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Stephen Fraidin Discusses M&A Trends, Activism on Bloomberg TV
Jun 15, 2018
Cadwalader partner Steve Fraidin was a featured guest on Bloomberg TV’s Deals Report yesterday, commenting on the recent AT&T/Time Warner decision, other M&A activity and shareholder activism.
Related Attorney(s): Stephen Fraidin
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
Related Office(s): New York
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New Version of Cadwalader Cabinet Reinforces Position as Leading Information Platform on U.S. Financial Regulation
Jun 11, 2018
The Cadwalader Cabinet, a critically acclaimed research and intelligence platform that provides analysis of U.S. financial regulation, today announced the release of a new version of its subscription service.
Related Attorney(s): Steven Lofchie
Related Practice(s): Financial Regulation
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Named 2018 CMBS Law Firm of the Year by GlobalCapital
Jun 07, 2018
Cadwalader was recognized as CMBS Law Firm of the Year at GlobalCapital’s 2018 U.S. Securitization Awards event.
Related Attorney(s): Michael Gambro, Stuart Goldstein, David Gingold, David Burkholder, Kahn Hobbs, Lisa Pauquette, Henry LaBrun, Robert Kim, Frank Polverino, Y. Jeffrey Rotblat, Greg Prindle, Joo Kim, Anna Glick, Ronald Lanning
Related Practice(s): CLOs, Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities, Fintech, Fund Finance, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Charlotte, London, New York
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Cadwalader Advises the Lender in Financing for Acquisition of Condo Unit at 1745 Broadway
Jun 05, 2018
Cadwalader represented the lender in a $319 million mortgage loan in connection with the acquisition, by a client of Invesco Real Estate, of a fully leased leasehold office condominium unit in 1745 Broadway, a 50-story office tower in the Columbus Circle neighborhood of New York City, from a partnership between SL Green Realty Corp and Ivanhoé Cambridge, a Canadian real estate investment fund.
Related Attorney(s): Holly Chamberlain, Christopher Dickson
Related Practice(s): Real Estate
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York
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Stephen Fraidin to Join Cadwalader
Jun 04, 2018
Considered ‘one of the most trusted counselors and most innovative corporate lawyers in the world,” new partner bolsters M&A team in New York.
Related Attorney(s): Stephen Fraidin
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Corporate Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Advises the Lender in Financing for CorePoint Lodging’s Acquisition of La Quinta’s Hotel Portfolio
Jun 04, 2018
Cadwalader represented the lender in an approximately $1 billion mortgage loan in connection with the acquisition by CorePoint Lodging Inc., a publicly-traded real estate investment trust (REIT), of a geographically diverse portfolio of 314 hotels that were previously owned by La Quinta Holdings Inc.
Related Attorney(s): Bonnie Neuman, William McInerney, Faith Chung, Jamie Rothman, Melanie Szwajkowski, Susan Vuernick
Related Practice(s): Corporate Finance
Related Office(s): New York
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Dorothy Auth Named to ‘IP Stars’ List
May 24, 2018
Cadwalader partner Dorothy Auth, one of the leaders of the firm’s Intellectual Property Group, has been selected again to the “IP Stars” list by Managing Intellectual Property magazine.
Related Attorney(s): Dorothy Auth Ph.D.
Related Practice(s): Intellectual Property
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Guides Investors to Victory in Destination Maternity Proxy Contest
May 23, 2018
Cadwalader led an effort in advising investors Nathan G. Miller and Peter O’Malley, collective holders of approximately 9% of Destination Maternity Corporation (Nasdaq: DEST), in their groundbreaking victory in a proxy contest with Destination Maternity.
Related Attorney(s): Richard Brand, Braden McCurrach, Jason Halper, Ellen Holloman, Nathan Bull, Nathan Bryce, Christopher Porcelli, Janet Hsueh, Daniel Shiner
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Global Litigation
Related Office(s): New York
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Richard Brand to Moderate Shipping Industry Panel
May 22, 2018
Cadwalader partner Richard Brand, co-chairman of the firm’s Corporate Group, will moderate the bank finance panel at The Capital Link Analyst & Investor Day on June 4 in Athens.
Related Attorney(s): Richard Brand
Related Practice(s): Corporate
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Secures Order Over Objection of New York AG, Paving Way for Closing of Sale of Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living Facilities
May 22, 2018
Cadwalader attorneys recently represented long-time clients Field Home-Holy Comforter and Catharine Field Home in the closing of the sale of their skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, respectively, located in Cortland Manor, New York, to national senior housing operator TL Management.
Related Attorney(s): Stephanie Marcantonio, Michael DiFiore, Marsena Farris, Kathy Chin, Jared Facher, Hyungjoo Han, Paul Mourning
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Global Litigation
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Adds Melis Acuner to London Disputes Offering
May 17, 2018
Cadwalader today announced that Melis Acuner has joined the firm’s London Disputes Group, expanding the firm’s transatlantic litigation and international arbitration capabilities.
Related Attorney(s): Melis Acuner
Related Practice(s): Global Litigation, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): London
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Firm Expands Global Fund Finance Team with Addition of Partner Samantha Hutchinson in London
May 15, 2018
Cadwalader today announced that partner Samantha Hutchinson will be joining the firm’s Global Finance Team in London, expanding the firm’s transatlantic fund finance offering.
Related Practice(s): Fund Finance, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): London
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Cadwalader Broadens Regulatory Reach with Addition of Mark Chorazak
May 14, 2018
Cadwalader today announced that Mark Chorazak has joined the firm’s Financial Services Group as a partner in New York.
Related Attorney(s): Mark Chorazak
Related Practice(s): Bank Regulation, Corporate, Corporate Finance, Cybersecurity and Data Protection, Financial Regulation, Fintech, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Advises PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust on Financing of Fannie Mae Mortgage Servicing Rights and Related Private Offering of Secured Term Notes
May 04, 2018
Cadwalader advised PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (the “Company”), through its subsidiary, PennyMac Corp. (“PMC”), and a newly formed special purpose entity, PMT ISSUER TRUST—FMSR (“Issuer Trust”), on an innovative capital markets finance transaction that allows PMC to finance its Fannie Mae mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) and excess servicing spread relating to such MSRs (“ESS”) (the “PennyMac FMSR Facility”) through the private offering of secured term notes in an aggregate principal amount of $450 million by the Issuer Trust.
Related Attorney(s): Chris Gavin, Taylor Speers, Michelle Abad, Gary Silverstein, Ingrid Bagby, Eric Waxman, Kathryn Borgeson
Related Practice(s): Financial Restructuring, Securitization & Asset Based Finance, Tax
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader’s Joseph Moreno Quoted in The Cybersecurity Law Report on Yahoo Data Breach
May 04, 2018
Cadwalader partner Joseph Moreno was quoted in a recent story in The Cybersecurity Law Report on Yahoo’s $35 million settlement with the SEC for failing to disclose a 2014 personal data breach impacting more than 500 million user accounts.
Related Attorney(s): Joseph Moreno
Related Practice(s): Cybersecurity and Data Protection, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): Washington
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Cadwalader Advises on Pair of Insurance-linked Securities Transactions Shortlisted for 2018 Trading Risk Awards
May 02, 2018
Cadwalader advised on two insurance-linked securities transactions shortlisted for 2018 Trading Risk Awards. Trading Risk covers the convergence of the insurance industry and capital markets, including catastrophe bond transactions, collateralized reinsurance and industry loss warranties.
Related Attorney(s): Stuart Goldstein, Michael Gambro, Nick Shiren, Robert Cannon, Frank Polverino, Ira Schacter, Matthew Feig
Related Practice(s): Insurance-Linked Securities, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Charlotte, London, Washington
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Cadwalader Attorneys Recognized in 2018 Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers Magazine
Apr 30, 2018
Jodi Avergun, Keith Gerver, Mark Haskell, Peter Moll, Joseph Moreno, Amy Ray and Brian Wallach are included in the 2018 edition of Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers magazine.
Related Attorney(s): Brian Wallach, Joseph Moreno, Peter Moll, Mark Haskell, Keith Gerver, Jodi Avergun
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Energy Regulation & Litigation, Global Litigation, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): Washington
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Sayyed Named Director of the Office of Policy Planning at the FTC
Apr 30, 2018
Cadwalader antitrust lawyer Bilal Sayyed has returned to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as Director of the Office of Policy Planning.
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Global Litigation
Related Office(s): Washington
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Richard Brand Leads Thomson Reuters Panel on Shareholder Activism and M&A Deals
Apr 27, 2018
Cadwalader partner Richard Brand, co-chair of the firm’s Corporate Group, moderated a panel on “Shareholder Activism and M&A Deals” at Thomson Reuters’ 2018 New York M&A & Private Equity Forum
Related Attorney(s): Richard Brand
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Corporate Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Collects Three 2018 IFLR European Awards
Apr 24, 2018
Cadwalader was recognized with three 2018 International Financial Law Review (IFLR) European Awards at IFLR’s 19th Annual Awards ceremony held on April 19 at the Savoy Hotel in London.
Related Attorney(s): Gregory Petrick, Michael Gambro, Stuart Goldstein
Related Practice(s): Financial Restructuring, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Brussels, London
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Cadwalader Named Among Top Ten Female and Family Friendly Firms by Yale Law Women
Apr 24, 2018
Cadwalader has been recognized in the Yale Law Women’s 2018 Top Ten Female & Family Friendly Firms Report in several key categories.
Related Page(s): Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity Awards & Recognition
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York, Washington
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Avergun, Moreno Comment on DNC Suit, Mueller and Other Investigations
Apr 23, 2018
Cadwalader White Collar Defense & Investigations partners Jodi Avergun and Joseph Moreno have been highly sought-after commentators on the ongoing probes into the Trump Administration and other investigations.
Related Attorney(s): Jodi Avergun, Joseph Moreno
Related Practice(s): Health Care, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): Washington
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Cadwalader Represents Inglot Cosmetics on Jennifer Lopez Collection Collaboration
Apr 23, 2018
Cadwalader represented Inglot Cosmetics in its collaboration with Jennifer Lopez to launch a limited-edition 70-piece collection that ranges from powders to lipsticks, shadows to eyelashes and cosmetic palettes.
Related Attorney(s): Daniel Raglan, Dorothy Auth Ph.D., Deirdre Absolonne, Adam Blakemore
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Intellectual Property, Tax
Related Office(s): London, New York
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Cadwalader’s Steven Baker and Gillian Burns Named to BTI's 2018 Client Services All-Star Team
Apr 03, 2018
Cadwalader lawyers Steven Baker and Gillian Burns have been chosen as members of the 2018 BTI Client Services All-Star team.
Related Attorney(s): Gillian Burns, Steven Baker
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Corporate & Financial Services Litigation & Regulation, Corporate Governance Litigation and Counseling, Global Litigation, International Dispute Resolution, M&A Litigation
Related Office(s): London, New York
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Cadwalader Lawyers Author Chapters in GIR Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations, Edition 2
Mar 26, 2018
Cadwalader partners Jodi Avergun, Joseph Moreno and Anne Tompkins have authored two chapters in the new edition of GIR Practitioner's Guide to Global Investigations.
Related Attorney(s): Anne Tompkins, Joseph Moreno, Jodi Avergun, Jonathan Bailyn, Kendra Wharton
Related Practice(s): Global Litigation, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader’s Steven Baker Authors Essential Guide to Mastering Legal Aspects of Technology Projects
Mar 20, 2018
Cadwalader's Steven Baker, a partner in the firm’s Global Litigation Group in London, is a co-author of the recently published "IT Contracts and Dispute Management: A Practitioner’s Guide to the Project Lifecycle" (Edward Elgar Publishing, ISBN: 9781784710118). The treatise is the first published work on this topic relating to English law.
Related Attorney(s): Steven Baker
Related Practice(s): Corporate & Financial Services Litigation & Regulation, Global Litigation, International Dispute Resolution
Related Office(s): London
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William Mills a Panelist at Tulane University Law School’s Annual Corporate Law Institute
Mar 19, 2018
Corporate Co-Chair William Mills participated in a panel at Tulane University Law School’s 30th Annual Corporate Law Institute. Mills’ panel addressed “Current Best Practices in Considering and Approving Transactions in Target and Buyer Company Board Rooms.”
Related Attorney(s): William Mills
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
Related Office(s): New York
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Gregory Petrick Discusses Diversity in the Global Law Firm
Mar 13, 2018
Gregory Petrick, co-head of Cadwalader’s Financial Restructuring Group, will participate in Fox Rodney’s Diversity Roundtable with other law firm leaders on March 14 at The Walbrook Club in London.
Related Attorney(s): Gregory Petrick
Related Page(s): Diversity & Inclusion
Related Office(s): London
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Cadwalader Advises Agent in $2 Billion Workout for Noble Americas Corp.
