Forming a global law firm of unmatched capabilities

Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader intend to combine to create the world’s fifth largest law firm by revenue, with 3,100 attorneys and 900+ partners in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, serving clients across the G20 economies.

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Uniting Two Market Leaders

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader will combine unmatched scale, balance, specialty depth, and global reach. The firm brings together Hogan Lovells' established expertise in highly regulated sectors, corporate M&A, regulatory, IP, and litigation with Cadwalader's market-leading finance and capital markets capabilities. Together, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader will be uniquely positioned to serve clients on their most important and complex matters.

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Combination highlights

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Operating across G20 markets

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader will serve clients on complex matters across a balanced global platform

3,100 attorneys

3,100 world-class attorneys and 900+ partners located in preeminent markets across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC

US$3.6B+ annual revenue

Annual revenue in excess of US$3.6 billion (based on 2024 performance)

Unmatched capabilities

Unmatched capabilities across finance, corporate, regulatory, IP, and disputes

Our clients

Representing the world’s leading financial institutions, multinational corporations, private capital funds, and sovereign entities

About the combination

A unified platform built for today’s global economy

This combination fulfills a shared ambition: for Hogan Lovells, a greatly enhanced transatlantic finance platform anchored in the world's most important financial centers; for Cadwalader, a truly global and multidisciplinary platform with unmatched regulatory capabilities and broad sector strength.

Expanding Our Ability to Serve Clients

Together, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader will form one of the world's most formidable legal platforms—built to advise clients on their most complex mandates and for the deals of the future.

Expanding Our Ability to Serve Clients

With 3,100 world-class lawyers across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, the combined firms will serve clients in every major financial market. Hogan Lovells Cadwalader will have unmatched strengths across finance, corporate, regulatory, IP, and disputes, positioning the combined firm to represent the world’s leading financial institutions, multinational corporations, private capital funds, and sovereign entities on their highest value strategic challenges.

Uniting Exceptional Talent Across Global Markets

3,100 attorneys and 900+ partners will serve clients across 38 offices in 18 countries.

Uniting Exceptional Talent Across Global Markets

By uniting world-class lawyers across key industry-leading practices and global markets, the combined firm will create a dynamic, collaborative environment that attracts, develops, and retains top legal talent, firmly establishing Hogan Lovells Cadwalader as a premier destination for leading legal practitioners.

Combining Storied Legacies and Shared Values

The combination unites two firms with long, storied histories and cultures built on collaboration, high performance, and commitment to client service.

Combining Storied Legacies and Shared Values

Cadwalader, founded in 1792 and a defining force in the evolution of United States finance, will come together with Hogan Lovells, a firm with a global brand, whose legacy encompasses Hogan & Hartson LLP, one of Washington's original law firms, and Lovells LLP, a pillar of the City of London and the European legal markets.

Enhancing Innovation and AI Leadership

The combination will accelerate the combined firm’s leadership in innovation and AI-enabled legal services, enabling Hogan Lovells Cadwalader to become a fully technology-enabled firm with advanced AI capabilities embedded across client work and internal operations.

Enhancing Innovation and AI Leadership

By integrating proprietary AI tools seamlessly with its global legal teams, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader will deliver enhanced efficiency, deeper insights, and higher-value outcomes for clients navigating their most complex cross-border mandates. Few law firms globally can match this depth of in-house AI capability, positioning the combined firm at the forefront of technology-driven service delivery.

Our firms

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Hogan Lovells

Hogan Lovells, a global leader recognized for delivering exceptional legal services in highly regulated sectors across G20 markets, brings a powerful global platform and deep expertise in regulatory matters, corporate M&A, IP, and litigation.

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Cadwalader

Cadwalader, long a defining force in United States finance and Wall Street’s oldest firm, draws upon its market-leading finance capabilities to advise the world’s leading financial institutions, private capital providers, and other blue-chip clients.

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Our ambition

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“Clients are increasingly looking for law firms with deep sector expertise and broad global reach to advise on their most complex mandates around the world. Cadwalader, a premier Wall Street institution, brings top of the market finance capabilities, which combined with Hogan Lovells’ powerful global platform, expands our abilities to comprehensively advise clients at a time when cross-border investment is increasingly driving growth in key sectors—including finance, energy, technology, life sciences, and others.”

Miguel A. Zaldivar, Jr.

CEO, Hogan Lovells

Miguel A. Zaldivar, Jr.

