Firm Summary
Cadwalader
Formed in 1792, Cadwalader is Wall Street’s oldest firm. Today, they have offices in New York, London, Dublin, Charlotte, N.C., and Washington, D.C. The firm represents a wide range of top clients in capital markets, corporate, financial restructuring, litigation, real estate, and more. Cadwalader is consistently recognized as having real estate and securities/capital markets departments that are among the best in the world.
Firm Stats
- Firm Name
- Cadwalader
- U.S. Lawyer Headcount
- 355
- Headcount Change Since 2016
Overall -26
Partner +3
- Salary Scale
- Market
- Bonus Category
- Full Match < 2000 Hours Billable Requirement
- Hours Required
- 1,800 - 2,000
- Top Feeder Schools
- Fordham University School of Law, NYU School of Law, Brooklyn Law School, Georgetown University Law Center
- Average Lawyer Tenure at Firm (Years)
- 4.3
- Revenue Per Lawyer Change Over Five Years
- 13%
- Women Partners (as Percentage of U.S. Lawyer Headcount)
- 5%
- Women Partners (As a Percentage of U.S. Partnership)
- 21%
- Promotion Rate
- 1%
- Most Common Federal Case Types
- Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organizations Act, Antitrust, Intellectual Property
- Most Active Federal Jurisdictions
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Frequent Federal Litigation Clients
- Allstate Insurance Company, Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company, Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company
Firm Policies
Work/Life Balance
- 19 weeks primary caregiver leave
- 4 weeks family leave
- Flex and/or reduced hours
- Sabbaticals
- Tech stipends
- Subsidized backup care/emergency dependent care
- Telecommuting
- Mentoring
- Adoption aid ($2K)
Benefits and Perks
- Bar review course, exam expenses, travel
- $7K-10K salary advance
- Firm has direct billing with preferred movers
- Relocation benefit includes moving your car
- Firm will provide consulting services from professional house or apartment hunters, preferred brokers will offer discounts on closing costs and fees
- $0-18K stub bonus
- Full payback required if associate leaves within 12 months
Superstars
Holly Marcille Chamberlain
Partner
A partner in the firm’s Charlotte office, Chamberlain is known for offering clients top-notch real estate finance advice, focusing on matters affecting property owners’ ownership, acquisition and disposition of real estate interests. She recently advised the administrative agent and lenders in an $860 million mortgage and mezzanine refinancing of 1301 Avenue of the Americas, a 1.7 million square-foot trophy office building in New York City.
Michael Gambro
Partner
Co-chair of Cadwalader’s Capital Markets Group and a member of the firm’s Management Committee, Gambro is a partner based out of the New York office. He’s widely regarded as one of today’s top lawyers focusing on commercial mortgage-backed securities, financing, trading, and securitization of financial and other cash-flowing assets.
Dean Berry
Partner
A partner in the firm’s New York office and chair of the firm’s Private Client Group, Berry has made a successful career of advisings some of the worlds most prominent high-net-worth individuals. He specializes in representing clients on developing and implementing tax-efficient strategies for the management and transfer of private wealth.
Claire Puddicombe
Partner
A London-based partner in Cadwalader’s Capital Markets Group, Puddicombe regularly represents top corporations in high-profile securitization matters. She was recently named “Structured Finance & Securitisation Lawyer of the Year,” as part of the practice area awards that recognize “leading women for their contributions to the practice of business law.”
Above the Law Coverage
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