Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft today announced their intention to combine, creating Hogan Lovells Cadwalader. The combination will unite Hogan Lovells, a global firm involved in advising clients in highly regulated sectors operating across G20 markets, with Cadwalader, Wall Street’s oldest law firm, with longstanding relationships with a range of blue-chip clients, including many of the world’s leading financial institutions and providers of private capital.
This will be the largest law firm combination in history, the firms said in a statement, creating the world’s fifth-largest firm by revenue, with annual revenue in excess of US$3.6 billion based on 2024 performance.
With 3,100 lawyers across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, the combined firm will serve clients in every major financial market. Hogan Lovells Cadwalader will have strengths across finance, corporate, regulatory, IP and disputes.
Cadwalader saw a large number of partner exists in 2025. Pending partner approval votes at both firms, the merger is expected to be completed later in 2026.
