Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP boasts an impressive corporate practice, frequently handling M&A matters for both public and privately held companies, with clients from the financial services and media and entertainment sectors making up the majority of the firm’s clientele. The team frequently collaborates with the tax team to advise on the tax aspects of transactions. Head of the team William Mills operates out of New York, offering a wealth of experience in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures, also handling mandates from clients with distressed assets. Stephen Fraidin is a name to note for large SPAC transactions, private equity and hostile M&A transactions. Gregory Patti regularly handles both domestic and cross-border transactions alongside work in the securities sector for clients in the tech and life sciences. Nick Ramphal advises both private equity clients, public and private companies and investment funds in transactional matters. Daniel Raglan is another key name, advising HNWI in the firms sport and celebrity endorsement practice. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York.