Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

As one of the oldest law firms in the United States, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, founded in downtown New York in 1792, boasts more than 200 years of service to many of the country's and the world's most prestigious institutions. We are proud of our rich history and participation in many of the most significant social, economic and legal issues accompanying the growth of the United States. Our well-established US roots have led us to also become one of the world's most prominent law firms, with influence that has expanded around the globe as we advise clients with interests in Europe, South America and the Pacific Rim. In the process, we have established long-standing relationships with many of the world's premier financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies and other leading corporations, government entities, charitable and health care organizations, and individual private clients. With offices in New York, London, Charlotte, Washington and Beijing, we offer clients innovative solutions to legal and financial issues in a wide range of areas.

Lenders File Motions to Dismiss Twenty-One General Growth Properties Bankruptcy Cases as Bad Faith Filings
June 26, 2009
June 4, 2009 Metropolitan Insurance Company has joined ING Clarion Capital Loan Services, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and FRM Funding Company, Inc in requesting the Bankruptcy Court to dismiss as bad faith filings the bankruptcy cases of twenty-one property level CMBS borrower subsidiaries of...

TALF for Legacy CMBS: New York Fed Releases Terms and Conditions and FAQs
June 13, 2009
May 20, 2009 Yesterday afternoon, the Federal Reserve Board (the "Fed") announced that, beginning in July 2009, certain high-quality commercial mortgage-backed securities issued before January 1, 2009 ("Legacy CMBS") will become eligible collateral under the Term Asset-Backed...

The Obama Administration's Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue Proposals
June 13, 2009
On May 11, 2009, the Treasury Department released the Obama Administration's Revenue Proposals for the fiscal year 2010. This memorandum summarizes some of the proposals that are of most interest to U.S. corporate taxpayers, financial institutions, and investment funds.