Mar 02, 2018
Cadwalader advised MUFG Bank, Ltd., as administrative agent to a large group of international commodity finance banks, in the successful out-of-court workout of $2 billion of debt under the U.S. borrowing base credit facility of Noble Americas Corp. (“NAC”), the U.S. oil trading subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Noble Group Limited (“Noble”).
Related Attorney(s): Jeffrey Nagle, Christopher McDermott, Matthew Stempler, Evan Carter, Stephen Johnson, Ryan Leverone, Andrew Alin, Melissa Solomon
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Corporate Finance, Financial Restructuring
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York
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Cadwalader’s Joseph Moreno Featured on CNN Panel Discussing Russia’s Election Tampering, Other White House Investigations
Mar 01, 2018
White Collar Defense and Investigations partner Joe Moreno was one of the featured panelists today on a CNN report on Russia’s election tampering and other White House investigations.
Related Attorney(s): Joseph Moreno
Related Practice(s): National Security, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): Washington
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Jodi Avergun Quoted in The Washington Post on Opioid Crisis
Feb 26, 2018
Jodi Avergun, chair of the firm’s White Collar Defense and Investigations practice, was quoted in The Washington Post on Feb. 26 in a story titled “The Health 202: States are going after opioid makers.”
Related Attorney(s): Jodi Avergun
Related Practice(s): Pharmaceutical Regulation and Compliance, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): Washington
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Cadwalader Expands Litigation Team with Addition of Jonathan Watkins
Feb 22, 2018
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP today announced that Litigation partner Jonathan M. Watkins has joined the firm’s Corporate and Financial Services Litigation practice. Watkins joins the firm from Moore & Van Allen, where he was a partner.
Related Attorney(s): Jonathan Watkins
Related Practice(s): Class Action Defense, Financial Regulation, Global Litigation, M&A Litigation, Shareholder Activism, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York
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Cadwalader Nominated for Eight 2018 IFLR European Awards
Feb 21, 2018
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, a leading counselor to global financial institutions and corporations, is shortlisted for eight 2018 International Financial Law Review (IFLR) European Awards. The firm earned five “deal of the year” nominations for its work on high-profile European matters, two “team of the year” nominations, and consideration as Most Innovative U.S. Firm in Europe.
Related Attorney(s): Gregory Petrick, Patrick Quinn
Related Practice(s): Financial Restructuring, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Brussels, London
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Cadwalader Practices, Lawyers Recognized in 2018 Chambers Global Guide
Feb 20, 2018
Cadwalader has been named among the leaders in business law in the 2018 edition of Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, with 15 attorneys and 10 practice groups recognized.
Related Attorney(s): Michael Gambro, Neil Weidner, Jeremiah Wagner, Ivan Loncar, Steven Lofchie, Anna Glick, Vincent Brophy, Adam Blakemore, Lary Stromfeld, Ray Shirazi, Richard Schetman, David Quirolo, Robert Lawrence, Mark Haskell
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Derivatives & Structured Products, Energy Regulation & Litigation, Financial Restructuring, Private Wealth, Tax
Related Office(s): Brussels, Charlotte, London, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader’s Jason Schwartz Authors Comprehensive Tax Guide to CLOs
Feb 13, 2018
Cadwalader partner Jason Schwartz is primary author of the recently released Tax Management Portfolio No. 6585-1st: Collateralized Loan Obligations, published by Bloomberg BNA. The Portfolio is a comprehensive reference guide for tax advisors representing underwriters, collateral managers or prospective investors in collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).
Related Attorney(s): Jason Schwartz, Kara Altman, Jennifer Fitzgerald, Michael Gonzalez, Daniel Ng, Abram Olchyk, Sejin Park
Related Practice(s): CLOs, Securitization & Asset Based Finance, Securitization & Structured Products Taxation, Tax
Related Office(s): Washington
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Cadwalader Expands Real Estate Finance Team with Return of Another Former Partner, Alan Lawrence
Feb 13, 2018
Former Cadwalader partner Alan Lawrence is rejoining the firm as a partner in New York. Lawrence returns to the firm from Arnold & Porter, where he was a partner.
Related Attorney(s): Alan Lawrence
Related Practice(s): Joint Ventures, Mezzanine Finance, Mortgage Finance, Real Estate
Related Office(s): New York
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Legal Community Unites to Support Food Bank For New York City’s Annual Justice Served Campaign
Jan 30, 2018
Law firms and corporate legal departments are once again taking the lead in support of Justice Served, an annual campaign aimed at ending hunger in the city. The program supports Food Bank For New York City, the city’s major hunger-relief organization. In 2017, Justice Served provided more than 500,000 meals for New Yorkers in need, topping the 300,000 meals raised in the inaugural 2016 campaign.
Related Attorney(s): Lary Stromfeld
Related Page(s): Pro Bono Projects, Pro Bono and Public Service
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Tops CMBS League Table for Eighteenth Consecutive Year
Jan 29, 2018
Cadwalader is once again ranked as the number one law firm advising issuers and underwriters on commercial MBS offerings, topping the 2017 rankings released by Commercial Mortgage Alert. The firm has now been ranked first in the issuer counsel category for 18 years running.
Related Attorney(s): Stuart Goldstein, Michael Gambro
Related Practice(s): CLOs, Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Charlotte, London, New York
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Cadwalader’s Stuart Goldstein Moderates Commercial Real Estate CLO Panel at Miami CREFC Conference
Jan 17, 2018
Stuart Goldstein, co-leader of Cadwalader’s Capital Markets practice, moderated a panel titled “CRE CLOs are Back...What's Different this Time?" at the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC) Conference in Miami last week. More than 1,800 attended the annual conference, which welcomes recognized finance leaders to address the most relevant issues facing the industry.
Related Attorney(s): Stuart Goldstein
Related Practice(s): CLOs, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Charlotte
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Cadwalader Hosts Fourth Annual Roundtable at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference
Jan 12, 2018
On January 10, Cadwalader hosted its fourth annual roundtable discussion for clients and friends during the 36th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference, one of the premier conferences in the healthcare industry.
Related Attorney(s): Stephanie Marcantonio, Richard Brand, William Mills, Dorothy Auth Ph.D., Paul Mourning
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Health Care, Intellectual Property
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Represents Sompo International in its Agreement to Acquire Lexon Surety Group
Jan 04, 2018
Cadwalader is representing Sompo International, a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, in its agreement to purchase the operating subsidiaries of Lexon Surety Group LLC.
Related Attorney(s): Ngoc Hulbig, Edward Wei, Linda Swartz, David Teigman, Marianna Wonder, Tyler Carson, Peter Bariso, Melissa Solomon, Andrew Alin
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Corporate, Executive Compensation, Benefits & ERISA, Mergers & Acquisitions, Tax
Related Office(s): New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Represents New Mexico Health Connections in Sale of Group Health Business to Evolent Health
Jan 04, 2018
Cadwalader represented New Mexico Health Connections (NMHC) in the sale of its commercial health insurance business to Evolent Health, Inc., a company providing an integrated value-based care platform to the nation's leading health systems and physician organizations.
Related Attorney(s): Stephanie Marcantonio, William Mills, Paul Mourning, Peter Bariso, Michael DiFiore, David Teigman, Linda Swartz, Dorothy Auth Ph.D., Michael Sebba
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Executive Compensation, Benefits & ERISA, Intellectual Property, Tax
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Advises The Howard Hughes Corporation in Connection with Underwritten Public Secondary Offering
Jan 04, 2018
Cadwalader is representing The Howard Hughes Corporation (NYSE: HHC), a manager and developer of commercial, residential and mixed-use real estate, in connection with an underwritten public secondary offering of 2,500,000 shares by Pershing Square Holdings, Ltd. and Pershing Square, L.P. for aggregate proceeds of approximately $320 million.
Related Attorney(s): Edward Wei, Victoria Saunders, Matthew Sadofsky, Braden McCurrach, Richard Brand
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Tax
Related Office(s): New York
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In Memoriam - William Schwartz (1933-2017)
Dec 22, 2017
We are deeply saddened to report the passing of William (Bill) Schwartz, a counsel in the firm for nearly 30 years.
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Cadwalader Named 2018 Securitization ‘Firm of the Year’ by The Legal 500 UK
Dec 13, 2017
Cadwalader was named the 2018 "Finance Firm of the Year” for Securitization by The Legal 500 UK. The awards are based on interviews conducted with 70,000 in-house counsel and law firms.
Related Attorney(s): Stephen Day, David Quirolo, Jeremiah Wagner, Daniel Tobias, Nick Shiren
Related Practice(s): Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): London
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Cadwalader Elects Nine New Partners and Promotes Five New Special Counsel and Counsel
Dec 13, 2017
Cadwalader today announced that attorneys Tim Hicks, Kahn D. Hobbs, Jacqueline Ingram, Braden McCurrach, Claire Suzanne Puddicombe, Greg Prindle, Matthew Robertson, Jason Schwartz and Nathan Spanheimer have been elected to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2018.
Related Attorney(s): Tim Hicks, Kahn Hobbs, Braden McCurrach, Claire Puddicombe, Greg Prindle, Matthew Robertson, Jason Schwartz, Nathan Spanheimer, Christopher Dickson, Adam Magid, Danielle Tully, Gary Schuler
Related Practice(s): CLOs, Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities, Corporate, Corporate & Financial Services Litigation & Regulation, Financial Restructuring, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Securitization & Asset Based Finance, Structured Products, Tax
Related Office(s): Charlotte, London, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Represents The Medicines Company in Agreement to Sell its Infectious Disease Business
Nov 30, 2017
Cadwalader is representing The Medicines Company in its agreement to sell its infectious disease business unit to Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.
Related Attorney(s): Timothy Ormsby, Michael Lynch, Jeffrey Nagle, Edward Wei, Linda Swartz, David Teigman, Daniel Raglan, Braden McCurrach, Matthew Sadofsky, Gregory Patti,, Victoria Saunders, Winne Chen, Peter Bariso, Lindsey Kister, Kyle Carlson, William Mills, Andrew Alin
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Corporate Finance, Executive Compensation, Benefits & ERISA, Tax
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York
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Cadwalader Recognized as ‘Law Firm of the Year’ by Risk Magazine
Nov 29, 2017
Cadwalader was named "Law Firm of the Year" by Risk Magazine at the 2018 Risk Awards held in London last night. The Risk Awards recognize the exemplary work of firms and individuals in the derivatives markets and risk management. Cadwalader was also honored as Law Firm of the Year by Risk Magazine in 2016.
Related Attorney(s): Scott Cammarn, Brian Foster, Steven Lofchie, Nihal Patel, Lary Stromfeld, Richard Schetman, Mark Howe, Stephanie Marcantonio, Jakarri Hamlin, Soo Kyong Yi
Related Practice(s): Bank Regulation, Broker-Dealer Regulation, Corporate & Financial Services Litigation & Regulation, Derivatives & Structured Products, Financial Regulation, Swap Regulation
Related Office(s): Brussels, Charlotte, London, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Argues Motion for Assured Guaranty Regarding Puerto Rico’s Municipal Debt Restructuring
Nov 28, 2017
Cadwalader is representing Assured Guaranty in connection with Puerto Rico’s restructuring of approximately $73 billion of outstanding bond debt, the largest-ever U.S. municipal debt restructuring and the first bankruptcy of any U.S. territory.
Related Attorney(s): Mark Ellenberg, Howard Hawkins, Ellen Halstead, Thomas Curtin, Casey Servais, William Simpson
Related Practice(s): Bankruptcy Litigation, Financial Restructuring, Global Litigation
Related Office(s): New York, Washington
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Cadwalader’s David Teigman Examines Hedge Fund Compensation at New York Conference
Nov 17, 2017
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP partner David Teigman was a panelist at a discussion sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald Prime Services and CompIQ on “Compensating and Retaining Talent in the Hedge Fund Industry” on Nov. 16 in New York.
Related Attorney(s): David Teigman
Related Practice(s): Executive Compensation, Benefits & ERISA
Related Office(s): New York
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Richard Brand Named to the 2017 Lawdragon 500
Nov 14, 2017
Richard Brand, co-chair of the firm’s Corporate Group, has been selected for inclusion in the 2017 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America. This annual list represents “the most elite distinction in the profession, covering the best of the best in all practice areas.”
Related Attorney(s): Richard Brand
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Corporate Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Earns Perfect Score on Corporate Equality Index for Sixth Consecutive Year
Nov 10, 2017
Cadwalader received a perfect 100 percent score on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). This marks the sixth consecutive year that the firm has attained a top rating and the designation of a Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality.
Related Page(s): Diversity & Inclusion
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Recognized in Chambers UK 2018
Nov 10, 2017
Cadwalader practices and lawyers have been recognized by Chambers UK 2018.
