About

Provided by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The firm’s full-service, transatlantic litigation team handles investigations, compliance and dispute resolution, including negotiation, mediation and arbitration.

Antitrust: Advising on global merger control in US, UK and international transactions, including HSR and antitrust compliance and monitoring programs.

Corporate & Financial Services Litigation and Regulation: Counseling clients in M&A, corporate control and activism-related litigation; corporate control and corporate governance issues; complex securities, shareholder and derivative litigations; and insider trading, market manipulation and fraud.

Intellectual Property: Leading trials and litigation in complex patent and trade secret matters in federal courts, and in ITC and WIPO proceedings. Enforces and defends claims; provides expert opinions; secures rights; evaluates, sells, or licenses IP; and conducts due diligence.

White Collar Defense & Investigations: Handling significant civil, criminal and administrative disputes and enforcement actions in federal and state proceedings and litigation, as well as in congressional investigations and hearings. Advises on corporate compliance and governance, internal investigations, audits and anti-corruptions laws, including US FCPA and UK Bribery Act.

Chambers Review

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Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded - New York

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Band 5

What the Team is Known For

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft is noted for its expertise in the financial services sector. It offers broad capabilities in commercial matters including contractual disputes, IP litigation and bankruptcy proceedings.

Notable practitioners

Nick Gravante heads the commercial litigation practice.

Work Highlights

  • Cadwalader represented Advantage Capital Holdings and its Chairman and CEO, Kenneth King, in a lawsuit for alleged collateral fraud filed by asset manager Leadenhall Capital Partners.

Strengths

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