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Awards and Recognition

The work we do for our clients routinely earns both awards and significant rankings throughout the world. We are proud of the reputation we have earned for client service, legal excellence and the ability to master complex challenges. Cahill is consistently recognized by clients, peers and the most respected legal journals and industry-specific publications for premier client service and exceptional lawyering. This is in part reflected by the fact that three-quarters of our partners have also been named leaders in their areas of practice.

Recent Award Highlights:

  • Recognized as 2023 Practice Groups of the Year for in the area of Banking, and the area of Structured Finance by Law360
  • Awarded Refinancing of the Year in 2024 by The M&A Advisor
  • Received the 2023 Pro Bono Publico Award for Outstanding Service
  • Shortlisted for "Banking & Finance Law Firm of the Year" for Chambers USA Awards 2022
  • Received "Out-of-Court Restructuring Deal of the Year" in 2021 by The M&A Advisor 
  • Shortlisted for "Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year" for Chambers USA Awards 2021
  • Received 2020 Middle Market Award “Restructuring Deal of the Year” by The Deal
  • Received Restructuring Deal of the Year by The M&A Advisor
  • Received One in a Million Award from Multiplying Good in recognition of Pro Bono efforts
  • Recognized in Yale Law Women’s Top Firms for Gender Equity & Family Friendliness Report, being named among the Top Firms for Inclusion Initiatives in 2020 and a Top Firm for Training & Mentorship in 2021
  • Recognized by clients in BTI list of firms going above and beyond in 2020
  • Received Sanctuary Above & Beyond Pro Bono Achievement Award
  • Capital Markets and Securities Litigation practices respectively named 2019 Practice Groups of the Year by Law360
  • Listed among WomenInc. magazine’s “Top 100 Law Firms for Women”
  • Named in Law360’s Best Firms for Minority Attorneys
  • Named one of Lawyers of Color’s Diversity & Inclusion Leaders
  • Received the Legal Aid Society of New York’s Pro Bono Publico Award
  • Received the 2019 Pro Bono Award from The Door
  • Named to the BTI Client Service A-Team for Law Firms list, among the top 25% of law firms
  • Tier 1 Ranking U.S. News - Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”

Rankings by Practice Area:

Antitrust & Trade Regulation

  • Named a 2023 Banking Practice Group of the Year by Law360
  • Ranked among the leading firms for Antitrust-Merger Control practices nationally by The Legal 500 US
  • Ranked among the leading firms for Antitrust Civil Litigation/Class Action Defense practices by The Legal 500 US
  • Recommended in New York by Global Competition Review
  • Ranked among the leading Antitrust practices in the United States by Benchmark Litigation
  • Ranked “Tier 1” nationally and in New York for Antitrust Litigation by U.S. News - Best Lawyers
  • Ranked among New York's leading Antitrust practices by Chambers USA

Capital Markets:

Bank Lending

  • Named a 2023 Structured Finance Practice Group of the Year by Law360
  • #1 ranked legal advisor to U.S. lead arrangers of Leveraged Loans since 2010 by Refinitiv LPC
  • Ranked among the top 6 Banking & Finance practices in both the United States and the New York State Region by Chambers USA
  • Ranked among the top Bank Lending practices nationwide by The Legal 500 US
  • Ranked among the top Bank Lending practices in the United States by IFLR1000

High Yield Debt: United States

  • #1 ranked legal advisor to High-Yield Debt underwriters since 2005 by Bloomberg
  • Ranked as the sole leading High-Yield Debt practice in the United States by IFLR1000
  • Ranked among the top 2 High-Yield Debt practice for advice to underwriters in The Legal 500 US
  • Ranked among the top 2 High-Yield Debt practices in the United States by Chambers USA

Debt & Equity

  • Ranked consistently as one of the top legal advisors to U.S. underwriters of equity offerings in the legal league tables since 2013 by Bloomberg
  • Ranked among the top Capital Markets: Debt & Equity practices in the United States by Chambers USA
  • Ranked among the top Capital Markets: Debt & Equity practices in the United States by IFLR1000
  • Ranked among the leading Capital Markets: Debt & Equity practices in the United States by The Legal 500 US
  • Ranked “Tier 1” nationally and in New York in Securities/Capital Markets Law by U.S. News - Best Lawyers

