Established in April 2022 following the ‘commercially sharp’ Matthew Smith ’s arrival from Baker McKenzie, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP has quickly made an impact with a lender focused client base and is ‘building a growing presence in the private credit markets’. Clients, which include a number of debt funds, appreciate not only its ’strong technical and commercial understanding’ of core leveraged finance products but also the synergies provided by the firm’s broader competence in fund finance, in particular. The team’s upward trajectory was further underscored by the arrival in April 2023 of the ‘exceptional’ Smridhi Gulati from Dechert LLP, who now co-heads the team alongside Smith.
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'Working with the firm is like an extension of our in-house team.’
‘The team are building a growing presence in the private credit markets and do a very good job. They demonstrate strong technical and commercial understanding and are, in our view, more impressive than many of their peer firms.’
‘Matthew Smith is a very strong technical lawyer who is also commercially sharp - he knows how to get deals done and focuses on the important details without getting bogged down in matters that don't mean anything to clients.’
‘The very commercial Matthew Smith has an ability to think more like an investor / shareholder than any other financing partner I know in the market,'
'The exceptional Smridhi Gulati is one of our top choices of lawyers to work with on mid-market private credit deals.'
‘Smridhi Gulati is an exceptional lawyer - commercial, thorough, helping the deal team navigate complex issues that arise in documents.'
'Matthew Mazenier is a standout lawyer who provides clear and thorough advice.'
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Matthew Smith, Smridhi Gulati