“This combination fulfills our shared ambition to create a global firm with a strong transatlantic platform anchored in the most important financial centers around the world. Our clients are at the center of this strategic decision, as this combination will enhance our ability to provide best-in-class service at scale.”

Wes Misson

Co-Managing Partner, Cadwalader

Wes Misson

“Together, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader will become one of the world’s most formidable legal platforms – built to advise clients on the most critical legal and business issues of the moment and transactions that will shape the future. Throughout our discussions, it has been clear that we are driven by the same core values – excellence, ambition, collaboration, and an unwavering commitment to our clients, people, and society. This alignment gives us confidence that our cultures will complement one another and help us thrive.”

Pat Quinn

Co-Managing Partner, Cadwalader

Pat Quinn

FAQs

Why did the two firms decide to combine?

  • Our clients increasingly require broader capabilities, deeper regulatory insight, and seamless cross-border execution, creating a demand for a firm that can provide this support in one fully integrated platform.
  • The combination will unite Hogan Lovells, a global leader in advising clients in highly regulated sectors operating across G20 markets, with Cadwalader, an elite institution that is Wall Street’s oldest firm with market-leading finance capabilities.
  • Together, we will fulfill our shared strategic ambition: for Hogan Lovells, a greatly enhanced transatlantic finance platform anchored in the world’s most important financial centers; for Cadwalader, a truly global and multidisciplinary platform with unmatched regulatory capabilities and broad sector strength.
  • With unmatched global reach, sector breadth, regulatory expertise, and financial sophistication, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader will lead on matters shaping today’s global economy and help clients navigate the transformative trends and forces redefining the marketplace.

What are some of the main synergies behind this combination?

  • Cadwalader’s market-leading finance and capital markets practices combined with Hogan Lovells’ established global M&A, regulatory, and litigation capabilities will create one of the most formidable finance platforms in the market. The combined firm will be well positioned to advise clients on their most important and complex matters.
  • Hogan Lovells Cadwalader will have a roster of clients that includes the world's leading financial institutions, multinational corporations, private capital funds, and sovereign entities.

What are the key growth opportunities for the combined firm?

  • The rise of the private capital sector has helped fuel significant growth across the global economy.
  • Cadwalader, as a leader in fund finance and related highly specialized financial products, advises the firms and funds powering this extraordinary growth engine.
  • The combined firm will be the global leader in this space and will help drive the continued development of transformative industries going forward.
  • In addition to private capital, Hogan Lovells will offer unmatched strength in corporate M&A, regulatory, and disputes, and have a roster of clients that includes the world's leading financial institutions, multinational corporations, private capital funds, and sovereign entities.
  • This combination also sets the stage for continued growth—including in key markets such as London, Texas, and California—and lays the groundwork for future strategic opportunities in the regions, practices, and sectors where we can lead.

How did you know this was a good match?

  • Each firm is driven by the same core values – excellence, ambition, collaboration, and an unwavering commitment to our clients, people, and society.  
  • This alignment gives us confidence that our cultures will not only strengthen and complement one another but help us thrive. Together, our storied firms will share a foundation of prestige—and a heritage of ambition and innovation—which few others in the market can match.

What is the name of the combined firm?

  • The combined firm will be named Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, reflecting the strong legacies of each firm.

Who will lead the combined firm?

  • Both firms’ existing leadership will have leadership roles within the combined firm.
  • Hogan Lovells’ Miguel Zaldivar will serve as CEO of the combined firm. Cadwalader is currently led by two Co-Managing Partners, Pat Quinn and Wes Misson, and both would take on International Management Committee roles: Pat Quinn as Global Managing Partner for Client and Practice Integration, and Wes Misson as Global Managing Partner for the Finance practice. Misson will be working alongside James Doyle, Corporate and Finance Practice Group Leader, and David Bonser, Global Managing Partner for the Corporate Practice.

What are the next steps for the combination? What is the timeline?

  • We expect the combination to close in the second half of 2026, subject to a vote of the partnership of each firm and other conditions customary to closing.

How does this affect each firms’ current clients?

  • We expect the combination will close in the second half of 2026, subject to a vote of the partnership of each firm and other conditions customary to closing. In the meantime, it is business as usual for both Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader.
  • Our dedication to client service remains unaffected. Throughout this process and beyond, clients will receive the same commitment to quality and integrity that they have come to expect from Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader.