States > Finance > Financial services regulation

FIRM RANKED: TIER 3

Leading lawyers

Scott Cammarn

Recommended lawyers:

Daniel Meade
Scott Cammarn

Other key lawyer(s):

Daniel Meade

United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate

FIRM RANKED: TIER 6

Recommended lawyers:

Gregory Petrick
Ingrid Bagby
Michele Maman

Other key lawyer(s):

Ingrid Bagby
Michele Maman
Casey Servais
Tom Curtin

United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

Leading lawyers

Ivan Loncar

Hall of Fame

Lary Stromfeld

Rising stars

Casey Servais

Recommended lawyers:

Casey Servais
Ingrid Bagby
Ivan Loncar
Lary Stromfeld
Thomas Curtin

Other key lawyer(s):

Lary Stromfeld
Michele Maman
Casey Servais
Thomas Curtin

United States > Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

Leading lawyers

Hall of Fame

Lary Stromfeld

Recommended lawyers:

Brian Foster
Ivan Loncar
Lary Stromfeld
Richard Schetman

Other key lawyer(s):

Brian Foster
Ivan Loncar
Lary Stromfeld
Jed Miller

United States > Finance > Structured finance: securitization

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

Leading lawyers

Mike Gambro

Hall of Fame

Neil Weidner

Rising stars

Michelle Abad

Recommended lawyers:

Gregg Jubin
Michelle Abad
Mike Gambro
Neil Weidner
Stuart Goldstein

Other key lawyer(s):

Neil Weidner
Gregg Jubin
Joseph Beach
Chris Gavin
Michelle Abad

United States > Industry focus > Transport: shipping - finance

FIRM RANKED: TIER 3

Recommended lawyers:

Gregory Petrick
Joshua Apfelroth
Richard Brand

Other key lawyer(s):

Joshua Apfelroth

United States > Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional

FIRM RANKED: TIER 4

Recommended lawyers:

James Frazier
Michael Bergmann

Other key lawyer(s):

Michael Bergmann

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

Next Generation Partners

Joshua Apfelroth

Recommended lawyers:

Joshua Apfelroth
Richard Brand
William Mills

Other key lawyer(s):

Stephen Fraidin
Joshua Apfelroth
Braden McCurrach
Daniel Raglan

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism

FIRM RANKED: TIER 2

Leading lawyers: Advice to shareholders

Richard Brand

Recommended lawyers:

Richard Brand
Stephen Fraidin
William Mills

Other key lawyer(s):

Stephen Fraidin

United States > Real estate > Real estate finance

FIRM RANKED: TIER 2

Leading lawyers

Bonnie Neuman

Rising stars

Nicholas Brandfon

Recommended lawyers:

Bonnie Neuman
Holly Chamberlain
Nicholas Brandfon

Other key lawyer(s):

Nicholas Brandfon
Holly Chamberlain

United States > Tax > Financial products

FIRM RANKED: TIER 1

Recommended lawyers:

Gary Silverstein
Linda Swartz
Mark Howe

Other key lawyer(s):

Mark Howe
Gary Silverstein

United States > Tax > International tax

FIRM RANKED: TIER 4

Recommended lawyers:

Linda Swartz

United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious

FIRM RANKED: TIER 3

Hall of Fame

Linda Swartz

Recommended lawyers:

Gary Silverstein
Linda Swartz
Mark Howe

Other key lawyer(s):

Gary Silverstein
Mark Howe

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<img src=/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2020/09/law-firms.png>FIRM RANKINGS SUMMARY

TOP TIER FIRM in

RECOMMENDED in

TOP TIER FIRM Practice Areas

RANKED Practice Areas

<img src=/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2020/09/lawyers.png>LAWYER RANKINGS SUMMARY

Hall of Fame

Leading Individuals

Partners: Next Generation lawyers

Associates: Rising Stars lawyers

Full list of ranked lawyers

FIRM & LAWYER RANKING DETAILS: IN DEPTH

TIER 1 FIRM RANKINGS

United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal

United States > Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products

United States > Finance > Structured finance: securitization

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)

United States > Tax > Financial products

TIER 2 FIRM RANKINGS

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism

United States > Real estate > Real estate finance

TIER 3 FIRM RANKINGS

United States > Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: plaintiff

United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense

United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense

United States > Finance > Financial services regulation

United States > Industry focus > Transport: shipping - finance

United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious

TIER 4 FIRM RANKINGS

United States > Finance > Commercial lending

United States > Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional

United States > Tax > International tax

TIER 6 FIRM RANKINGS

United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate

All FIRM RANKINGS

United States > Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: plaintiff

United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense

United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense

United States > Finance > Commercial lending

United States > Finance > Financial services regulation

United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate

United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal

United States > Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products

United States > Finance > Structured finance: securitization

United States > Industry focus > Transport: shipping - finance

United States > Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism

United States > Real estate > Real estate finance

United States > Tax > Financial products

United States > Tax > International tax

United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious

FIRM RANKINGS SUMMARY

LAWYER RANKINGS SUMMARY