The Deal's latest Q3 2025 bankruptcy and out-of-court league tables have ranked Cadwalader as a top law firm.
In The Deal's Q3 2025 league tables, Cadwalader ranked as #3 on the global list of firms serving as counsel to creditors in out of court restructurings. On that same list, Cadwalader also ranked as the #5 firm for counsel to distressed companies. Additionally, the firm was ranked #19 in The Deal's Bankruptcy tables.
The Cadwalader team regularly advises agents, noteholders, official creditor committees, ad hoc creditor committees and various other creditor constituencies, as well as debtors, in bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings in the U.S. and abroad. It also counsels strategic investors and market participants on bankruptcy issues related to financings and acquisitions involving distressed entities.
The Deal's Bankruptcy League Tables are the industry's only league tables focused solely on active bankruptcy and out-of-court-restructuring cases. These rankings are compiled on a quarterly basis through comprehensive deal intelligence to identify the top law, crisis management, investment, and non-investment firms and professionals involved in bankruptcy transactions throughout the United States. Firms are ranked based on advice provided to creditors, debtors and out-of-court restructurings.