Cadwalader Elects New Partners

Cadwalader today announced its lawyers who have been elevated to partner, special counsel and counsel, effective January 1, 2025.

“We’re delighted to announce our new partners, special counsel and counsel,” said Pat Quinn, Cadwalader’s Managing Partner. “This is an extraordinary group of lawyers who have consistently demonstrated the highest standards of legal excellence, client service and commitment to our firm’s values and culture. We congratulate each of them and look forward to their continued success at Cadwalader.”

New partners include:

Kate Foreman, Capital Markets (New York) – Kate focuses on commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) transactions. She represents issuers, underwriters and loan sellers in a variety of public and private CMBS transactions and has represented placement agents in connection with re-securitization transactions. Her regulatory experience includes preparing registration statements for new and repeat public issuers, preparing public transaction periodic reporting filings and engaging in extensive discussions with the SEC on related issues. Kate earned her B.A. from Northwestern University and her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.

Andrea Nixon, Capital Markets (New York) – Andrea represents financial institutions and other capital market participants in repurchase, warehousing, financing and other secured lending facilities backed by residential, commercial and multifamily mortgage loans, single-family rental properties, mortgage servicing rights, servicing advance receivables, excess servicing spread, student loans and other esoteric asset classes. She has also represented investment banks, financial institutions and other market participants in their roles as underwriters and purchasers in connection with the private offering of mortgage-backed securities and other esoteric assets. Andrea earned her B.S. from Cornell University and her J.D. from William & Mary Law School.

New special counsel and counsel include:

Sulie Arias, Special Counsel, Real Estate (New York) – Sulie advises financial institutions on a broad range of real estate finance matters, including the acquisition, financing, refinancing, development and disposition of commercial properties, including office, retail, industrial, multifamily and mixed-use properties, as well as undeveloped land on a local and national basis, and spanning all segments of the marketplace. Her practice includes single-lender and agented, multi-lender construction and permanent loans, bridge loans, mezzanine loans, as well as leverage financing. Sulie earned her B.B.A., cum laude, from Bernard M. Baruch College, and her J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law.

 Irina Gonikberg Dolinskiy, Counsel, Corporate (New York) – Irina’s practice is concentrated in the area of corporate law, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and corporate governance. Irina represents clients in variety of transactional matters, including public and private mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, joint ventures, and other M&A transactions. Prior to joining Cadwalader, Irina was an associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York City and has also practiced at several Florida firms. Irina earned her B.A., magna cum laude, from University of Central Florida, and her J.D., magna cum laude, from New York Law School.

Stephanie Katz, Counsel, Capital Markets (New York) – Stephanie’s practice is primarily in real estate securities, focused on representing investment banks and financial institutions in commercial mortgage-backed and CLO securitization transactions. She also has experience representing purchasers and sellers in the acquisition and disposition of commercial real property and representing landlords and tenants in the negotiation of office and retail leases. Stephanie earned her B.A. from Barnard College and her J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law.

Ryan Leverone, Special Counsel, Corporate and Commercial Finance (New York) – Ryan represents lenders and borrowers in a wide variety of domestic and cross-border financing transactions, including working capital financings for operating companies, NAV facilities, asset-based loans, acquisition financings, management fee facilities, note purchases, loan workouts, repurchase financings, bankruptcy exit financings and other complex transactions. Ryan also represents financial institutions in the purchase and sale of debt on the secondary loan trading markets, including bespoke participation arrangements. Ryan also focuses on emerging technologies impacting financing transactions and law practice. Ryan earned his B.S. degrees from Florida State University and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Samuel Mann, Special Counsel, Global Litigation (Charlotte) – Sam represents financial institutions, Fortune 500 corporations and other companies in a range of federal and state litigation, arbitrations, enforcement actions and regulatory inquiries. His diverse experience includes securities, M&A, antitrust, commercial, insurance and bankruptcy litigation, as well as internal investigations and pre- and post-transaction anti-corruption due diligence. Sam also represents clients in connection with government inquiries, including on matters before the Securities Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission and European Securities and Markets Authority. Sam earned his B.A., summa cum laude, from Washington & Jefferson College, and his J.D., magna cum laude, from William & Mary Law School.

Clay Talley, Counsel, Fund Finance (Charlotte) – Clay represents administrative agents, lead arrangers and lenders across subscription-based lending finance transactions, including NAV-based facilities, hybrid facilities, umbrella facilities and various other types of fund financing facilities.  He assists in negotiating complex agreements, reviewing diligence documentation and various other items from the beginning life of the facility to termination. Many of these transactions include foreign jurisdictions and are multi-currency facilities. Clay earned his B.S. from Lehigh University and his J.D., cum laude, from University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law.

Evan Weller, Special Counsel, Capital Markets (Charlotte) – Evan focuses on commercial mortgage-backed securities. He represents investment banks and financial institutions in their roles as issuers, underwriters, placement agents and loan sellers in both public and private offerings of mortgage-backed securities. Evan earned his B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, his M.B.A. from Olin Business School and his J.D. from Washington University School of Law.