Cadwalader Names New Partners; Seven Attorneys from Four Offices Elected to Partnership.NEW YORK -- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, one of the world's leading international law firms, has elected Ingrid Bagby, Gregory G. Ballard, Peter M. Dodson, Conor Downey, James Hassan, Melissa C. Hinkle and Tony Horspool as Partners of the firm, effective January 1, 2006. "We are very 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 that the firm is experiencing across offices," said Robert O. Link, Jr., Cadwalader's Chairman and Managing Partner. "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: --Ingrid Bagby, an attorney in the New York Financial Restructuring Department, focuses her practice in the areas of bankruptcy, corporate reorganization and commercial litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , including the representation of debtors, creditors and bondholders in Chapter 11 proceedings Chapter 11 Proceedings Provisions of the Bankruptcy Reform Act under which the debtor firm is reorganized by a court because the estimated value of the reorganized firm exceeds the expected proceeds from its liquidation. and restructurings, as well as international and cross-border insolvency proceedings. From 1996-1998, Ms. Bagby served as a judicial law clerk for The Honorable Conrad B. Duberstein, former Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of New York. Ms. Bagby received her undergraduate degree with honors from Georgia State University History Georgia State University was founded in 1913 as the Georgia School of Technology's "School of Commerce." The school focused on what was called "the new science of business. and her law degree from Brooklyn Law School History The school was founded in 1901 by William Payson Richardson and Norman Haffey. It opened with 18 students. The school is noted for its diversity. Photographs indicate that by 1909, African Americans and women attended the school. The school was affiliated with St. . She is admitted to practice in the State of New York and before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. --Gregory G. Ballard, an attorney in the New York Litigation Department, focuses his practice on securities, complex civil, criminal and commercial litigation, and other securities administrative matters. He represents a wide range of clients in class action securities cases and in SEC investigations and other matters. Mr. Ballard received his undergraduate degree from Columbia College and his J.D. from Columbia Law School Columbia Law School, located in the New York City borough of Manhattan, is one of the professional schools of Columbia University, a member of the Ivy League, and one of the leading law schools in the United States. , where he was a Notes and Comments Editor of the Columbia Law Review The Columbia Law Review is a law review edited and published entirely by students at Columbia Law School. It was founded in 1901 by Joseph E. Corrigan and John M. Woolsey, who served as the Review's first editor-in-chief and secretary. , a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, and a recipient of the James A. Elkins James Anderson Elkins Sr. (1879 – 1972) was a Houston, Texas lawyer. He co-founded the law firm, Vinson and Elkins. Born in Huntsville, Texas, his father a former Walker County sheriff, but died when Elkins was just a boy. Prize in Criminal Law. He is admitted to practice in the State of New York, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). and various federal courts. --Peter M. Dodson, an attorney in the Washington Financial Restructuring Department, focuses his practice on bankruptcy-remote structures in connection with commercial real estate transactions. He also provides advice in relation to capital markets transaction structures and opinions. In addition, Mr. Dodson has substantial experience representing debtors and creditors in bankruptcy cases, and debtors in insurance insolvency cases. He received his B.A., M.A., and J.D. degrees from the University of Virginia and subsequently received an M.A. in Economics and a Ph.D. in Foreign Affairs, also from the University of Virginia. He is admitted to practice in the State of New York, the State of Virginia and the District of Columbia. --Conor Downey, an attorney in the London Capital Markets Department, focuses his practice on securitization and structured finance products in the UK and throughout Europe. He has particular expertise in the areas of commercial mortgage backed and whole business securitization. He is a frequent speaker and author on securitization topics. Mr. Downey holds a Bachelor of Civil Law Bachelor of Civil Law or BCL is the name of various degrees in law conferred by English-language universities. Historically, it originated as a postgraduate degree in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, but many universities now offer the BCL as an undergraduate degree. Degree, with honors, from the University College Dublin. He is admitted to the rolls of Solicitors of 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. and Ireland. --James Hassan, an attorney in the Charlotte Global Finance Department, focuses his practice in real estate finance, particularly representing institutional lenders. He has expertise in the origination and securitization of mortgage loans secured by office buildings, apartment complexes, regional shopping malls, hotels and mixed-use projects. Mr. Hassan also has extensive experience representing lenders in the creation and ongoing operation of various lending programs, including commercial mortgage loan conduit programs, and the sale and transfer of various types of commercial loans. He received his law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School and his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University. He is admitted to practice in the States of North Carolina and New York. --Melissa C. Hinkle, an attorney in the New York Global Finance Department, focuses her practice on commercial finance transactions, with emphasis on representing lenders in connection with the origination and securitization of commercial mortgage loans. She has handled complex real estate financings and the sale of commercial mortgage and mezzanine loans in the secondary market. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (colloquially, Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard Law is considered one of the most prestigious law schools in the United States. . and received her B.A., summa cum laude sum·ma cum lau·de adv. & adj. With the greatest honor. Used to express the highest academic distinction: graduated summa cum laude; a summa cum laude graduate. , from the University of South Florida • • [ . Ms. Hinkle is admitted to practice in the State of New York. --Tony Horspool, an attorney in the London Financial Restructuring Department, focuses his practice on advising on international debt restructurings and insolvencies. Mr. Horspool read Modern Languages at Brasenose College, Oxford and received his MA in 1989 before graduating from Inns of Court School of Law The Inns of Court School of Law, often abbreviated to ICSL, is a professional legal training institution based in London in Gray's Inn. Up until 1999 the ICSL had a monopoly on the provision of the Bar Vocational Course, the obligatory professional training for would-be in 1991. He is a barrister, called to the Bar in England and Wales and the Cayman Islands. About Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, established in 1792, is one of the world's leading international law firms, with offices in New York, London, Charlotte, Washington and Beijing. Cadwalader serves a diverse client base, including many of the worlds top financial institutions, undertaking business in more than 50 countries in six continents. The firm offers legal expertise in antitrust, banking, business fraud, corporate finance, corporate governance, environmental, healthcare, insolvency, insurance and reinsurance The contract made between an insurance company and a third party to protect the insurance company from losses. The contract provides for the third party to pay for the loss sustained by the insurance company when the company makes a payment on the original contract. , litigation, mergers and acquisitions, private client, private equity, project finance, real estate, securities and financial institutions regulation, securitization, structured finance, and tax. More information about Cadwalader can be found at www.cadwalader.com. |
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