Cahill has once again been named a top law firm in various transactional, litigation, and regulatory practice categories in Chambers USA's 2025 guide.
Cahill received 22 practice area rankings, including Band 1 recognition in Banking & Finance (New York and Nationwide), Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded (New York), Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt (Nationwide), and Corporate Crime and Investigations: Highly Regarded (Nationwide). The publication also recognized 28 Cahill lawyers as leaders in their respective practice areas, including several rankings in Band 1.
Chambers USA, which covers the top firms and lawyers in the United States in nationwide and regional rankings, referenced a wide range of positive client and competitor commentary regarding the quality of Cahill's work. Feedback from clients and peers included:
- Antitrust (New York): "The attorneys at Cahill stand out for their deep knowledge of the law. They approach challenges with a strong blend of creativity and strategic thinking."
- Banking & Finance (New York and
Nationwide): "Cahill is the premier firm when it
comes to leveraged finance, with decades of experience in the
space."; "The team does a good job of balancing
commercial considerations while still advocating strongly for
clients."; "They probably do more leveraged finance deals
than any other firm and because of that they know the trends really
well."; "Cahill is extraordinarily responsive. You have
easy access to very senior members of the firm."; "Cahill
provides a personal touch, strong attention to detail, and
outstanding client service."
- Ranked lawyers: Adam Dworkin, James Clark, Joe Slotnick, and William Hartnett
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded (New
York): "The firm is highly responsive, particularly
to address urgent issues."; "They're very competent
with complex matters with multiple constituents and
considerations."; "We've seen Cahill handle all types
of distressed situations with complex capital structures and work
towards a positive outcome for their clients."
- Ranked lawyers: Joel Levitin and Joel Moss
- Capital Markets (Nationwide): "Cahill has
a knowledge base which allows them to execute significantly faster
and more seamlessly compared to other shops."; "Cahill
has a great knowledge of high yield covenants and understands the
market dynamics."; "The Cahill team have the ability to
remain personable, approachable, and available, which is key
strength in a legal partner."; "Cahill is extraordinarily
responsive; you have easy access to senior members of the
firm."; "Cahill has great lawyers with unique approaches
and solutions for solving issues."
- Ranked lawyers: James Clark, Joe Slotnick, and William Hartnett
- Corporate Crime & Investigations: Highly Regarded (Nationwide): "Cahill lawyers are fantastic. Everyone is extremely responsive."; "The team are strategic thinkers and they can handle any matter."
- Corporate Governance (Nationwide): "They bring very practical, very efficient and very collaborative advice. They're hugely attuned to our business, our risk tolerance, and our best practice. It goes well beyond 'here's the law.'"; "The team is highly attentive and focused on ensuring effective and responsive communication with clients. Legal opinions are well-structured, direct, and strategically aligned with the client's needs."
- Environment: Mainly Transactional (New York and
Nationwide): "The team have seen just about every
environmental issue and are able to bring keen understanding and an
excellent commercial sense to find solutions.";
"Cahill's environmental transactional attorneys are
experienced and knowledgeable. They do not focus on immaterial
issues, which promotes efficiency in getting deals done.";
"Cahill are reliable, reasonable, and emphasize getting the
deal done. They have a strong environmental bench and can handle
complex and sophisticated matters."
- Ranked lawyers: Gregory Battista and Lynn Schmidt
- FCPA (Nationwide): "[Brian] is extremely
knowledgeable in his craft."; "Brock is developing a
strong practice in investigations and compliance with multinational
corporations across a range of industries benefiting from the
breadth of his expertise."
- Ranked lawyers: Brian Markley and Brock Bosson
- Financial Services Regulation: Broker Dealer
(Compliance & Enforcement) (Nationwide): "Cahill
pays special attention to developments in the regulatory space and
always has a helpful perspective."; "The firm provides
business-ready work product and easily digestible advice.";
"Cahill provides excellent advocacy and client services."
- Ranked lawyer: David Wishengrad in Band 1
- First Amendment Litigation (Nationwide):
"The responsiveness of the team to the demands of the
litigation and the needs of their clients is exceptional."
- Ranked lawyers: Floyd Abrams and Joel Kurtzberg
- Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer (New York and
Nationwide): "Cahill offers expertise representing
members of the insurance industry, including insurers and
reinsurers. It has notable specialty in handling financial lines
and political risk claims. The team also has a strong track record
of success in major litigation and arbitration proceedings,
including cross-border disputes and appellate representation."
- Ranked lawyer: Thorn Rosenthal in Band 1
- Intellectual Property: Patent (New York):
"Cahill has a growing IP team focused on the representation of
life sciences-sector clients in complex patent infringement
litigation and advisory work."
- Ranked lawyers: Gerald Flattmann and Peter Armenio
- Litigation: General Commercial & Securities (New
York): "Cahill's work is consistently superb
across the firm. It has great depth of critical thinking, as well
as responsiveness at an unparalleled level. Their client service is
also unbelievable."; "I truly think all the lawyers at
Cahill are fantastic. Everyone is extremely responsive too.";
"They are always available and keep their eye on the
prize."; "Cahill know the business really well. They are
really employee-friendly, with very deep knowledge that always
makes it an easy phone call."
- Ranked lawyers: Herb Washer as Eminent Practitioner, David Januszewski, Tammy Roy, Landis Best, Jason Hall, Sheila Ramesh, and Edward Moss
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government
Investigations (New York): "Cahill takes advantage of
its strategic partnerships with industry experts and advisory firms
to go deep on the substantive issues. Cahill is always responsive
and available."; "The team demonstrates great depth of
critical thinking. Its client service is unbelievable and the team
is very pragmatic."; "The team demonstrates great depth
of critical thinking. Its client service is unbelievable and the
team is very pragmatic."
- Ranked lawyers: Anirudh Bansal in Band 1 and Samson Enzer
- Media & Entertainment: First Amendment Litigation
(New York): "Cahill has an outstanding media law
practice and the team provides a remarkable level of service for
clients."; "Cahill's lawyers anticipate possible
challenges and swiftly move to address and surmount them."
- Ranked lawyers: Floyd Abrams, Joel Kurtzberg in Band 1, and Landis Best
- Private Credit (Nationwide): "John is one
of the most talented and competent lawyers when it comes to
leveraged finance transactions."
- Ranked lawyer: John Papachristos
- Tax (New York and Washington, D.C.):
"Cahill is always up to speed on trends in the market.";
"They always offer real-world, practical advice and are always
clear and concise."
- Ranked lawyers: Craig Horowitz and Jason Schwartz
- Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite (District of Columbia): "Cahill's attorneys are knowledgeable in their subject areas AND present practical solutions to clients."; "Cahill's team has a deep knowledge base and is always very responsive and prompt."
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