Related Attorney(s): Jeremiah Wagner, David Quirolo, Stephen Day, Adam Blakemore, Steven Baker
Related Practice(s): Derivatives & Structured Products, Financial Restructuring, Global Litigation, Securitization & Asset Based Finance, Tax
Related Office(s): London
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Cadwalader Advises fusionZONE Automotive on its Majority Recapitalization by Primus Capital
Nov 09, 2017
Cadwalader represented fusionZone Automotive, a leader in digital marketing technologies for automotive dealers and OEMs, on its majority recapitalization by Primus Capital, a private equity firm based in Cleveland and Atlanta.
Related Attorney(s): Daniel Raglan, Nathan Bryce, David Teigman, Marianna Wonder, Dorothy Auth Ph.D., Howard Wizenfeld, Linda Swartz, Edward Wei
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Executive Compensation, Benefits & ERISA, Intellectual Property, Tax
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader’s Sponsorship Program Lauded in Bar Report
Nov 09, 2017
Cadwalader’s Sponsorship Program, which helps put minority and women senior associates and special counsel on a path to securing firm leadership positions, was highlighted in a NYC Bar Association diversity survey and featured in stories in the New York Law Journal and Law360.
Related Attorney(s): Patrick Quinn
Related Page(s): Diversity & Inclusion
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Recognized Among Leading Law Firms in 2018 IFLR1000
Nov 02, 2017
Cadwalader has been recognized as a top law firm in several key practice areas in the 2018 edition of the IFLR1000, a publication focused on finance and transactional law firms.
Related Attorney(s): Lary Stromfeld, Jeremiah Wagner, Nick Shiren, David Quirolo, Richard Nevins, Stephen Day, Suzanne Bell, Jeffrey Nagle, Wesley Misson, Matthew Feig, Scott Cammarn, Andrew Alin, Louis Bevilacqua, Gary Silverstein, Ray Shirazi, Patrick Quinn, William Mills, Dorothy Mehta, Michael Mascia, Ivan Loncar, Steven Lofchie, Stuart Goldstein, Chris Gavin, Michael Gambro, Christopher Cox, Richard Brand
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Bank Regulation, Corporate & Financial Services Litigation & Regulation, Derivatives & Structured Products, Financial Restructuring, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
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Cadwalader Named Top Derivatives & Futures Law Firm; Recognized Across Range of Practice Areas
Nov 01, 2017
Cadwalader was named “Law Firm of the Year” in Derivatives & Futures Law in the 2018 edition of the U.S. News - Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings. Only one law firm in each of the nationally ranked practice areas receives this recognition. The firm also is ranked nationally in 19 practice areas and regionally in 30 areas.
Related Practice(s): Bank Regulation, Bankruptcy Litigation, Commodities & Futures Regulation, Corporate & Financial Services Litigation & Regulation, Derivatives & Structured Products, Energy Regulation & Litigation, Executive Compensation, Benefits & ERISA, Patent & Trade Secret Litigation, Private Wealth, Real Estate, Tax
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Advises New York REIT in Sale of Three Office Buildings in Chelsea
Oct 18, 2017
Cadwalader represented New York REIT Inc. in the $514.1 million sale of three fully leased office buildings in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, including the building that houses Twitter Inc.’s New York headquarters, to Columbia Property Trust. In connection with the sale, New York REIT paid down approximately $348 million of debt under the company’s $760 million cross collateralized and secured loan, for which the properties were part of the collateral.
Related Attorney(s): Steven Herman, Loren Taub, Andrea Weitzman
Related Practice(s): Real Estate
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Recognized by The Legal 500 UK 2017
Oct 12, 2017
Cadwalader has been recognized by The Legal 500 UK 2017, an independent and research-based survey of clients and leading practitioners.
Related Attorney(s): David Quirolo, Jeremiah Wagner, Stephen Day
Related Practice(s): Derivatives & Structured Products, Financial Restructuring, Securitization & Asset Based Finance, Tax
Related Office(s): London
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Cadwalader Provides Thought Leadership at ABS East Conference in Miami
Oct 04, 2017
The firm was well represented, participating in several key panels and presentations.
Related Attorney(s): Joseph Moreno, Peter Morreale
Related Practice(s): Cybersecurity and Data Protection, Securitization & Asset Based Finance, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Summer Associate Program Earns Top 10 National Ranking
Sep 29, 2017
Cadwalader’s summer associate program is drawing rave reviews.
Related Office(s): Charlotte, London, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Hosts Panel Discussion Promoting Gender Equality in Trading
Sep 21, 2017
Cadwalader hosted “Men and Women in Trading,” an event focused on encouraging greater diversity across the industry, on Thursday, 21 September.
Related Attorney(s): Assia Damianova
Related Practice(s): Debt & Claims Trading, Financial Restructuring
Related Office(s): London
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Cadwalader Advises Marcato in Nomination of Full Slate of Director Candidates at Deckers
Sep 14, 2017
Marcato Capital Management LP, a San Francisco-based investment manager which manages funds that beneficially own approximately 6.1% of the outstanding common shares of Deckers Outdoor Coporation.
Related Attorney(s): Richard Brand, Joshua Apfelroth, Melissa Solomon, Christopher Porcelli, Ngoc Hulbig, David Teigman, Jason Halper, Nathan Bull, Jared Stanisci, Hyungjoo Han
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Corporate, Executive Compensation, Benefits & ERISA, Global Litigation
Related Office(s): New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Expands Litigation Team with Three New Partners
Sep 12, 2017
Joining the firm’s securities, financial services and white collar defense and investigations practices are:
Todd Blanche, a former Southern District of New York Assistant U.S. Attorney
Kyle M. DeYoung, the former Senior Counsel to the Director of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and
Ellen V. Holloman, who focuses her practice on securities, commercial and bankruptcy litigation, and regulatory enforcement defense.
Related Attorney(s): Kyle DeYoung, Todd Blanche, Ellen Holloman
Related Practice(s): Corporate & Financial Services Litigation & Regulation, Global Litigation, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): New York, Washington
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Cadwalader’s Joseph Moreno Testifies Before U.S. House of Representatives on Terrorist Financing
Sep 09, 2017
Cadwalader partner Joseph Moreno gave testimony on “Combatting the Financing of Lone Wolf and Small-Scale Terrorist Attacks” before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance.
Related Attorney(s): Joseph Moreno
Related Practice(s): Anti-Money Laundering Investigations and Compliance, Cybersecurity and Data Protection, National Security, White Collar Defense and Investigations
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Cadwalader Advises the Lender in $500 Million Refinancing of 330 Madison Avenue
Aug 17, 2017
Cadwalader represented the lender in a $500 million refinancing of 330 Madison Avenue, an approximately 840,000 square foot office and retail property in Midtown Manhattan that is owned by a joint venture in which Vornado Realty Trust has a 25% interest.
Related Attorney(s): Molly Lovedale, Christopher Dickson, James Carroll, Holly Chamberlain
Related Practice(s): Real Estate
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Recognized in 2018 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
Aug 15, 2017
Cadwalader has been recognized in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, with 32 lawyers across 26 practice areas featured in the guide.
Related Attorney(s): Robert Lawrence, Mark Haskell, Mark Ellenberg, George Billinson, Linda Swartz, Lary Stromfeld, Ray Shirazi, Richard Schetman, Patrick Quinn, Gregory Petrick, William Natbony, Paul Mourning, William McInerney, Brian McGovern, Steven Lofchie, Anne Tompkins, Christopher Hughes, Jonathan Hoff, Steven Herman, Jason Halper, Anna Glick, Michael Gambro, James Frazier, Kathy Chin, Louis Bevilacqua, Francisco J. Linares, Henry LaBrun, James Carroll, Fredric Altschuler, Stuart Goldstein, Scott Cammarn
Related Practice(s): Bank Regulation, Bankruptcy Litigation, Corporate, Derivatives & Structured Products, ERISA, Energy Regulation & Litigation, Estate Planning & Administration, Financial Regulation, Financial Restructuring, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Patent & Trade Secret Litigation, Patent Preparation & Prosecution, Real Estate, Securities Enforcement and Compliance, Securitization & Asset Based Finance, Structured Products, Tax, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Advises New York REIT in Sale of 50 Varick Street
Aug 09, 2017
The Cadwalader team was led by real estate partner Steven Herman and included special counsel Loren Taub, associate Andrea Weitzman and paralegal Erich Weber.
Related Attorney(s): Steven Herman, Loren Taub, Andrea Weitzman
Related Practice(s): Real Estate
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Advises Pershing Square in Connection with its Investment in ADP
Aug 07, 2017
Cadwalader is representing hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management in connection with its $4 billion investment in Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Related Attorney(s): Ngoc Hulbig, Jason Halper, Christopher Porcelli, Nathan Bryce, Gregory Patti,, Richard Brand
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Corporate, Global Litigation
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Advises the Lender in Financing for Acquisition of DoubleTree Suites Times Square
Aug 03, 2017
Cadwalader represented the administrative agent and lender in a $400 million mortgage and mezzanine financing in connection with Fortress Investment Group’s acquisition and planned redevelopment of the hotel, signage and retail at the Doubletree Suites Times Square Hotel in Manhattan.
Related Attorney(s): Bonnie Neuman, William McInerney, Matthew McManus, Susan Vuernick, Alicia Davis, Peter Dodson, Alexander Strom
Related Practice(s): Financial Restructuring, Real Estate
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Corporate Finance Team Adds Kurt T. Oosterhouse as Partner
Jul 31, 2017
Cadwalader today announced that Kurt T. Oosterhouse has joined the firm as a partner in its finance practice, resident in its Charlotte, NC, office.
Related Attorney(s): Kurt Oosterhouse
Related Practice(s): Corporate Finance, Fund Finance, Real Estate
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York
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Cadwalader Honored by The American Lawyer for Work on Roust Restructuring
Jul 21, 2017
Cadwalader was among the law firms acknowledged for their work on the Roust Corporation’s complex restructuring and reincorporation – a matter named by The American Lawyer as “Global Finance Deal of the Year: Insolvency and Restructuring (U.S.) as part of the 2017 Global Legal Awards.
Related Attorney(s): Richard Nevins, Gregory Petrick, Ingrid Bagby, Michele Maman, Linda Swartz, Edward Wei, Andrew Greenberg
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Financial Restructuring, Tax
Related Office(s): London, New York
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Cadwalader’s Wesley Misson and Bonnie Neuman Named Law360 2017 Rising Stars
Jul 17, 2017
Cadwalader partners Wesley Misson and Bonnie Neuman have been named 2017 Rising Stars by Law360. The publication’s Rising Stars program recognizes top attorneys under the age of 40.
Related Attorney(s): Wesley Misson, Bonnie Neuman
Related Practice(s): Fund Finance, Real Estate, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York
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Securitization Lawyer Peter C. Morreale Joins Cadwalader as Partner
Jul 05, 2017
Cadwalader today announced that Peter C. Morreale has joined the firm as a Capital Markets partner in Washington, DC. Morreale arrives from Goldman Sachs & Co., where he was Managing Director and Associate General Counsel in the Mortgages-Legal group.
Related Attorney(s): Peter Morreale
Related Office(s): New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Advising Marcato Capital in its Investment in Deckers Outdoor
Jun 27, 2017
Cadwalader is advising Marcato Capital Management LP, a San Francisco-based investment manager which manages funds that beneficially own approximately 6.0% of Deckers Outdoor Corporation, in connection with its investment in the company that makes Uggs boots.
Related Attorney(s): Richard Brand, Joshua Apfelroth, Melissa Solomon, Peter Bariso, Christopher Porcelli, Ngoc Hulbig, Jason Halper, Jared Stanisci, Hyungjoo Han
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Corporate, Global Litigation
Related Office(s): New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Advises Premium Credit Limited on its Inaugural Public Issuance of GBP300 Million Notes Backed by Insurance Premia and Payment Plan Receivables
Jun 20, 2017
Cadwalader has advised Premium Credit Limited on its inaugural public issuance of GBP300 million notes backed by its insurance premia and payment plan receivables. The transaction is notable for its deployment of an innovative master trust programme structure, a first for this asset class.
Related Attorney(s): Jeremiah Wagner, Suzanne Bell, Michelle Chan, Oliver McBain, Adam Blakemore, Catherine Richardson
Related Practice(s): Insurance and Reinsurance, Securitization & Asset Based Finance, Tax
Related Office(s): London
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Cadwalader Advises The Howard Hughes Corporation on $200 Million Add-On Notes Offering
Jun 16, 2017
Cadwalader represented The Howard Hughes Corporation, a manager and developer of commercial, residential and mixed-use real estate, in its private offering under Rule 144A/Reg S of $200 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% senior notes due 2025.
