Cadwalader Names Five New Partners.NEW YORK -- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , one of the world's leading international law firms, has elected Justin A. Bickle, Jeffrey J. Lee, Andrew J. Lucas, Charles G. Roberts and Robert L. Ughetta as Partners of the firm. "We are pleased to welcome these outstanding attorneys to the partnership. They represent a cross section of our core practice areas and a demonstration of the growth and expansion the firm is experiencing across offices," said Robert O. Link, Jr., Cadwalader's Chairman. "It is a great pleasure to congratulate them today and we look forward to their continued success and contributions to the firm in years to come." The following attorneys were elected Partner: --Justin A. Bickle, an attorney in the London Financial Restructuring Department, focuses his practice on high yield, 'fallen angel' and event-driven debt restructurings and advising bondholders and distressed debt investors based in Europe and the United States. He has advised high yield holders, hedge funds, investment banks, proprietary trading desks, real estate investors, mezzanine lenders and private equity firms in connection with numerous leverage, capital structure and strategic investment issues, advising on restructuring/insolvency regimes in the UK, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Canada, France, Poland and the Netherlands. Mr. Bickle obtained the highest Upper Second class Degree in Law in his year at the University of Exeter in 1992, completed the Law Society Finals course at Chester College of Law in 1993, and qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales England and Wales are both constituent countries of the United Kingdom, that together share a single legal system: English law. Legislatively, England and Wales are treated as a single unit (see State (law)) for the conflict of laws. in 1995. He is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales --Jeffrey J. Lee, an attorney in the Charlotte Real Estate Finance Department, focuses his practice on real estate finance and workouts, negotiating, documenting and closing real estate financings, including construction loans and mezzanine loans. He has conducted real estate loan closings and workouts in over 20 states, has negotiated and closed numerous leases with national tenants and has managed conduit loan programs with money center banks Money center banks Banks that raise most of their funds from the domestic and international money markets , relying less on depositors for funds. . Mr. Lee has a Bachelor of Arts in History from Boston University in 1970, and he earned a J.D. from the Boston University School of Law Boston University School of Law (BU Law) is the law school affiliated with Boston University. in 1973. He is admitted to practice in New Jersey and is also a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States Supreme Court of the United States Final court of appeal in the U.S. judicial system and final interpreter of the Constitution of the United States. The Supreme Court was created by the Constitutional Convention of 1787 as the head of a federal court system, though it was . --Andrew J. Lucas, an attorney in the London Corporate/M&A Department, focuses his practice on a wide range of corporate, restructuring and refinancing matters throughout Europe and South-East Asia, including public and private company financings, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and restructurings, joint ventures, take-overs, initial public offerings and general corporate governance and regulatory matters. Mr. Lucas graduated with an LLB degree from Kings College London in 1990. He qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 1994 and as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 1997 --Charles G. Roberts, an attorney in the London Capital Markets Department, focuses his practice on mortgage securitization and has represented underwriters, issuers and institutional investors in numerous public and private offerings in both the U.S. and Europe. He is a governor of the European Chapter of the Commercial Mortgage Securities Association (CMSA CMSA abbr. Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area ), Chair of its Regulatory Committee in Europe and Chair of the International Committee of the CMSA. Mr. Roberts received a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies in Finance from New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the in 1987 and earned his J.D. in 1993 from the Hofstra University School of Law The School of Law at Hofstra University was founded in 1970 and accredited by the ABA in 1971. The school now offers a JD, a joint JD/MBA degree, a JD/MS in Taxation and LLM degrees in International Law, American Law (for foreign law graduates) and Family law. . He is admitted to practice in England and the State of New York. --Robert L. Ughetta, an attorney in the Charlotte Capital Markets Department, focuses his practice on structured finance, derivative products, other types of innovative financing and the federal securities laws. He represents underwriters, credit enhancers, issuers, collateral managers, trustees and institutional investors in a wide range of matters, including the securitization of traditional and non-traditional assets, the creation of various types of swaps and derivative instruments, the repackaging of corporate, asset-backed and non-U.S. securities, and the creation of commercial paper vehicles. He actively practices and has extensive experience in the areas of warehouse conduit financing, market value swaps and CDOs. Mr. Ughetta graduated from Princeton University in 1989 and received his J.D., cum laude, from Albany law School Albany Law School is an ABA accredited law school based in Albany, New York. Founded in 1851 by Robert H. Pruyn and others, Albany Law School is the oldest independent law school in the United States. of Union University in 1993. He is admitted to practice in the State of New York. Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, established in 1792, is one of the world's leading international law firms, with offices in New York, Charlotte, Washington and London. Cadwalader serves a diverse client base, including many of the world's top financial institutions, undertaking business in more than 50 countries in six continents. The firm offers legal expertise in securitization, structured finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, real estate, environmental, insolvency, litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. 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