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Cadwalader Recognized Among Leading Law Firms in 2026 Legal 500 U.S. Guide

June 12, 2026

Cadwalader practices and lawyers have once again been recognized among the nation’s best in the 2026 edition of The Legal 500 United States.

The firm is nationally ranked in:

  • Commercial Lending: Advice to bank lenders
  • Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates
  • Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals
  • Dispute Resolution: Securities Litigation: Defense
  • Finance: Financial Services Regulation: Banking
  • Finance: Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance
  • Labor and Employment: Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactional
  • M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle-Market ($500M-$999M)
  • M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Shareholder Activism - Advice to shareholders
  • Real Estate: Real Estate Finance
  • Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate
  • Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Municipal
  • Structured Finance: Derivatives and Structured Products
  • Structured Finance: Securitization
  • Tax: Financial Products
  • Tax: International Tax
  • Tax: U.S. Tax: Non-Contentious

The Legal 500 once again named the following Cadwalader lawyers to its Hall of Fame, which honors individuals who receive consistent praise from clients and are at the pinnacle of the profession:

  • Mike Gambro, Structured Finance: Securitization
  • Lary Stromfeld, Restructuring/Bankruptcy: Municipal; Structured Finance: Derivatives and Structured Products
  • Linda Swartz, U.S. Tax: Non-Contentious, Tax: Financial Products
  • Neil Weidner, Structured Finance: Securitization

The following Cadwalader lawyers are recognized as Leading Lawyers, Next Generation Partners and Rising Stars:

Leading Lawyers

Next Generation Partners 

  • Gina Castellano, Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense - Advice to Corporates
  • Casey Servais, Finance; Restructuring/Bankruptcy: Municipal

View Cadwalader’s rankings on The Legal 500 website.

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