Related Attorney(s): Richard Brand, Gregory Patti,, Matthew Sadofsky, Edward Wei, David Teigman, Christopher Porcelli
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Executive Compensation, Benefits & ERISA, Tax
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Earns Practice, Individual Rankings in Chambers USA
Jun 13, 2017
Cadwalader has been recognized as a leading law firm across a range of practice areas in Chambers USA 2017, the definitive guide to the legal profession.
Related Practice(s): Broker-Dealer Regulation, Corporate, Derivatives & Structured Products, Energy Regulation & Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Regulation, Compliance, and Administrative Litigation, Securitization & Asset Based Finance, Tax
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Represents BNP Paribas and Citibank in $3.6 Billion Financing for Castleton Commodities
Jun 09, 2017
Cadwalader advised BNP Paribas, as global coordinator and administrative agent, in a $3.25 billion committed senior secured working capital facility, comprising a $1.25 billion 3-year tranche and a $2 billion 364-day tranche, with an additional $1 billion accordion feature, for Castleton Commodities International LLC (CCI), a global commodities merchant with an integrated set of operations consisting of physical and financial commodities trading and the ownership, operation, and development of commodities-related upstream and infrastructure assets.
Related Attorney(s): Jeffrey Nagle, Christopher McDermott, Matthew Stempler, Evan Carter, Stephen Johnson, Ryan Leverone, Michael Lynch, Jeremy Cross, Eric Waxman, Donny Ariel
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Corporate Finance, Financial Restructuring, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Charlotte, London, New York
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Cadwalader Guides Marcato Capital to Victory in Buffalo Wild Wings Proxy Contest
Jun 04, 2017
Cadwalader led an effort in advising Marcato Capital Management LP, a San Francisco-based investment manager which manages funds that beneficially own approximately 9.9% of Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc., in its overwhelming victory in a highly publicized proxy contest with Buffalo Wild Wings.
Related Attorney(s): Richard Brand, Joshua Apfelroth, Nathan Bryce, Jason Halper, Jared Stanisci, Hyungjoo Han, Ngoc Hulbig, David Teigman
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Corporate, Executive Compensation, Benefits & ERISA, Global Litigation
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Recognized as 'CMBS Law Firm of the Year' by GlobalCapital
May 30, 2017
Cadwalader was named CMBS Law Firm of the Year at GlobalCapital’s annual U.S. Securitization Awards.
Related Attorney(s): Stuart Goldstein, Michael Gambro
Related Practice(s): CLOs, Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Charlotte, London, New York
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Cadwalader Advises the Lenders in Financing for Acquisition of 245 Park Avenue
May 15, 2017
Cadwalader represented the co-lenders in an approximately $1.7 billion mortgage and mezzanine financing in connection with HNA Group’s acquisition of 245 Park Avenue, a 1.8 million square foot office and retail tower in midtown Manhattan.
Related Attorney(s): William McInerney, Bonnie Neuman, Susan Vuernick, Jamie Rothman
Related Practice(s): Real Estate
Related Office(s): New York
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Employee Compensation and Benefits Lawyer David Teigman Joins Cadwalader as Partner
May 15, 2017
David B. Teigman has joined Cadwalader as a partner in the firm’s Corporate Group in New York. Teigman's practice focuses on executive compensation and employee benefits matters related to M&A, securities offerings and senior executive employment relationships.
Related Attorney(s): David Teigman
Related Practice(s): Executive Compensation, Benefits & ERISA
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Represents Largest Insurer of Puerto Rico Bond Debt in Historic Restructuring
May 09, 2017
Cadwalader is representing Assured Guaranty in connection with Puerto Rico’s restructuring of approximately $73 billion of outstanding bond debt, the largest-ever U.S. municipal debt restructuring and the first bankruptcy of any U.S. territory. Assured is the largest creditor of Puerto Rico, having insured approximately $5.4 billion of the bonds issued by Puerto Rico and its public corporations.
Related Attorney(s): Mark Ellenberg, Howard Hawkins, Lary Stromfeld, Ivan Loncar, Ellen Halstead, Thomas Curtin, Casey Servais
Related Practice(s): Financial Restructuring
Related Office(s): New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Attorneys Featured in 2017 Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers Magazine
May 04, 2017
Cadwalader announced that nine of the firm’s attorneys are included in the 2017 edition of Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers magazine.
Related Attorney(s): Jodi Avergun, Mark Ellenberg, Mark Haskell, Peter Moll, Joseph Moreno, Brian Wallach
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Energy Regulation & Litigation, Financial Restructuring, Mergers & Acquisitions, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): Washington
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Cadwalader Advises the Lenders in $915 Million Refinancing for Hospitality Investors Trust
May 02, 2017
Cadwalader represented the co-lenders in a $915 million mortgage and mezzanine financing secured by 87 select and limited service hotels owned by Hospitality Investors Trust, Inc., a public REIT that owns a portfolio of hotels and travel centers located in 45 states, Puerto Rico and Canada.
Related Attorney(s): Bonnie Neuman, Nicholas Brandfon, Molly Lovedale, Melanie Szwajkowski, Peter Dodson, Alexander Strom
Related Practice(s): Financial Restructuring, Real Estate
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Recognized by Finance Monthly as Foreign Tax Planning Firm of the Year - USA
Apr 24, 2017
Cadwalader has been named Foreign Tax Planning Firm of the Year–USA as part of the 2017 Finance Monthly Law Awards. The awards recognize and celebrate excellence across the increasingly diverse and dynamic tax industry, highlighting its impact and importance.
Related Attorney(s): Mark Howe, Adam Blakemore, Gary Silverstein, Linda Swartz, Edward Wei
Related Practice(s): Tax
Related Office(s): London, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Advises on Securitization of Swiss Auto Leases Originated by Multilease AG
Apr 18, 2017
Cadwalader advised Multilease AG (part of the Emil Frey group) on its inaugural Swiss auto lease securitization arranged by Credit Suisse.
Related Attorney(s): Michelle Chan, Suzanne Bell, Stephen Day
Related Practice(s): Auto Securitization, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): London
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Cadwalader Advises Lendable on £100 Million Funding Program from Waterfall Asset Management
Apr 10, 2017
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP has advised UK consumer loan platform Lendable on its first £100 million funding program from New York-based Waterfall Asset Management. The £100 million will be invested in loans made over Lendable's platform, which offers loans to prime and near-prime consumers in the UK.
Related Attorney(s): Jeremiah Wagner, Patrick Leftley
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Fintech, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): London
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Cadwalader Launches Health Care Fraud Focus Blog
Apr 07, 2017
Cadwalader has launched Health Care Fraud Focus (www.healthcarefraudfocus.com), a blog that provides insight and analysis on the latest developments in False Claims Act (FCA) and other civil and criminal health care fraud, regulatory compliance, and litigation and investigations.
Related Attorney(s): Aaron Buchman, Anne Tompkins, Brian McGovern, Jonathan Bailyn, J. Robert Duncan, Jared Facher, Keith Gerver, Kendra Wharton
Related Practice(s): Health Care, Health Care Fraud Strike Force
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Advises PennyMac Financial Services on Financing of Ginnie Mae Mortgage Servicing Rights and Related Private Offering of Secured Term Notes
Apr 05, 2017
Cadwalader advised PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., through three of its subsidiaries, PennyMac Loan Services LLC, Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company LLC, and a newly formed special purpose entity, PNMAC GMSR ISSUER TRUST, on a novel capital markets finance transaction.
Related Attorney(s): Chris Gavin, Michael McCormack, Michelle Abad, Ryan Brown, Gary Silverstein, Mark Ellenberg, Kathryn Borgeson
Related Practice(s): Financial Restructuring, Structured Products, Tax
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Partners Recognized Among Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom
Mar 28, 2017
Cadwalader has been recognised in the new edition of Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom, with five of the firm’s London-based partners featured as leaders in their categories.
Related Attorney(s): Adam Blakemore, Jeremy Cross, Stephen Day, Gregory Petrick
Related Practice(s): Bank Regulation, Financial Regulation, Financial Restructuring, Securitization & Asset Based Finance, Tax
Related Office(s): London
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Cadwalader’s Anne Tompkins Co-Authors Chapter in New Edition of Leading Commercial Litigation Guide
Mar 27, 2017
Cadwalader partner Anne Tompkins is the co-author of the “Internal Investigations” chapter in the recently released Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, Fourth Edition, published by Thomson Reuters with the American Bar Association Section of Litigation.
Related Attorney(s): Anne Tompkins
Related Practice(s): Global Litigation
Related Office(s): Charlotte, Washington
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Cadwalader Celebrates International Women’s Day with Women in the City Event
Mar 24, 2017
Cadwalader recently celebrated International Women’s Day by hosting an event titled, “Women in Securitization and Structured Finance: Have recent developments in the capital markets opened up more opportunities for women?”
Related Attorney(s): Suzanne Bell
Related Practice(s): Derivatives & Structured Products, Securitization & Asset Based Finance, Structured Products
Related Office(s): London
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Cadwalader Advises on Several Deals Shortlisted for 2017 Trading Risk Awards
Mar 23, 2017
Cadwalader advised on several insurance-linked securities transactions shortlisted as finalists for the Trading Risk Awards 2017. Trading Risk is a publication that covers the convergence of the insurance and reinsurance industry with the capital markets.
Related Attorney(s): Michael Gambro, Stuart Goldstein, Frank Polverino, Ira Schacter, Nick Shiren, Robert Cannon, Matthew Feig
Related Practice(s): Insurance-Linked Securities, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Charlotte, London, New York
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Cadwalader Advises Howard Hughes Corporation on $800 Million Notes Offering and Tender Offer
Mar 16, 2017
Cadwalader represented The Howard Hughes Corporation, a manager and developer of commercial, residential and mixed-use real estate, in its private offering under Rule 144A/Reg S of $800 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% senior notes due 2025, the proceeds of which will be used to refinance its existing 6.875% senior notes due 2021.
Related Attorney(s): Edward Wei, Matthew McManus, William McInerney, Peter Bariso, Matthew Sadofsky, Richard Brand
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Real Estate, Tax
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader’s Kenneth Wainstein Testifies Before U.S. Senate Regarding Russia’s Undermining of Democracies Throughout the World
Mar 15, 2017
Cadwalader partner Kenneth Wainstein gave testimony today on “The Modus Operandi and Toolbox of Russia and Other Autocracies for Undermining Democracies Throughout the World” before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism.
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Cadwalader Attorneys Speak to UPenn Law Students on Fintech
Mar 15, 2017
Cadwalader attorneys Jason Halper, Joseph Moreno and Joseph Facciponti were recently invited to speak to a group of law students at the University of Pennsylvania Law School about legal and regulatory challenges facing the growing financial technology (“Fintech”) industry.
Related Attorney(s): Joseph Moreno, Jason Halper
Related Practice(s): Cybersecurity and Data Protection, Fintech
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Advises Ashford Hospitality Trust in Proposal to Acquire FelCor
Mar 09, 2017
Cadwalader is advising Ashford Hospitality Trust on its unsolicited proposal to acquire FelCor Lodging Trust.
Related Attorney(s): William McInerney, Linda Swartz, Jason Halper, Tyler Carson, Lindsey Kister, Daniel Raglan, Braden McCurrach, William Mills, Richard Brand
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Global Litigation, Real Estate, Tax
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Advises Mantle Ridge on its Investment in CSX
Mar 07, 2017
Cadwalader advised Mantle Ridge, an investment firm formed by investor Paul Hilal, in connection with its investment in premier transportation company CSX Corporation.
Related Attorney(s): Richard Brand, William Mills, Braden McCurrach, Peter Bariso, Nathan Bryce, Jason Halper, Linda Swartz, Edward Wei
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Global Litigation, Tax
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader, Goldman Sachs Launch Pro Bono Immigration Clinic
Mar 06, 2017
Cadwalader is collaborating with Goldman Sachs on the launch of a pro bono Immigration Clinic. The joint effort brings together Cadwalader and Goldman Sachs attorneys and staff to provide eligible undocumented immigrants with the opportunity to apply for lawful permanent residency.
Related Page(s): Pro Bono Projects
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Cadwalader Shortlisted for 8 European IFLR Awards
Feb 28, 2017
Cadwalader has this year been shortlisted for an impressive total of eight European awards by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR), one the leading global legal publications. The firm earned five “deal of the year” nominations for its work on three high-profile European restructuring matters and two market-first securitisations, two “team of the year” nominations, and consideration as Most Innovative US Firm in Europe.
Related Attorney(s): Gregory Petrick, Patrick Quinn
Related Practice(s): Financial Restructuring, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Brussels, London
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Cadwalader’s Richard Brand Addresses ‘Future of Shareholder Activism’ at Reuters Newsmaker Event
Feb 28, 2017
Cadwalader partner and Corporate Group co-chair Richard Brand was a panelist at the “Future of Shareholder Activism” event sponsored by Reuters on February 22 in New York.
