International law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has announced that R.
International law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has announced that R. Ronald Hopkinson, a leading private equity lawyer, will join the firm from Latham & Watkins as a partner in the corporate department of its New York office.
‘As part of Cadwalader’s diversification efforts, a key strategy has been to expand our corporate department, already a major player in public M&A and corporate governance, through the development of a market-leading private equity practice,’ says chairman and managing partner Robert O. Link.
‘By capitalising on Ron’s strong relationships and outstanding reputation in the private equity community, and Cadwalader’s deep ties in the financial community, we anticipate building a top-tier private equity practice.’
Louis J. Bevilacqua, chairman of Cadwalader’s corporate department, says: ‘Ron’s experience as counsel in high-profile transactions on behalf of some of the world’s largest private equity firms and private equity consortiums, as well as his work with leading corporations in major acquisitions, joint ventures, and corporate restructurings, will be instrumental in further enhancing the department’s breadth of services.’
Adds Hopkinson: ‘Cadwalader offers a tremendous platform for developing a leading private equity practice. The firm has a team of attorneys well known for complex transactional work, industry expertise in areas as diverse as financial services regulation and health care that are critical to industry-focused funds, and longstanding relationships with financial institutions whose private equity arms will become significant players in the financial markets.’
Hopkinson, who was global head of the private equity group at Latham & Watkins, joined the as an associate in 1988 and was elected to the partnership in 1996. Before attending law school he was an economic analyst with the Brookings Institution.
Established in 1792, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft is one of the world’s largest international law firms, with offices in New York, London, Charlotte, Washington and Beijing from which it undertakes business in more than 50 countries. The firm’s legal expertise includes banking, competition, corporate finance, corporate governance, the environment, healthcare, insolvency, insurance and reinsurance, intellectual property, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, private client business, private equity, real estate, regulation, securitisation, structured finance and tax.
