Cadwalader Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2025

Cadwalader has been recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, with over 40 lawyers across more than 20 practice areas featured in the guide. In addition, nearly 40 of the firm's lawyers have been named to the guide's edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list.

Cadwalader lawyers are noted as leaders in the areas of Antitrust Law, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bankruptcy Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Derivatives and Futures Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisition Law, Municipal Law, Patent Law, Patent Litigation, Real Estate Law, Real Estate Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement Litigation (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Securities Litigation, Securities Regulation, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates.

The following attorneys are recognized with a "Lawyer of the Year" Award: 

• Anne Tompkins – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) (Charlotte)
• Stuart Goldstein – Securitization, Structured Finance Law (Charlotte)
• Ivan Loncar – Derivatives and Futures Law (New York) 

The following attorneys are recognized as leaders in their fields: 

Charlotte, NC

• Holly Chamberlain – Real Estate Law

• Stuart Goldstein – Securitization and Structured Finance Law

• Timothy Hicks – Banking and Finance Law

• Henry LaBrun – Securitization and Structured Finance Law

• Ronald Lovelace – Banking and Finance Law

• Christopher Mcdermott – Corporate Law

• Kurt Oosterhouse – Banking and Finance Law

• Anne Tompkins – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation - Securities

• Jonathan Watkins – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Securities

• Patrick Yingling – Banking and Finance Law

New York, NY

• Fredric Altschuler – Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law

• Angela Batterson – Banking and Finance Law

• Louis Bevilacqua – Corporate Law

• Stephen Fraidin – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

• James Frazier – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

• Michael Gambro – Securitization and Structured Finance Law

• Anna Glick – Securitization and Structured Finance Law

• Nicholas Gravante, Jr. – Criminal Defense: White-Collar

• Jason Halper – Commercial Litigation

• Steven Herman – Real Estate Law

• Melissa Hinkle – Real Estate Law

• Ronald Lanning – Securitization and Structured Finance Law

• Robert Lawrence – Trusts and Estates

• Ivan Loncar – Banking and Finance Law, Derivatives and Futures Law, Municipal Law

• William Natbony – Health Care Law

• Bonnie Neuman – Real Estate Law

• Lisa Pauquette – Securitization and Structured Finance Law

• Gregory Petrick – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy

• Michael Pinnisi – Commercial Litigation

• Frank Polverino – Securitization and Structured Finance Law

• Patrick Quinn – Securitization and Structured Finance Law

• Jeffrey Rotblat – Securitization and Structured Finance Law

• Richard Schetman – Derivatives and Futures Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law

• Lary Stromfeld – Derivatives and Futures Law, Municipal Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law

• Linda Swartz – Tax Law

Washington, DC

• Jodi Avergun – Criminal Defense: White-Collar

• Mark Howe – Tax Law

• Philip Khinda – Securities Regulation

• Peter Malyshev – Derivatives and Futures Law

The following attorneys are recognized as "Ones to Watch" in their fields:

Charlotte, NC

• Samuel Adams – Banking and Finance Law

• Karen Anzalone – Securities / Capital Markets Law

• Douglas Arborio – Securities / Capital Markets Law

• Jordan Ballard – Banking and Finance Law

• Danyeale Chung – Banking and Finance Law

• Avis Edwards – Securities / Capital Markets Law

• Eunji Jo – Real Estate Law

• Aaron Kennedy – Securities / Capital Markets Law

• Molly Lovedale – Real Estate Law

• Michael Lynch – Banking and Finance Law

• Jefferson Mabrito – Securities / Capital Markets Law

• Samuel Mann – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Bankruptcy

• Christopher Montgomery – Banking and Finance Law
• Matthew Pawling – Securities / Capital Markets Law

• Gary Schuler – Securities / Capital Markets Law

• Eric Starr – Banking and Finance Law

• Clay Talley – Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law

• Sarah Tuttle – Securities / Capital Markets Law

• Evan Weller – Securities / Capital Markets Law

• Joseph Zeidner – Banking and Finance Law

New York, NY

• Alireza Abedin – Real Estate Law

• Dante Amenta – Securities / Capital Markets Law

• Justin Arborn – Litigation - Antitrust

• Suleida Arias – Real Estate Law

• Nicholas Brandfon – Real Estate Law

• Sara Bussiere – Commercial Litigation

• Patrick Calves – Securities Regulation

• Dash Cole – Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation - Patent

• Thomas Curtin – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• Michael Ena – Banking and Finance Law

• Christopher Floyd – Corporate Law

• Michael Glenn – Commercial Litigation

• Anthony Greene – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• Matthew Karlan – Commercial Litigation

• Michael Powell – Litigation - Patent, Patent Law

• Omar Qureshi – Real Estate Law

• Nick Ramphal – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

• Casey Servais – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• Catherine Taylor – Patent Law

• Andrea Weitzman – Real Estate Law

Washington, DC

• Kathryn Borgeson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• Kyle Mathews – Commercial Litigation

To view The Best Lawyers in America 2025 edition results, please visit here.