Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader Announce Plans to Combine

• The largest law firm combination in history will create the world’s fifth-largest firm by revenue, with annual revenue exceeding US$3.6 billion and 3,100 lawyers in pre-eminent markets across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC
• Hogan Lovells Cadwalader will bring unmatched finance, corporate, regulatory, and disputes capabilities to clients in financial markets, particularly across the critical New York–London corridor

Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft have announced their intention to combine, creating Hogan Lovells Cadwalader. The combination will unite Hogan Lovells, a global leader 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 private capital providers.

This will be the largest law firm combination in history, creating the world’s fifth-largest firm by revenue, with annual revenue exceeding US$3.6 billion based on 2024 performance. The combined firm’s revenue will be balanced across premier legal markets on both sides of the Atlantic.

With 3,100 world-class lawyers across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, the combined firm 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.