Mr William Mills > Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP’s prominent market reputation is evidenced by its frequent involvement in complex and cross-border M&A, often representing leading financial institutions and investment banks. Clients praise the New York-based group’s ‘outstanding business acumen’, where co-heads William Mills and Richard Brand are jointly skilled in public and private M&A, divestitures, takeover defense, joint ventures, and spin-offs. Stephen Fraidin represents bidders and targets in high-profile M&A, Gregory Patti counsels clients on negotiated acquisitions and advises special purpose acquisition companies on various transactions, and Nick Ramphal adeptly handles leveraged buyouts and M&A in the tech and insurance sectors. Daniel Raglan showcases transactional expertise in the data and analytics fields.

A full-service firm with a dedicated shareholder activism team, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP‘s practice has an experienced and deep bench with a track record of success working with prominent activist investors on market-shaping deals. The practice is led by corporate group co-chair William Mills, whose range of expertise covers shareholder activist campaigns, proxy contests, tender offers and fiduciary governance issues for clients ranging from large funds and investment banks to distressed companies and assets. Stephen Fraidin is a leading specialist in the context of hostile M&A, hedge fund activism and SPACs, and Gregory Patti works on governance and securities matters as well as in cross-border corporate transactions, representing SPACs as well as public and private acquirors. Daniel Raglan is a prominent transactional lawyer in the software, data, and analytics industries. Richard Brand left the firm in February 2025. All attorneys based in New York.