Wesley A. Misson 

Co-Managing Partner – Charlotte
T.+1 704 348 5355
wesley.misson@cwt.com
650 South Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202 V-CARD

Wes Misson is Cadwalader’s Co-Managing Partner, responsible for the firm’s strategic direction, growth and global operations. A leading figure in the fund finance market, he advises financial institutions as lenders and lead agents on subscription credit, hybrid and NAV structures, as well as back-leverage and other complex fund-level financings across all major fund types.

Formerly Head of the firm’s Fund Finance practice and Chair of the Finance Group, Wes has played a central role in building one of the market’s leading fund finance platforms. His experience spans hundreds of transactions, representing credit providers on both bilateral and syndicated facilities across the full spectrum of fund collateral structures, as well as advising fund sponsors and other alternative capital providers on fund-level financings.

Wes is widely recognized for his contribution to the development of the fund finance market and is a prominent voice in the industry. He is a regular author and speaker on fund finance topics, including as a contributor to the firm’s Fund Finance Friday publication and annual contributing editor to Fund Finance (also known as the “Pink Book”), the leading legal treatise for the fund finance industry; and is a frequent participant at leading industry forums. 

Recognition

  • Chambers USA – Banking and Finance (2025)
  • Lawdragon – 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2026)
  • Lawdragon – 500 Leading Dealmakers in America (2025, 2026)
  • North Carolina Lawyers Weekly – Leader in the Law (2024)
  • IFLR1000 – Banking (2017 - 2024)
  • ALM Southeastern Awards – Most Effective Deal-Maker (2023)
  • Fund Finance Association – Annual Contribution to the Industry Award (2023)
  • Financial Times – North America Innovative Lawyers, Sustainability (2021)

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Wesley A. Misson 

Admissions

  • North Carolina

Education

  • The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
    J.D.
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    B.A.