Related Attorney(s): Richard Brand
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Corporate Governance
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Transatlantic Team Advises on Complex Restructuring of Roust Corporation
Feb 28, 2017
Cadwalader acted as transatlantic adviser to the Ad Hoc Committee of Convertible Noteholders, as international and restructuring counsel, on a complex cross-border transaction involving the restructuring of approximately US$780m existing bond liabilities alongside the provision of significant new money by existing stakeholders. The innovative restructuring included the reincorporation of Roust Corporation from Delaware to New York to facilitate the participation of Russian creditors.
Related Attorney(s): Richard Nevins, Gregory Petrick, Ingrid Bagby, Michele Maman, Linda Swartz, Edward Wei, Andrew Greenberg
Related Practice(s): Financial Restructuring
Related Office(s): London, New York
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Cadwalader Sweeps 2016 Global CLO Rankings
Feb 28, 2017
Cadwalader is ranked at the top of all three – Global, US and European – Creditflux CLO Arranger Counsel tables for 2016. The firm is also ranked among the leading Manager Counsel in all three geographic categories, reflecting its market-leading transatlantic position.
Related Attorney(s): Michael Gambro, Stuart Goldstein
Related Practice(s): CLOs, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Charlotte, London, New York
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Cadwalader Supports First Edition of Global Guide to Fund Finance 2017
Feb 28, 2017
Cadwalader is the contributing editor of the inaugural edition of Fund Finance 2017, a legal update guide published by Global Legal Group (GLG) and endorsed by the Fund Finance Association.
Related Attorney(s): Michael Mascia, Wesley Misson, Jeremy Cross
Related Practice(s): Fund Finance, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Charlotte, London
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Cadwalader Represents Ashford Hospitality Prime in its Agreement with Sessa Capital
Feb 22, 2017
Cadwalader represented Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. in its agreement announced February 17, 2017 with Sessa Capital.
Related Attorney(s): Richard Brand, Braden McCurrach, Nathan Bryce, Lindsey Kister, Jason Halper, Nathan Bull, Jared Stanisci
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Global Litigation
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader’s Brett Snyder Examines Small-Scale LNG Projects at Platts’ Annual Conference
Feb 20, 2017
Special counsel Brett Snyder was a panelist at the "S&P Global Platts 16th Annual Liquefied Natural Gas Conference" in Houston on Feb. 9-10.
Related Attorney(s): Brett Snyder
Related Practice(s): Energy Regulation & Litigation, Enforcement Defense, Regulation, Compliance, and Administrative Litigation
Related Office(s): New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Advises on Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 Notes Offering
Feb 16, 2017
Cadwalader served as counsel to initial purchasers Oppenheimer & Co and Morgan Stanley on the $400 million notes offering by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000.
Related Attorney(s): Ira Schacter, Gary Silverstein, Michael McCormack, Stephanie Hines
Related Practice(s): Corporate
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Represents Marcato Capital in its Agreement with Terex
Feb 07, 2017
Cadwalader represented Marcato Capital Management in its agreement announced Friday, February 3rd with Terex Corporation (NYSE: TEX). In connection with the agreement, Terex has added Marcato Capital partner Matthew Hepler to its board of directors.
Related Attorney(s): Nathan Bryce, Joshua Apfelroth, Richard Brand
Related Practice(s): Corporate
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Advises Deutsche Bank on $1 Billion Financing Named Among Largest Real Estate Transactions of 2016
Feb 07, 2017
Cadwalader was counsel to Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch as lender in making a $780 million mortgage loan and $220 million mezzanine loan in connection with the $1.9 billion acquisition of 787 Seventh Avenue, a 1.7 million-square-foot office tower located in Midtown Manhattan, known as the AXA Equitable Center. The transaction was cited by Law360 as one of the most significant real estate transactions of 2016.
Related Attorney(s): Alexander Strom, Kathryn Borgeson, Peter Dodson, Matthew McManus, Bonnie Neuman, William McInerney
Related Practice(s): Real Estate
Related Office(s): New York
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Legal Community Mobilizes to Support Food Bank For New York City’s ‘Justice Served’ Campaign
Jan 31, 2017
Leading law firms and corporate legal departments are once again stepping up with dollars and volunteers to support Justice Served, a campaign by the NYC legal community to end hunger in New York City. The campaign, founded by Cadwalader's Lary Stromfeld, supports Food Bank For New York City, the city’s major hunger-relief organization working to end hunger across the five boroughs.
Related Attorney(s): Lary Stromfeld
Related Page(s): Pro Bono Projects, Pro Bono and Public Service, Recent Programs & Events
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader to Host Reenactment 'Constance Baker Motley, James Meredith, and the University of Mississippi'
Jan 31, 2017
On February 8, 2017, Cadwalader will host a reenactment of James Meredith’s historic battle to integrate the University of Mississippi, represented by Constance Baker Motley of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. The reenactment is drawn from transcripts of the court proceedings, woven together with narration to create the script for a performance that will feature three federal judges as well as Cadwalader attorneys.
Related Attorney(s): Kathy Chin, Patrick Quinn, Cheryl Barnes
Related Page(s): Diversity & Inclusion
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Tops CMBS League Table for Seventeenth Straight Year
Jan 30, 2017
Cadwalader is once again ranked as the number one law firm advising issuers and underwriters on commercial MBS offerings, topping the 2016 rankings released by Commercial Mortgage Alert. The firm has now been ranked first in the issuer counsel category for 17 consecutive years.
Related Attorney(s): Michael Gambro, Stuart Goldstein
Related Practice(s): Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Charlotte, London, New York
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Cadwalader and Bremond Advise on €1.3 Billion French Fashion Firm Restructuring
Jan 26, 2017
Cadwalader, jointly with its strategic alliance firm Bremond & Associes, acted as international counsel for a group of second lien lenders in the €1.3 billion restructuring of the Camaïeu Group. With more than 1,000 stores in 21 different countries, Camaïeu is France’s leading retailer for women’s ready-to-wear fashion.
Related Attorney(s): Adam Blakemore, Catherine Richardson
Related Practice(s): Financial Restructuring, Tax
Related Office(s): London
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Cadwalader Achieves Delaware Supreme Court Victory in Merger Challenge
Jan 26, 2017
Cadwalader achieved a significant victory on behalf of the former directors of Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. today when the Delaware Supreme Court rejected plaintiffs’ appeal of the Court of Chancery’s dismissal of plaintiffs’ complaint. In the complaint, plaintiffs had alleged claims for breach of fiduciary duties in connection with Salix’s acquisition by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. (NYSE: VRX) for $13.1 billion on April 1, 2015.
Related Attorney(s): Gregory Patti,, Christopher Cox, Andrew Alin, Jared Stanisci, Nathan Bull
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Pro Bono Client Receives Presidential Clemency
Jan 24, 2017
In his final full day in office, President Barack Obama commuted the sentence of a pro bono client represented by Kendra Wharton of Cadwalader’s Washington, DC office.
Related Attorney(s): Kendra Wharton, James Treanor
Related Page(s): Pro Bono Projects
Related Office(s): Washington
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Cadwalader a Finalist for LendIt ‘Top Law Firm’ Award
Jan 20, 2017
Cadwalader has been named a finalist for “top law firm” by LendIt as part of the first annual LendIt Awards for lending and fintech.
Related Attorney(s): Cheryl Barnes, Joseph Beach, Sophie Cuthbertson, Scott Cammarn, Stephen Day, Chris Gavin, Gregg Jubin, Jeremiah Wagner
Related Practice(s): Fintech, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Charlotte, London, New York
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Cadwalader Remains Unchallenged Atop CLO Rankings for 2016
Jan 19, 2017
Cadwalader has been recognized once again as the “Top Underwriter Counsel for U.S. CLOs,” topping the Asset-Backed Alert rankings for 2016.
Related Attorney(s): Stuart Goldstein, Michael Gambro
Related Practice(s): CLOs, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York
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New Year to Bring New Challenges in CLO Market
Jan 13, 2017
Following a year in which the CLO market started slowly and then picked up speed spurred by a desire to close transactions prior to new US risk retention rules becoming effective, 2017 could be a year of significant evolution for the CLO market, especially in Europ.
Related Attorney(s): David Gingold, David Quirolo
Related Practice(s): CLOs, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Brussels, Charlotte, London, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Hosts Third Annual Roundtable at JPMorgan Healthcare Conference
Jan 11, 2017
Cadwalader hosted its third annual roundtable discussion during the 2017 JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, one of the premier conferences in the healthcare industry. The discussion focused on the rising trend of government investigations of drug pricing and the implications for healthcare generally under President-elect Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress.
Related Attorney(s): William Mills, Richard Brand, Paul Mourning
Related Practice(s): Health Care
Related Office(s): New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Achieves Appeals Court Victory for Client Ashford Hospitality Prime
Dec 19, 2016
Cadwalader achieved a significant victory for client Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. (NYSE: AHP) when the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected Sessa Capital's appeal of a federal district court's decision prohibiting Sessa from soliciting proxies and finding that the board had reasonably concluded that Sessa had failed to comply with the company's bylaws requiring compliance with applicable securities laws.
Related Attorney(s): Richard Brand, Nathan Bull, Braden McCurrach, Jared Stanisci, William Natbony, Nathan Bryce
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Global Litigation
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Represents Pershing Square in its Agreement with Chipotle
Dec 16, 2016
Cadwalader represented hedge Pershing Square Capital Management in its agreement announced today with Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG).
Related Attorney(s): Richard Brand, Gregory Patti,, Louis Bevilacqua, Nathan Bryce, Christopher Porcelli, Linda Swartz, Edward Wei, Ngoc Hulbig, Ray Shirazi, Nicholas Allen, Jason Halper, Jared Stanisci
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Corporate, Corporate Governance, Financial Regulation, Global Litigation, Tax
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Cadwalader Elects 10 New Partners and Promotes 7 New Special Counsel and Counsel
Dec 15, 2016
Cadwalader today announced that attorneys Joshua Apfelroth, Nathan Bull, Sophie K. Cuthbertson, David S. Gingold, Michele C. Maman, Stephanie Marcantonio, Sinjini Saha, Adam D. Summers, Daniel Tobias and Edward S. Wei have been elected to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2017. In addition, the firm promoted five attorneys – Tom Bainbridge, Suzanne Bell, Joo H. Kim, Ronald N. Lanning and Jared Stanisci – to special counsel and two attorneys – Merryn Craske and Ngoc Pham Hulbig – to counsel.
Related Attorney(s): Daniel Tobias, Ngoc Hulbig, Jared Stanisci, Joo Kim, Ronald Lanning, Tom Bainbridge, Suzanne Bell, Edward Wei, Joshua Apfelroth, Stephanie Marcantonio, Michele Maman, David Gingold, Sophie Cuthbertson, Nathan Bull
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Bank Regulation, CLOs, Corporate, Derivatives & Structured Products, Financial Restructuring, Global Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Brussels, Charlotte, London, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Recognized by Financial Times for Innovation in Derivatives Market
Dec 08, 2016
Cadwalader has been recognized by the Financial Times for its innovative work in the derivatives market, garnering a “Standout” designation in the publication’s 2016 North America Innovative Lawyers Report.
Related Attorney(s): Lary Stromfeld
Related Practice(s): Derivatives & Structured Products
Related Office(s): New York
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Richard Brand Receives Award from Millstein Center at Columbia Law School
Dec 07, 2016
Richard M. Brand, a partner and co-chairman of the Corporate Group at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, has been named as one of the recipients of the Rising Stars of Corporate Governance Awards by the Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership at Columbia Law School. Brand received his award at the annual Millstein Governance Forum earlier today.
Related Attorney(s): Richard Brand
Related Practice(s): Corporate Governance
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Represents Community Bank System, Inc. in its Definitive Agreement to Acquire Northeast Retirement Services, Inc.
Dec 06, 2016
Cadwalader is representing Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) in its definitive agreement to acquire Northeast Retirement Services, Inc. (“NRS”), a leading provider of plan accounting, transfer agency, fund administration, trust and retirement plan services, in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $140 million.
Related Attorney(s): Andrew Alin, Scott Cammarn, Tyler Carson, Saadia Ghazi, Linda Swartz, Edward Wei, James Frazier, Dorothy Auth Ph.D., Howard Wizenfeld, Ngoc Hulbig
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Bank Regulation, Corporate, Executive Compensation, Benefits & ERISA, Intellectual Property, Tax
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Earns Top Marks in 2017 Corporate Equality Index
Dec 05, 2016
Cadwalader received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2017 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC). Cadwalader joins the ranks of 517 major US businesses have also earned top marks this year.
