Cadwalader Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2026

Cadwalader has been recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, with over 40 lawyers across more than 20 practice areas featured in the guide. In addition, over 50 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, Corporate Governance Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Derivatives and Futures Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Health Care Law, Intellectual Property Law, Mergers and Acquisition Law, Municipal Law, 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 – Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Charlotte)
• Henry LaBrun – Securitization and Structured Finance Law (Charlotte)
• Peter Malyshev – Derivatives and Futures Law (Washington) 

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
• Jeffrey Nagle – Banking and Finance Law
• Kurt Oosterhouse – Banking and Finance Law
• Matthew Robertson – Real Estate Law
• Eric Starr – Banking and Finance Law
• Anne Tompkins – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation – Securities
• Sarah Tuttle – Securities/Capital Markets
• Skyler Walker – Securities/Capital Markets
• Jonathan Watkins – Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Securities
• Patrick Yingling – Banking and Finance Law

New York, NY

• Fredric Altschuler – Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law
• Justin Arborn – Litigation – Real Estate
• Angela Batterson – Banking and Finance Law
• Jon Brose – Tax Law
• Stephen Fraidin – Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• James Frazier – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Michael Gambro – Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• David Gingold – Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Michael Glenn – Commercial Litigation
• Nicholas Gravante, Jr. – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Steven Herman – Real Estate Law
• Steven Kolyer – Securitization and Structured Finance 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
• Lisa Pauquette – Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Gregory Petrick – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Frank Polverino – Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Patrick Quinn – Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Nick Ramphal – Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jeffrey Rotblat – Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• William Schaaf – Trust and Estates
• 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

• Mark Howe – Tax Law
• Philip Khinda – Securities Regulation
• Peter Malyshev – Derivatives and Futures Law
• Daniel Meade – Banking and Finance Law
• Douglas Mintz – Banking and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy

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

Charlotte, NC

• Jordan Ballard – Banking and Finance Law and Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Kaitlin Clardy – Banking and Finance Law
• Morgan Dennis – Banking and Finance Law
• Avis Edwards – Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Ashley Flaherty – Banking and Finance Law
• Eunji Jo – Real Estate Law
• Aaron Kennedy – Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Ryan Leverone – Banking and Finance Law
• Michael Lynch – Banking and Finance Law
• Ryan Marosy - Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Justin Mims - Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Tara Polston – Banking and Finance Law
• Tres Ricks – Banking and Finance Law
• Eric Starr – Banking and Finance Law
• Olivia Stewart – Banking and Finance Law
• Devon Tucker – Banking and Finance Law
• Sarah Tuttle – Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Skyler Walker – Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Evan Weller – Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Nicholas Wilson – Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Jared Zajac – Banking and Finance Law
• Joseph Zeidner – Banking and Finance Law

New York, NY

• Michael Altman - Securitites / Capital Markets Law
• Justin Arborn - Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation - Antitrust and Litigation - Real Estate
• Jayshree Balakrishnan - Commercial Litigation
• Fiona Cheng - Banking and Finance Law
• Scott Cowie - Banking and Finance Law
• Michael Ena - Banking and Finance Law
• Melissa Farber - Banking and Finance Law
• Christopher Floyd - Corporate Law
• Michael Glenn - Commercial Litigation
• Andrew Greenberg - Banking and Finance Law
• Brian Kettmer - Banking and Finance Law
• Lindsey Kister - Corporate Law
• Brian Kurpis - Banking and Finance Law
• Chad Lee - Commercial Litigation
• Christal McCamy - Corporate Law
• Katie McShane - Banking and Finance Law
• Elizabeth Moore - Commericial Litigation
• Lisa Post - Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Nick Ramphal - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions
• Zachary Schrieber - Commericial Litigation
• Mark Singer - Litigation - Antitrust, Intellectual Property Law
• Rachel Skene - Commercial Litigation
• Andrew Thompson - Commercial Litigation
• Sam Yi - Securities / Capital Markets Law

Washington, DC

• Kenneth Bergman – Commercial Litigation
• Johan de Wet – Banking and FinanceLaw
• Marissa Higgins – Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Christian Larson – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Kyle Mathews – Commercial Litigation
• Hunter White – Securities / Capital Markets Law

To view The Best Lawyers in America 2026 edition results, please visit here.