High Yield Debt: London / International

  • Ranked among the top High-Yield Debt practices in London by Chambers UK
  • Ranked among the top High-Yield Debt practices in the United Kingdom by IFLR1000
  • Ranked among the top High-Yield Debt and Acquisition Finance practices in the UK by The Legal 500 UK
  • Ranked among the 2 leading High-Yield Debt practices in the world by Chambers

Bankruptcy & Restructuring

  • Ranked among the top Restructuring & Insolvency practices in the United States by IFLR1000

Communications

  • Ranked among the leading practices nationwide in Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory by The Legal 500 US
  • Ranked among the leading practices nationwide in Telecoms and Broadcast: Transactional by The Legal 500 US
  • Ranked “Tier 1” nationally and in New York for Communications Law by U.S. News - Best Lawyers
  • Ranked among leading Communications Litigation lawyers by Chambers
  • Named Top Firm by Media Law International

Corporate Governance & Investigations

  • Ranked among leading Corporate Governance Law practices in New York by U.S. News - Best Lawyers

Cryptocurrency & FinTech

  • Ranked among leading Crypto-Asset Disputes practices by Chambers FinTech
  • Recognized as a “Firm to Watch” by The Legal 500 US

Environmental

  • Ranked among New York’s leading Environmental practices by Chambers USA
  • Ranked among leading Environmental Litigation practices nationally and in New York by U.S. News - Best Lawyers
  • Ranked as Leading Environmental (Transactional) practice by The Legal 500 US

First Amendment & Media

  • Ranked among the top 3 Media & Entertainment First Amendment Litigation practices in New York by Chambers USA
  • Ranked "Tier 1" nationally and in New York in First Amendment Litigation by U.S. News - Best Lawyers

General Commercial Litigation

  • Named a 2023 Banking Practice Group of the Year by Law360
  • Recognized among New York’s “Elite” firms for Commercial Litigation by Chambers USA
  • Ranked among the leading General Commercial Disputes practices by The Legal 500 US
  • “Recommended” firm in New York in Commercial Litigation by Benchmark Litigation
  • Ranked “Tier 1” nationally and in New York for Commercial Litigation and Appellate Litigation by U.S. News - Best Lawyers

Insurance Litigation

  • Ranked among the top Insurance Litigation practices in the United States and in New York for representation of insurers by Chambers USA
  • Ranked among the leading Insurance Litigation practices for representation of insurers nationally by The Legal 500 US

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Ranked among the leading firms in M&A: Middle-Market ($500M subcategory) by The Legal 500 US

Securities Litigation

  • Named a 2023 Banking Practice Group of the Year by Law360
  • Securities Litigation practices named among 2019 Practice Groups of the Year by Law360
  • Ranked among New York’s leading Securities Litigation practices by Chambers USA
  • Ranked in Securities Litigation Defense by The Legal 500 US
  • Ranked among the leading Securities Litigation practices in the United States by Benchmark Litigation
  • Ranked “Tier 1” nationally and in New York for Securities Litigation by U.S. News - Best Lawyers

Tax

  • Ranked among New York’s leading Tax practices by Chambers USA
  • Ranked among the leading Tax practices nationwide by The Legal 500 US

White Collar

  • Ranked among New York’s leading White Collar Crime & Government Investigations practices by Chambers USA
  • Ranked among top Corporate Crime & Investigations practices nationwide by Chambers USA
  • Ranked among the leading Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates practices in the United States by The Legal 500
  • Ranked among the leading Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals practices in the United States by The Legal 500
  • Ranked among the leading White-Collar Criminal Defense practices nationally by The Legal 500 US
  • Ranked among the leading White Collar practices in the United States by Benchmark Litigation

FY 2023 North American High-Yield Manager Advisers by Volume ($B)

FY 2023 U.S. Legal Advisers to Lead Arrangers in Leveraged Loans by Volume ($B)