Cahill Gordon & Reindel was founded in 1919 and quickly built a national reputation for excellence in the financial and corporate areas. During the mid to late 1930's, the firm earned status as a "Securities Act" firm and during and after the Second World War, under the leadership of John T. Cahill, the legendary former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Cahill grew dramatically. Maintaining its innovative corporate law practice, it also came to be counted among the leading litigation firms in the nation.
Today, Cahill continues to be regarded for the strength of its corporate and litigation practice. Its lawyers regularly participate in some of the most significant deals in the marketplace, with activity consistently at or near the top of the industry rankings of leading legal counsel to managers and underwriters in the banking and high yield debt financial markets. On the litigation side, the firm is often called on to handle "bet the company" litigations and governmental investigations, with trial lawyers who are known for representing the U.S.'s largest and most successful law firms when they themselves are faced with litigation threats.
Cahill includes lawyers who joined following distinguished careers in the Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Trade Commission.
Cahill also has vibrant tax, insurance, antitrust, media, bankruptcy, intellectual property, real estate and trusts & estates practices.
Cahill's lawyers are committed to advancing the goals of not-for-profit organizations through our pro bono program, and we are proud of our unique partnership with The Legal Aid Society, which helps disadvantaged New Yorkers, including children, immigrants and the disabled achieve justice under the law. In 2005, 2006 and again in 2007, Cahill was honored to receive The Legal Aid Society's Pro Bono Publico Award.
