Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP is ‘very commercial and solution-oriented’, and clients praise the team’s ‘excellent availability' and 'excellent tier of associates’. The capital markets group, which is best known for its securitisation work, also has significant expertise in derivatives and structured products, including synthetic securitisations, ESG-compliant transactions, credit default swaps, credit-linked notes, total return swaps, currency and interest rate swaps, repos and more. Robert Cannon and recognised derivatives expert Nick Shiren are standout practitioners. Sabah Nawaz advises banks, private equity funds, pension funds and corporate borrowers on cross-border structured finance transactions. Claire Puddicombe and Daniel Tobias also play key roles in the practice.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Superb detailed knowledge of our business line and the market for same, unmatched in our view. Very commercial and solution-oriented. Excellent availability, always on. Really excellent tier of associates.’

Key clients

  • Premium Credit Limited
  • Santander Consumer Oy Finance
  • Belmont Green Finance Limited (trading as Vida Homeloans)
  • Tikehau Capital Europe Limited
  • Versicherungskammer Bayern
  • Covea
  • NN Group
  • Allianz Global Investors

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Robert Cannon, Sabah Nawaz, Claire Puddicombe, Nick Shiren, Daniel Tobias