Related Page(s): Diversity & Inclusion, Diversity Awards & Recognition
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Pro Bono Client and Mitey Riders Founder Harry Swimmer to be Celebrated as CNN Hero
Dec 02, 2016
Cadwalader is pleased to congratulate Harry Swimmer, who will be honored, along with several other charitable-minded citizens, at the 10th annual “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute,” airing live on December 11. Mr. Swimmer is co-founder, with his wife Marilyn Swimmer, of Misty Meadows Mitey Riders. Cadwalader helped establish Misty Meadows Mitey Riders, Inc. as a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation in 1998. Cadwalader also launched the foundation’s annual golf tournament and continues to support Mitey Riders with pro bono legal assistance.
Related Attorney(s): Stuart Goldstein
Related Page(s): Pro Bono and Public Service
Related Office(s): Charlotte
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Cadwalader Wins Top CLO Arranger Counsel Award in Creditflux Annual Global Survey
Nov 29, 2016
Cadwalader has won the top award as “Top Arranger Counsel” in Creditflux’s Scrolls of Excellence for 2016, an annual global survey of the CLO (Collateralized Loan Obligation) market. Partners from Cadwalader’s Capital Markets team received this top award at Creditflux’s annual CLO Investor Summit in New York earlier this month.
Related Attorney(s): Stuart Goldstein
Related Practice(s): CLOs, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): London, New York
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Cadwalader Recognized Among Leading Law Firms in 2017 IFLR 1000
Nov 14, 2016
Cadwalader has been recognized as a leading law firm in several key practice areas in the 2017 edition of the IFLR 1000, a publication focused on finance and transactional law firms
Related Attorney(s): Gary Silverstein, Jeremiah Wagner, David Quirolo, Richard Nevins, Jeffrey Nagle, Matthew Feig, Scott Cammarn, Andrew Alin, Louis Bevilacqua, Lary Stromfeld, Ray Shirazi, Patrick Quinn, William Mills, Michael Mascia, Ivan Loncar, Steven Lofchie, Stuart Goldstein, Chris Gavin, Michael Gambro, Christopher Cox
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Bank Regulation, Derivatives & Structured Products, Financial Regulation, Financial Restructuring, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Brussels, Charlotte, London, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Named Best Securitization and Structured Finance Law Firm; Recognized Across Broad Range of Practice Areas
Nov 10, 2016
Cadwalader has been named “Law Firm of the Year” in Securitization and Structured Finance by the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers 2017 Best Law Firms rankings. Only one law firm in each of the nationally ranked practice areas receives this recognition. The firm also is ranked nationally in 23 practice areas and regionally in 37 areas.
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Bank Regulation, Corporate, Estate Planning & Administration, Executive Compensation, Benefits & ERISA, Financial Regulation, Financial Restructuring, Global Litigation, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Patent & Trade Secret Litigation, Private Equity, Real Estate, Securitization & Asset Based Finance, Tax, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Grows Transatlantic Litigation Practice with Addition of London Partner Steven Baker
Nov 07, 2016
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP today announced that Steven Baker has joined the firm as a partner in London. Steven has extensive experience in litigation, international arbitration and other forms of dispute resolution, with a focus on the financial services, competition, energy and commodities, technology and telecoms sectors.
Related Attorney(s): Steven Baker
Related Practice(s): Global Litigation
Related Office(s): London
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Cadwalader Represents Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida in its Definitive Agreement to Acquire GulfShore Bancshares, Inc.
Nov 04, 2016
Cadwalader is representing Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (NASDAQ: SBCF), the holding company for Seacoast National Bank, in its definitive agreement to acquire GulfShore Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of GulfShore Bank.
Related Attorney(s): William Mills, Andrew Alin, Scott Cammarn, Linda Swartz, Edward Wei, Jonathan Wainwright
Related Practice(s): Bank Regulation, Corporate, Executive Compensation, Benefits & ERISA, Financial Regulation, Tax
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Cadwalader Debates the Role of Women in FinTech and Alternative Finance
Nov 04, 2016
On November 3, 2016, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, held a panel debate titled, “Women in FinTech and Alternative Finance: Bridging the Gender Gap,” as part of its ‘Women in the City’ series, bringing together high profile speakers to share different perspectives and inspiring ideas to help women build successful careers in today’s business community.
Related Attorney(s): Jeremiah Wagner
Related Practice(s): Fintech, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Page(s): Diversity & Inclusion
Related Office(s): London
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Cadwalader Receives Legal Aid Award for Pro Bono Work with BNP Paribas
Nov 04, 2016
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP and BNP Paribas were recently honored with an Innovative Corporate Pro Bono Projects & Partnerships award at the Legal Aid Society’s 2016 Pro Bono Awards.
Related Attorney(s): Brian McGovern, Chao Huang, Ruth Merisier
Related Page(s): Pro Bono Recognition, Pro Bono and Public Service, Women’s Leadership Initiative
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Advises on Securitization of Consumer Loans Originated Through the Zopa Platform - Another First for Marketplace Lending in Europe
Oct 26, 2016
Cadwalader has advised on the first securitization of marketplace consumer loans in Europe. The firm advised the arranger of a securitization backed by £150m of loans to UK consumers originated on the Zopa platform. This is the first public, rated securitization of marketplace consumer loans in Europe.
Related Attorney(s): Catherine Richardson, Adam Blakemore, Melina Bheekhun, Patrick Leftley, Jeremiah Wagner
Related Practice(s): Fintech, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): London
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Cadwalader Represents Community Bank System, Inc. in its Definitive Agreement to Acquire Merchants Bancshares, Inc.
Oct 24, 2016
Cadwalader is representing Community Bank System, Inc. in its definitive agreement to acquire Merchants Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of Merchants Bank, in a cash and stock transaction for total consideration valued at approximately $304 million.
Related Attorney(s): Andrew Alin, Scott Cammarn, Linda Swartz, Edward Wei, Nathan Bull
Related Practice(s): Bank Regulation, Corporate, Corporate Finance, Executive Compensation, Benefits & ERISA, Global Litigation, Tax
Related Office(s): New York
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Former Partner Jason M. Halper Returns to Co-Chair Cadwalader’s Global Litigation Group
Oct 17, 2016
Cadwalader announced today that securities partner and firm alumnus Jason M. Halper will rejoin the firm as Co-Chair of the newly formed Global Litigation Group. In this role, Halper will help to shape Cadwalader’s litigation strategy, the department’s growth and client relationships.
Related Attorney(s): Jason Halper
Related Practice(s): Global Litigation
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Recognized by Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Awards in Europe
Oct 07, 2016
Cadwalader was honored across multiple categories of legal innovation in this year’s Financial Times (FT) Innovative Lawyer Awards in Europe, winning the most innovative law firm in the business development and knowledge sharing category for its work in growing securitization techniques for the alternative finance industry in Europe.
Related Attorney(s): Adam Blakemore, Stephen Day, Jake Lindsay, Oliver McBain, David Quirolo, Catherine Richardson, Nick Shiren, Jeremiah Wagner
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, CLOs, Derivatives & Structured Products, Fintech, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Brussels, London
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Cadwalader Scores Second Litigation Victory for AIG
Oct 04, 2016
Cadwalader successfully represented American General Life Insurance Company, an AIG company, in a dispute between senior noteholders over the proceeds of a distressed CDO, Northlake CDO I, Ltd.
Related Attorney(s): Howard Hawkins, Ellen Halstead, Joshua Arnold, Richard Schetman, Assia Damianova
Related Practice(s): Global Litigation
Related Office(s): London, New York
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U.S. Army’s First Woman Judge Advocate General (JAG) to Speak at Cadwalader
Oct 04, 2016
Lieutenant General Flora D. Darpino, the 39th Judge Advocate General (TJAG) of the United States Army, will speak at Cadwalader's Washington, D.C., office on October 6.
Related Attorney(s): Joseph Moreno
Related Practice(s): White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Page(s): Diversity & Inclusion
Related Office(s): Washington
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Cadwalader Represents Procter & Gamble on Tax Aspects of the Merger of its Specialty Beauty Business with Coty
Oct 03, 2016
Cadwalader represented The Procter & Gamble Company on the tax aspects of the tax-free merger of its fine fragrance, color cosmetics, salon professional and hair color and styling businesses with Coty Inc. in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction.
Related Attorney(s): Linda Swartz, Edward Wei
Related Practice(s): Tax
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader and Bremond Form Strategic Alliance
Oct 03, 2016
Cadwalader and Bremond & Associés, a leading French restructuring law firm, have announced the formation of a joint strategic alliance to pursue restructuring opportunities in the French market.
Related Attorney(s): Gregory Petrick, Patrick Quinn
Related Practice(s): Financial Restructuring
Related Office(s): London
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Cadwalader Announces Practice Group Leadership Changes
Sep 30, 2016
Cadwalader today announced the promotion of two new practice group leaders. Richard Brand has been named Co-Chair of the firm’s Corporate Group and Yushan Ng has been named Co-Chair of its Financial Restructuring Group.
Related Attorney(s): Richard Brand
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Financial Restructuring
Related Office(s): London, New York
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Cadwalader’s Second Women in the City Event Suggests More Needs to Be Done to Help Women in Investment Management
Sep 22, 2016
The second event in Cadwalader's London Women in the City series, titled “Women in Investment Funds: A Fundamental Advantage,” was held on September 22, and included a lively debate which addressed the challenges of growing female talent in the investment fund sector.
Related Attorney(s): Ingrid Bagby
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Distressed Finance, Financial Restructuring
Related Office(s): London
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Cadwalader Attorneys Featured in 2016 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Rankings
Sep 21, 2016
Cadwalader has been recognized in the 2016 New York Metro Edition of Super Lawyers, with more than 30 lawyers featured in the guide.
Related Attorney(s): Ray Shirazi, Jared Stanisci, James McDonnell, Braden McCurrach, Stephanie Marcantonio, Sasha Grinberg, Thomas Curtin, Gillian Burns, Nathan Bull, Richard Brand, Joshua Apfelroth, Linda Swartz, Lary Stromfeld, Fredric Altschuler, Patrick Quinn, William McInerney, Steven Lofchie, Christopher Hughes, Jonathan Hoff, Steven Herman, Howard Hawkins, Michael Gambro, Christopher Cox, Kathy Chin, Louis Bevilacqua
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Executive Compensation, Benefits & ERISA, Global Litigation, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Wealth, Real Estate, Tax
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Shortlisted for Multiple 2016 Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Awards Europe
Sep 01, 2016
Cadwalader is nominated for multiple 2016 Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Awards Europe.
Related Attorney(s): Stephen Day, David Quirolo, Nick Shiren, Jeremiah Wagner, Adam Blakemore, Jake Lindsay, Oliver McBain, Catherine Richardson
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, CLOs, Derivatives & Structured Products, Fintech, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Brussels, London
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Cadwalader Recognized in 2017 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
Aug 17, 2016
Cadwalader was recognized in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, with 37 lawyers across 27 practice areas featured in the guide.
Related Attorney(s): Paul Mourning, William Natbony, Gregory Petrick, Patrick Quinn, Richard Schetman, Ray Shirazi, Lary Stromfeld, Linda Swartz, William McInerney, Mark Ellenberg, Mark Haskell, Christopher Hughes, James Frazier, James Carroll, Stuart Goldstein, Anne Tompkins, Francisco J. Linares, Fredric Altschuler, Louis Bevilacqua, Kathy Chin, Scott Cammarn, Michael Gambro, Anna Glick, Jonathan Hoff, Steven Herman, Steven Lofchie, Robert Lawrence, Brian McGovern
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Bank Regulation, Bankruptcy Litigation, Corporate, Derivatives & Structured Products, ERISA, Financial Regulation, Financial Restructuring, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Real Estate, Securitization & Asset Based Finance, Tax, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Advises ISDA on Variation Margin Protocol
Aug 17, 2016
Cadwalader served as counsel to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) in the development of a new Protocol aimed at helping market participants comply with the variation margin requirements that come into force in March next year.
Related Attorney(s): Nihal Patel, Lary Stromfeld
Related Practice(s): Derivatives & Structured Products
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Named Among Leading Law Firms in 2017 Best Lawyers in America
Aug 15, 2016
Cadwalader has been recognized in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, with 37 lawyers across a broad range of practices featured in the guide. The publication also named three Cadwalader attorneys “Lawyer of the Year,” a recognition awarded to only one lawyer per practice and metropolitan area: Steven Lofchie is Lawyer of the Year for Administrative/Regulatory Law in New York; Brian McGovern is Lawyer of the Year for Health Care Law in New York; and James Carroll is Lawyer of the Year for Banking and Finance Law in Charlotte.
