Cadwalader Named Securitization and Structured Finance Law Firm of the Year in 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers ‘Best Law Firms’ Rankings

November 05, 2020

Cadwalader was named “Law Firm of the Year” in Securitization and Structured Finance Law in the 2021 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” Only one law firm in each of the nationally ranked practice areas receives this recognition. The firm also is ranked nationally in 21 practice areas and regionally in 32 areas.

Cadwalader earned National Tier 1 rankings in Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Derivatives and Futures Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Litigation – Patent; Litigation - Real Estate; Litigation – Securities; Real Estate Law; Securities Regulation; Securitization and Structured Finance Law; and Trusts & Estates Law.

Cadwalader is also ranked nationally in Antitrust Law; Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Health Care Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Patent Law; Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; and Tax Law.

The firm received the following Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings:

Charlotte: Banking and Finance Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Derivatives and Futures Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation – Securities; and Securitization and Structured Finance Law.

New York City: Commercial Litigation; Derivatives and Futures Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Health Care Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Litigation - Real Estate; Litigation – Securities; Real Estate Law; Securities Regulation; Securitization and Structured Finance Law; Tax Law; and Trusts & Estates Law.

Additionally, the firm is ranked regionally in the following areas:

Charlotte: Corporate Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; and Real Estate Law.

New York City: Administrative/Regulatory Law; Antitrust Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Corporate Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Patent Law; Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law; and Securities/Capital Markets Law.