Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP > London, England > Firm Profile

‘Strong team which has recently diversified through investment in its capabilities in private funds. Led by Sam Hutchinson, they derive significant benefits through synergies from their very strong US offering, as well as a dedicated funds finance offering.’

‘Sam Hutchinson has in-deep market knowledge and is  supported by junior partners who are technically capable.’

‘Cadwalader is one of the top lender side practices in the fund finance market. The team has some of the largest lender clients in the market and covers all aspects of fund financing. The team is friendly, smart and great to work with.’

‘Sam Hutchinson is a leading individual in the market. She knows the market very well and brings great practical and commercial skills to her deals.’

‘Nathan Parker is growing his lender side practice and is friendly, clever and great to work with.’

‘A leading fund finance practice. They primarily acted for the lenders, with us as borrower. Professional team with a deep bench who is pragmatic.’

‘Nathan Parker is the key partner who has acted on deals many times and built strong understanding of our positions whilst obviously representing the interest of his clients. Personable and pragmatic.’

‘An outstanding combination of technical lawyers, market thought-leaders and grafters. Excellent graft of the commercial requirements of their clients and what needs to be done to get a deal over the line. CWT is back to its former stellar position.’

‘David Quirolo is both an excellent technical lawyer with broad and deep regulatory knowledge and a savvy commercial operator. Partners Dan Tobias and Claire Puddicombe are excellent technical and practical lawyers and they are rebuilding a deep bench of associates.’

‘Market leading CLO and securitisation team. We instruct this firm on our most technically challenging matters. A strong team that understands the securitisation regulation like nobody else on the street.’

‘David Quirolo is unsurpassed in terms of technical ability. His regulatory knowledge is extensive and he’s first out the gates in terms of keeping clients appraised of how market/regulatory changes affect our business. Standout ‘of counsel’ in David’s team is Alex Collins.’

‘Daniel Tobias – one of the few partners in the CLO space who is very hands on. Very competent and readily available. Problem solving mind set and very pleasant to work with.’

‘CWT are thought leaders in securitisation and one of the leading law firms in the space. CWT have represented our firm on numerous CLO transactions and have consistently demonstrated their competence, innovation and in depth knowledge of the market.’

‘Claire Puddicombe is very detail-oriented. She can be relied on to consider all the risks of a particular issue and to flag them to clients so that it can be considered. She is easy to communicate with and always cheerful which makes it a pleasure to work with her.’

‘Alex Collins (special counsel) knows exactly the needs of the client. He takes the time to understand the requirements and is able to deliver work accurately within tight timelines. He is easy to talk to, and his commercial understanding and easy going nature means he is able to negotiate effectively with counterparties to achieve the best outcome for clients.’

‘Very personable and extremely knowledgeable.’

‘Extremely efficient and professional and very well known in the market.’

‘They have been able to provide excellent solutions by thinking out of the box and working together as a team with the client.’

‘Mark Beardsworth and Duncan Grieve. Exceptional lawyers whos main focus is always the client.’

‘Their expertise in this area.’

‘Mark Beardsworth’s expertise and experience in this specialised area is outstanding.’

‘CWT partners Claire Puddicombe, Daniel Tobias, David Quirolo and their associates are exceptionally helpful and always deliver.’

‘Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP is a top player in the structured credit space. They provide a seamless service in the high-octane and time-sensitive structured credit space.’

‘Claire Puddicombe stand out as an extremely diligent partners with a strong sense of service and excellent availability and engagement in delivering the full legal package.’

‘The team is knowledgeable, motivated and a pleasure to deal with. They are always willing to work with us in order to improve quality and experience.’

‘Nick Shiren and Assia Daminanova are definitely the go-to lawyers, given their breadth of knowledge and efficient response time. They are an absolute pleasure to deal with.’

‘Cadwalader are one of the top law firms in the CLO market.’

‘Their strengths are: – Excellent knowledge and expertise in the CLO product, being one of the top 3 counsels by deal count and across both manager and arranger counsel – Deep bench of associates, senior associates and partners, to ensure that deals are adequately staffed, work is done accurately and meets deadlines – The team is diverse, bringing diversity of skillset, knowledge and views – Billing is transparent and commercial.’

‘Claire Puddicombe is very detail oriented. She can be relied on to consider all the risks of a particular issue and to flag them to clients so that it can be considered. She is easy to communicate with and always cheerful which makes it a pleasure to work with her.’

‘Work well together and individually. Partner is available and reviews associate work in a timely fashion. Good rapport between team members make them a pleasure to work with.’

‘Mike Newell, partner – incredibly knowledgeable across disciplines with the ability to cover tax and regulatory issues. Makes himself available for quick timely advice.

‘Paolo del Val, associate – safe pair of hands. Turns work around with minimum of fuss.’

‘The key players in the Regulatory investigations and corporate crime team – and thus its strength overall – are Kevin Roberts and Mark Beardsworth both of whom I have worked with frequently over the past 20 years. They are both superb business crime lawyers with years of experience in complex investigations into money laundering, bribery and all kinds of fraud as well as having rare expertise in asset recovery and confiscation law. They are also both charming, humorous with excellent client skills and judgment.’

‘A thoroughly detailed approach to all matters meaning the client is better prepared than the opposition.’

‘Mark Beardsworth – a calm manner, which is reassuring for clients, but which belies the brainwork going on.’

‘The corporate tax team at Cadwalader is top-in-class. The extensive knowledge of current tax rules and proposed new tax developments, combined with their practical insights in applying them make their services invaluable.’

‘Adam Blakemore and Catherine Richardson are exceptional professionals – highly competent, accessible and always helpful in their advice. I trust them completely.’

‘CWT has the ability to articulate complicated tax issues to lay-people and they always take the time to discuss issues and keep us abreast on market developments. Real strength and depth of team. Ability to advise on complex, structured finance deals.’

‘We always feel confident when Adam represents us and he takes a great weight off of our shoulders. We feel fortunate to have come across Adam on our deals.’

‘Work well together and individually.’

‘Partner is available and reviews associate work in a timely fashion.’

Good rapport between team members make them a pleasure to work with.’

‘Mike Newell is incredibly knowledgeable across disciplines with the ability to cover tax and regulatory issues. Makes himself available for quick timely advice.’

‘Associate Paolo del Val is a safe pair of hands. Turns work around with minimum of fuss.’

‘This team dedicates themselves to absolute client service and are available at immediate notice to revert on challenging and new issues arising on a dynamic basis.’

‘They are responsive and bring a wealth of industry knowledge and expertise.’

‘The team shows incredible professionalism, exceptional capabilities, vast knowledge of best market practice, and most importantly, value for money for the organisation.’

‘Cadwalader can deliver high standard deliverables while maintaining a good fee.’

‘The more important part to note from Cadwalader is the ease of working and doing business with them, and easily coordinating among different stakeholders.’

‘Very innovative team, solution-oriented and flexible.’

‘Very experienced staff in the field of real estate financing – very cooperative.’

‘William Lo is easily contactable via email or phone at any time of the day, and assists wherever required in with different departments from within the company, such as compliance, legal, risk teams, as well as the lenders.’