Related Attorney(s): Linda Swartz, Paul Mourning, Gregory Petrick, William Natbony, Patrick Quinn, Richard Schetman, Ray Shirazi, Lary Stromfeld, Robert Lawrence, Mark Ellenberg, Mark Haskell, Louis Bevilacqua, Brian McGovern, James Carroll, Scott Cammarn, Stuart Goldstein, Francisco J. Linares, Anne Tompkins, Fredric Altschuler, Steven Lofchie, Kathy Chin, James Frazier, Michael Gambro, Anna Glick, Steven Herman, Jason Halper, Jonathan Hoff, Christopher Hughes
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Bankruptcy Litigation, Corporate, Debt & Claims Trading, Derivatives & Structured Products, Estate Planning & Administration, Executive Compensation, Benefits & ERISA, Global Litigation, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Patent & Trade Secret Litigation, Private Equity, Real Estate, Securitization & Asset Based Finance, Tax, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Represents Symplicity Corporation in its Sale to H.I.G. Capital
Aug 01, 2016
Cadwalader represented Symplicity Corporation in its sale to an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity investment firm. The cross-practice team included attorneys from the Corporate, Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits, Tax, Finance, IP and Antitrust groups.
Related Attorney(s): Andrew Alin, Tyler Carson, Saadia Ghazi, Linda Swartz, Edward Wei, Jeffrey Nagle, Dorothy Auth Ph.D., Howard Wizenfeld, Ngoc Hulbig
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Corporate, Corporate Finance, Executive Compensation & Benefits, Intellectual Property, Tax
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Extends Lead in Commercial MBS Legal Advisory Tables
Jul 26, 2016
Cadwalader strengthened its position atop the mid-year Commercial Mortgage Alert MBS tables. The firm is again rated number one in both the “Top Issuer Counsel” and “Top Underwriter Counsel” rankings through June 30, 2016. Cadwalader has held the top position in the issuer counsel category for 17 consecutive years.
Related Attorney(s): Lisa Pauquette, Michael Ruder, Y. Jeffrey Rotblat, Adam Risell, Patrick Quinn, Greg Prindle, Lisa Post, Frank Polverino, Ira Schacter, Linda Park, Jed Miller, Michael McCormack, Kenneth Marino, Jake Lindsay, Francisco J. Linares, Richard Schetman, Gary Schuler, Jason Schwartz, Nick Shiren, Gary Silverstein, Nathan Spanheimer, Alexander Strom, Lary Stromfeld, Jeremiah Wagner, Malcolm Wattman, Neil Weidner, Hunter White, Michelle Ko, Kate Foreman, Cheryl Barnes, Joseph Beach, Suzanne Bell, Aaron Benjamin, David Burkholder, Robert Cannon, Andrew Croshaw, Assia Damianova, Stephen Day, Leah Feldman, Jeffrey Aldrich, Michael Gambro, Chris Gavin, David Gingold, Jeremy Cross, Anna Glick, Stuart Goldstein, Kahn Hobbs, Gregg Jubin, Danielle Katz, Joo Kim, Robert Kim, Henry LaBrun, Ronald Lanning, Patrick Leftley
Related Practice(s): Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities, Mortgage Finance, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Brussels, Charlotte, London, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Honored with Two American Lawyer 2016 Global Legal Awards
Jul 25, 2016
Cadwalader was honored with two American Lawyer 2016 Global Legal Awards, which recognize distinguished international work. The firm received the "Global Dispute of the Year: Investigations" award and the "Global M&A Deal of the Year: Canada" award.
Related Attorney(s): Neil Weidner
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Global Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securitization & Asset Based Finance, Tax, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Launches Women in the City Programme with Leadership Debate
Jul 07, 2016
Cadwalader hosted the first in its series of Women in the City Programme on Thursday 7 July 2016.
Related Attorney(s): Gregory Petrick
Related Practice(s): Debt & Claims Trading, Financial Restructuring
Related Office(s): London
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Cadwalader Expands Fund Finance Practice in Europe with Partner Jeremy Cross in London
Jul 05, 2016
Cadwalader today announced the addition of Jeremy Cross as a Fund Finance partner resident in the firm’s London office.
Related Attorney(s): Stuart Goldstein, Michael Gambro, Michael Mascia, Wesley Misson, Jeremy Cross
Related Practice(s): Fund Finance
Related Office(s): London
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Cadwalader Advises Funding Circle on Ground-breaking Marketplace Lending Deal with EIB
Jul 05, 2016
Cadwalader successfully advised marketplace lending platform, Funding Circle, in its partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to provide £100 million (US$146 million) of new funding to SMEs in the UK. The loans will be originated through the Funding Circle platform.
Related Attorney(s): Catherine Richardson, Adam Blakemore, Jake Lindsay, Jeremiah Wagner
Related Practice(s): Fintech, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): London
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Cadwalader Named Among Top Law Firms by The Legal 500 US 2016
Jul 01, 2016
Cadwalader has been recognized across a broad range of practice areas in the 2016 edition of The Legal 500 US, a leading guide to the legal profession.
Related Attorney(s): Scott Cammarn, Stuart Goldstein, Michael Gambro, James Frazier, Mark Ellenberg, Thomas Curtin, Christopher Cox, Kathy Chin, Mark Haskell, Richard Brand, George Billinson, Ingrid Bagby, Jodi Avergun, Neil Weidner, Linda Swartz, Lary Stromfeld, Ray Shirazi, Steven Lofchie, John Moehringer, Anne Tompkins, Brett Snyder, Gary Silverstein, Richard Schetman, Gregory Petrick, Bonnie Neuman, Paul Mourning, Brian Wallach, William Mills, Dorothy Mehta, William McInerney, Brian McGovern, Michele Maman, Ivan Loncar, Christopher Hughes, Mark Howe, Jonathan Hoff, Melissa Hinkle, Steven Herman
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Energy Regulation & Litigation, Executive Compensation, Benefits & ERISA, Financial Regulation, Financial Restructuring, Fund Formation, Patent & Trade Secret Litigation, Real Estate, Structured Products, Tax, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader’s Jodi Avergun and Anne Tompkins Named to Corporate Crime Reporter's 150 Women in White Collar List
Jun 30, 2016
Cadwalader attorneys Jodi Avergun and Anne Tompkins were named to the Corporate Crime Reporter 150 Women in White Collar list. Corporate Crime Reporter selected distinguished leading female white collar practitioners in the United States, consulting prominent attorneys in white collar defense to identify those who are highly regarded in the field.
Related Attorney(s): Jodi Avergun, Anne Tompkins
Related Practice(s): White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): Washington
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Cadwalader Hosts Pride Month Event Featuring Director of the ACLU’s LGBT & HIV Project
Jun 20, 2016
The Cadwalader LGBT Network is hosting a Pride Month event, The Short Honeymoon: LGBT Issues and Justice in 2016, featuring James Esseks, Director of the ACLU’s LGBT & HIV Project. Essex, who has played an integral role in marriage quality and transgender discrimination cases across the country, will discuss new state laws and ordinances that seek to restrict transgender access to restroom facilities, remove local legal protections for LGBT people, excuse magistrates from performing same sex marriages and protect businesses that refuse to serve LGBT customers.
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Cadwalader Represents The Medicines Company in its Private Offering of $402,500,000 Convertible Senior Notes Due 2023
Jun 16, 2016
Cadwalader represented The Medicines Company, a provider of solutions in serious infectious disease care, acute cardiovascular care and surgery and perioperative care, in its private offering of $402,500,000 convertible Senior Notes due 2023.
Related Attorney(s): Gregory Patti,, Saadia Ghazi, Ray Shirazi, Nicholas Allen
Related Practice(s): Corporate
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Named CMBS Law Firm of the Year by GlobalCapital
Jun 01, 2016
Cadwalader was named CMBS Law Firm of the Year at GlobalCapital’s annual US Securitization Awards.
Related Attorney(s): Ira Schacter, Kenneth Marino, Michael McCormack, Jed Miller, Linda Park, Lisa Pauquette, Frank Polverino, Lisa Post, Greg Prindle, Patrick Quinn, Adam Risell, Y. Jeffrey Rotblat, Michael Ruder, Jake Lindsay, Richard Schetman, Gary Schuler, Jason Schwartz, Nick Shiren, Jeremiah Wagner, Lary Stromfeld, Alexander Strom, Nathan Spanheimer, Gary Silverstein, Malcolm Wattman, Neil Weidner, Hunter White, Michelle Ko, Kate Foreman, Cheryl Barnes, Joseph Beach, Suzanne Bell, Aaron Benjamin, David Burkholder, Robert Cannon, Andrew Croshaw, Assia Damianova, Stephen Day, Leah Feldman, Jeffrey Aldrich, Michael Gambro, Chris Gavin, David Gingold, Anna Glick, Ronald Lanning, Henry LaBrun, Robert Kim, Joo Kim, Danielle Katz, Gregg Jubin, Kahn Hobbs, Stuart Goldstein, Patrick Leftley, Francisco J. Linares
Related Practice(s): Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities, Mortgage Finance, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Brussels, Charlotte, London, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Recognized Among Leading Law Firms in Chambers USA 2016
May 27, 2016
Cadwalader has been recognized as a leading law firm across a range of practice areas in Chambers USA 2016, the definitive guide to the legal profession. Chambers recognized 16 national and regional Cadwalader practices, as well as 33 lawyers in 42 categories for their legal skills and experience.
Related Attorney(s): Michael Gambro, Robert Lawrence, Christopher Hughes, Jonathan Hoff, Mark Haskell, Stuart Goldstein, Anna Glick, Steven Lofchie, James Frazier, Mark Ellenberg, Christopher Cox, Holly Chamberlain, James Carroll, Fredric Altschuler, Neil Weidner, Ivan Loncar, Brian McGovern, William McInerney, Paul Mourning, Patrick Quinn, Richard Schetman, Ray Shirazi, Lary Stromfeld, Linda Swartz
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Broker-Dealer Regulation, Derivatives & Structured Products, Energy Regulation & Litigation, Executive Compensation, Benefits & ERISA, Global Litigation, Health Care, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Securitization & Asset Based Finance, Tax
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Cadwalader Advises on Securitisation of Loans Originated Through the Funding Circle Platform, a First for Marketplace Lending in Europe
May 24, 2016
Cadwalader has advised on the first securitisation of marketplace loans in Europe, advising the arranger of a securitisation backed by £130m of loans to UK SMEs originated on the Funding Circle platform. This is the first public, rated securitisation of marketplace loans in Europe.
Related Attorney(s): Patrick Leftley, Oliver McBain, Adam Blakemore, Catherine Richardson, Jeremiah Wagner
Related Practice(s): Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): London
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Cadwalader Advises Phibro in Acquisition of Coal Gasification Plant
May 23, 2016
Cadwalader successfully advised Phibro in its acquisition of SG Solutions’ clean coal gasification plant near West Terre Haute, Indiana. Phibro and its partners plan to spend $450 million to convert the facility to produce ammonia fertilizer for use in the Midwest.
Related Practice(s): Energy Regulation & Litigation, Projects & Transactions
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Cadwalader Successfully Represents Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. in Battle with Shareholder Activist
May 23, 2016
[Revised: June 16, 2016] Cadwalader scored a decisive victory for client Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. in its battle with activist hedge fund Sessa Capital. A May 20, 2016 decision by a federal judge in Dallas enjoined Sessa from soliciting proxies and determined that Ashford has a substantial likelihood of succeeding on its claims, which are predicated on Sessa having violated the U.S. securities laws and Ashford’s bylaws. The decision effectively ends a months-long proxy contest for control of Ashford Prime’s board. The current board will remain in control of the company.
Related Attorney(s): Richard Brand
Related Practice(s): Corporate
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Represents The Medicines Company in Agreement to Divest Three of its Marketed Cardiovascular Products
May 09, 2016
Cadwalader is representing The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO), a provider of solutions in serious infectious disease care, acute cardiovascular care and surgery and perioperative care, in its agreement to divest three of its marketed cardiovascular products – Cleviprex® (clevidipine) injectable emulsion, Kengreal® (cangrelor) and rights to Argatroban® for Injection – and related assets to Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A., for up to $792 million, consisting of $260 million in cash payable at closing, up to $480 million in sales-based milestone payments, the assumption by Chiesi of up to $50 million in milestone payment obligations and approximately $2 million for product inventory.
Related Attorney(s): Andrew Alin, Gregory Patti,, Howard Wizenfeld, Dorothy Auth Ph.D., Edward Wei, Linda Swartz, Tyler Carson
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Corporate, Executive Compensation, Benefits & ERISA, Tax
Related Office(s): New York, Washington
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Cadwalader to Host Reenactment of Civil Rights Case that Brought Justice to Vietnamese Refugees
May 05, 2016
Cadwalader will host “The Vietnamese Fishermen v. The Ku Klux Klan,” a case reenactment that tells the story of an unusual legal argument from the early 1980s combining civil rights, antitrust and contract laws that persuaded a federal court in Texas to disband a private army of white supremacists and safeguard a vulnerable community of Vietnamese refugees.The reenactment will be presented at Cadwalader’s headquarters, 200 Liberty Street in New York, on Wednesday, May 11, at 6 p.m.
