The team at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP regularly represents founders and owners of LLCs in control disputes and directors in fiduciary litigation. Jared Stanisci often manages shareholder derivatives and merger-related litigation, as well as contractual disputes involving structured products. Adam Magid takes on matters surrounding M&A, antitrust and bankruptcy. Former team head Jonathan Watkins departed to join Proskauer Rose LLP, and Ellen Holloman moved to Kaplan Martin, both in May 2025. Matthew Karlan departed in February 2026. Team members based in New York unless otherwise stated.
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Key clients
- Major Global Finance Institution
- Nikola Motors
- Morgan Stanley & Co.
- Sphinx Investment Corp.
- Maximum Quality Food Inc.
- Pro Bono Client
Work highlights
Representing Morgan Stanley & Co., a multinational investment bank and financial services company, in an internal employment investigation of improper device usage for off-channel communications related to its bank business.
Representing the Board of Directors of a leading global cannabis-lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company, in responding to shareholder derivative demands upon the Board made in the wake of the September 2022 partial denial of our client’s motion to dismiss the securities fraud class action complaint
Other key lawyers
Nick Gravante; Jared Stanisci; Adam Magid; Jayshree Balakrishnan; Zack Schrieber