Related Page(s): Diversity & Inclusion
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader’s Osvaldo Garcia Honored with New York State Bar Pro Bono Service Award
May 03, 2016
Osvaldo Garcia, an attorney in Cadwalader's Private Wealth Group, has been awarded the New York State Bar Association's President's Pro Bono Service Award in the Young Lawyer category.
Related Attorney(s): Osvaldo Garcia
Related Practice(s): Private Wealth
Related Page(s): Pro Bono Projects, Pro Bono Recognition, Pro Bono and Public Service
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader’s Jodi Avergun to Speak at Mortgage Bankers Association Legal Issues Conference
May 02, 2016
Cadwalader partner Jodi L. Avergun will speak at the 2016 Mortgage Bankers Association Legal Issues & Regulatory Compliance Conference on May 3 in Denver. Her session, “New Challenges to Mortgage Lending – From Marijuana Money to Reaching Millennials,” will examine contemporary issues affecting the lending industries.
Related Attorney(s): Jodi Avergun
Related Practice(s): Bank Regulation, Fintech, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): Washington
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Cadwalader Hosts “Off the Court: A Candid Conversation on the Dynamic Legal Environment of College Sports Today”
May 02, 2016
Cadwalader, along with Moore & Van Allen, will host an event Monday, May 9, in Charlotte to discuss the legal challenges that threaten to reshape college sports.
Related Attorney(s): Jodi Avergun, Anne Tompkins
Related Practice(s): White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): Washington
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Cadwalader Attorneys Featured in 2016 Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers Magazine
Apr 25, 2016
Fifteen of the firm’s Washington-based attorneys are included in the 2016 edition of Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers magazine.
Related Attorney(s): Brian Wallach, Joseph Moreno, Mark Ellenberg, Jodi Avergun, Mark Haskell
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Energy Regulation & Litigation, Financial Restructuring, Global Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): Washington
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Cadwalader Drafts ISDA Document to Assist Derivatives Market Participants
Apr 20, 2016
Cadwalader served as counsel to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) in publishing the first in a series of documents to help market participants comply with new margining requirements for non-cleared derivatives.
Related Attorney(s): Nihal Patel, Lary Stromfeld
Related Practice(s): Commodities & Futures Regulation, Financial Regulation, Swap Regulation
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Wins 2016 Global Competition Review Award
Apr 12, 2016
Cadwalader won the Global Competition Review (GCR) 2016 European Behavioural Matter of the Year (Agency) Award for its representation of Deutsche Bank in the European Commission's investigation into the credit default swaps market.
Related Attorney(s): Tom Bainbridge, Vincent Brophy
Related Practice(s): Antitrust
Related Office(s): Brussels
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Cadwalader Represents ABN AMRO in Connection with Recapitalization of Eagle Bulk Shipping
Apr 12, 2016
Cadwalader represented ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC, as agent for a syndicate of first-lien bank lenders, in connection with the comprehensive balance sheet recapitalization of Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc., a leading global owner of Supramax dry bulk vessels. The transaction provides Eagle Bulk with approximately $105 million in incremental liquidity, which includes a new second lien facility comprised of $60 million in new capital from existing shareholders, as well as new capital providers.
Related Attorney(s): Jeffrey Nagle, Christopher McDermott, Stephen Johnson, Matthew Stempler, Gregory Petrick, Casey Servais, Jason Schwartz, Keith Gerver
Related Practice(s): Financial Restructuring, Tax
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader’s Bonnie Neuman Named a Law360 2016 Rising Star in Real Estate
Apr 08, 2016
Law360 recognized partner Bonnie A. Neuman as a 2016 Real Estate Rising Star on its annual list of top attorneys under 40 years old.
Related Attorney(s): William McInerney, Bonnie Neuman, Patrick Quinn
Related Practice(s): Real Estate
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader to Present at LendIt USA 2016
Apr 06, 2016
Cadwalader is a proud sponsor of LendIt USA 2016 online lending conference April 11-12 at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. Cadwalader guest speakers include Bruce Bloomingdale, Scott Cammarn and Jeremiah Wagner.
Related Attorney(s): Scott Cammarn, Jeremiah Wagner
Related Practice(s): Fintech
Related Office(s): Charlotte, London, New York
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Cadwalader’s Gregory Markel, Martin Seidel and Gillian Burns Win 2016 Burton Legal Writing Award
Apr 05, 2016
Gregory Markel, Martin Seidel and Gillian Burns have been recognized with a 2016 Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing for their article “Assessing A Judicial Solution To Abusive Merger Litigation,” published in November of 2015 by Law360. The 35 award winners were chosen from nominations submitted by th nation’s top 1,000 law firms.
Related Attorney(s): Gillian Burns
Related Practice(s): Global Litigation
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Practices, Attorneys Featured in 2016 Chambers Global Guide
Mar 23, 2016
Cadwalader has been named among the leaders in business law in the 2016 edition of Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, with 34 attorneys and eight practice groups recognized.
Related Attorney(s): Gregory Petrick, Stuart Goldstein, Christopher Hughes, Ivan Loncar, Anna Glick, Patrick Quinn, David Quirolo, Ira Schacter, Neil Weidner, Mark Haskell, Robert Lawrence, Steven Lofchie, Richard Schetman, Ray Shirazi, Lary Stromfeld, Adam Blakemore, Michael Gambro, Vincent Brophy, Mark Ellenberg, Brian Foster
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Corporate, Derivatives & Structured Products, Energy Regulation & Litigation, FCPA Enforcement and Compliance, Financial Restructuring, Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Patent & Trade Secret Litigation, Patent Preparation & Prosecution, Securitization & Asset Based Finance, Tax
Related Office(s): Brussels, Charlotte, London, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader, Food Bank For New York City Launch 'Justice Served' Campaign
Mar 22, 2016
Cadwalader is pleased to partner with Food Bank For New York City, the city’s major hunger-relief organization working to end hunger throughout the five boroughs, to launch the “Justice Served” campaign. “Justice Served” is a six-week, citywide challenge to the legal community to help families in need throughout the year.
Related Attorney(s): Lary Stromfeld
Related Page(s): Pro Bono and Public Service
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader’s Anne Tompkins Interviews Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates
Mar 10, 2016
Cadwalader’s Anne Tompkins interviewed Deputy Attorney General of the United States Sally Yates regarding her recent policy announcement on individual liability in corporate cases at the 30th annual ABA National Institute on White Collar Crime in San Diego March 2-4, 2016.
Related Attorney(s): Anne Tompkins
Related Practice(s): White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York
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NAACP Leader Cornell William Brooks to Deliver Keynote Address at Cadwalader Event March 21
Mar 02, 2016
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP, a leading counselor to global financial institutions and corporations, will host a luncheon with special guest, Cornell William Brooks, on March 21. Mr. Brooks is president and chief executive officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), known as “the nation's oldest, largest and most widely recognized grassroots–based civil rights organization.” The luncheon is organized by Cadwalader’s Black & Latino Association.
Related Page(s): Diversity & Inclusion
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Represents Procter & Gamble on Tax Aspects of the Acquisition of Duracell by Berkshire Hathaway
Feb 29, 2016
Cadwalader represented The Procter & Gamble Company on the tax aspects of the tax-free transfer of its Duracell business to Berkshire Hathaway.
Related Attorney(s): Linda Swartz, Edward Wei
Related Practice(s): Tax
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Advises Bear Head LNG in Obtaining Landmark DOE Natural Gas Orders
Feb 12, 2016
Cadwalader has advised Bear Head LNG Corporation and Bear Head LNG (USA), LLC (together, Bear Head LNG) in connection with two recent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) orders formally announcing DOE’s comprehensive policy for considering applications involving liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from Eastern Canada to global markets.
Related Attorney(s): Lamiya Rahman
Related Practice(s): Energy Regulation & Litigation
Related Office(s): New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Tops Global CLO Rankings for 2015
Feb 08, 2016
Cadwalader remains unchallenged as “Top Underwriter Counsel for U.S. CLOs” for 2015 in the Asset-Backed Alert rankings. Additionally, the firm was recognized with a #1 ranking on Creditflux’s list of European CLO Arranger’s Counsel, based on value and number of deals, and #2 rankings both for Global CLO Manager’s Counsel and for U.S. Arranger’s Counsel.
Related Attorney(s): Gregg Jubin, Michelle Ko, Joseph Beach, Suzanne Bell, Robert Cannon, Assia Damianova, Stephen Day, Michael Gambro, David Gingold, Stuart Goldstein, Peter Williams, Jed Miller, Linda Park, Patrick Quinn, David Quirolo, Y. Jeffrey Rotblat, Richard Schetman, Nick Shiren, Gary Silverstein, Nathan Spanheimer, Jeremiah Wagner, Neil Weidner, Hunter White
Related Practice(s): CLOs, Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities, Mortgage Finance, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Brussels, Charlotte, London, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Reaffirms Market-Leading Position in CMBS Representations
Feb 05, 2016
Cadwalader has once again been recognized as the top law firm advising issuers and underwriters on commercial MBS offerings, topping the 2015 rankings released by Commercial Mortgage Alert.
Related Attorney(s): Lisa Post, Richard Schetman, Ira Schacter, Michael Ruder, Y. Jeffrey Rotblat, Adam Risell, Patrick Quinn, Greg Prindle, Gary Schuler, Frank Polverino, Lisa Pauquette, Linda Park, Jed Miller, Michael McCormack, Kenneth Marino, Jeremiah Wagner, Michelle Ko, Hunter White, Neil Weidner, Malcolm Wattman, Jake Lindsay, Lary Stromfeld, Alexander Strom, Nathan Spanheimer, Gary Silverstein, Nick Shiren, Jason Schwartz, David Burkholder, Stephen Day, Assia Damianova, Andrew Croshaw, Robert Cannon, Leah Feldman, Aaron Benjamin, Suzanne Bell, Joseph Beach, Cheryl Barnes, Gregg Jubin, Francisco J. Linares, Patrick Leftley, Ronald Lanning, Henry LaBrun, Joo Kim, Robert Kim, Danielle Katz, Jeffrey Aldrich, Kahn Hobbs, Stuart Goldstein, Anna Glick, David Gingold, Chris Gavin, Michael Gambro, Kate Foreman
Related Practice(s): Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities, Mortgage Finance, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): Brussels, Charlotte, London, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Expands Capital Markets Practice with Addition of New York Partner Chris Gavin
Feb 01, 2016
Cadwalader announced that Chris Gavin joined the firm as a partner in the Capital Markets Group in New York.
Related Attorney(s): Stuart Goldstein, Michael Gambro, Patrick Quinn, Chris Gavin
Related Practice(s): Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities, Fund Finance, Securitization & Asset Based Finance
Related Office(s): New York
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Cadwalader Advises on US$12 Billion of Debt Trading Transactions in 2015
Jan 29, 2016
Cadwalader has one of the most experienced legal teams in Europe, the United States and Asia advising on the trading of secondary debt, claims and loan portfolio transactions globally.
Related Attorney(s): Jeffrey Nagle
Related Practice(s): Debt & Claims Trading
Related Office(s): Charlotte, London
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Cadwalader Named "Law Firm of the Year" by Risk Magazine
Jan 28, 2016
Cadwalader was named "Law Firm of the Year" by Risk magazine for the work of lawyers in the Financial Services practice. The 2016 Risk Awards were presented on January 27th in London and recognize the exemplary work of firms and individuals in the derivatives markets and risk management.
Related Attorney(s): Howard Hawkins, Mark Ellenberg, Nihal Patel, Ivan Loncar, Lary Stromfeld, Scott Cammarn, Thomas Curtin
Related Practice(s): Financial Regulation
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York, Washington
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Cadwalader Hosts Second Annual Roundtable at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference
Jan 14, 2016
January 13th event highlighted opportunities and challenges involving drug pricing and healthcare cost scrutiny.
Related Attorney(s): Dorothy Auth Ph.D., Richard Brand, Christopher Cox, William Mills, Paul Mourning, Anne Tompkins
Related Practice(s): Corporate, Health Care, Intellectual Property, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York
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Cadwalader Intranet Recognized Among Top 10 by Nielsen Norman Group
Jan 13, 2016
Cadwalader is featured in the Nielsen Norman Group’s 2016 Intranet Design Annual, which identifies the 10 best-designed corporate intranets of the year. Cadwalader is the first U.S. law firm to earn a spot on the list.
Related Attorney(s): Patrick Quinn
Related Office(s): New York
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