Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader announce their intention to merge

Another major global merger is on the horizon. Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, the historic US firm founded in 1792, announced today their intention to merge, creating Hogan Lovells Cadwalader. According to 2024 results, the combined firm would have annual revenues of more than $3.6 billion and would be the fifth largest firm in the world.

Miguel A. Zaldivar, current CEO of Hogan Lovells, will be the CEO of the resulting firm. Meanwhile, Cadwalader’s current co-managing partners, Pat Quinn and Wes Misson, will assume roles on the International Management Committee (IMC).

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

The proposed combination is subject to customary closing conditions, including a vote by the partners of both firms in 2026, and will create the world’s fifth-largest firm, with more than $3.6 billion in annual revenue based on 2024 results and approximately 3,100 lawyers across the Americas, EMEA and APAC.

The joint venture, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, will operate through five main offices (Washington D.C., New York, London, Germany and the region comprising France, Italy and Spain) and serve clients in complex matters through a global platform. It will also have a presence in the London-New York-Charlotte financial corridor.

Miguel A. Zaldivar will be the CEO of the resulting firm. Cadwalader is currently led by two co-managing partners, Pat Quinn and Wes Misson, and both will assume roles on the International Management Committee (IMC): Pat Quinn as Global Managing Partner for Client and Practice Integration, and Wes Misson as Global Managing Partner for Finance. Misson will work alongside James Doyle, Corporate and Finance Practice Group Leader, and David Bonser, Global Managing Partner of the Corporate practice.

‘Clients are increasingly turning to law firms with extensive industry experience and a strong global reach to advise them on their most complex international mandates,’ said Miguel A. Zaldivar, Jr., CEO of Hogan Lovells. ‘Cadwalader, a leading Wall Street institution, brings world-class financial capabilities that, combined with our powerful global platform, expand our ability to provide comprehensive advice at a time when cross-border investment is driving growth in key sectors such as finance, energy, technology, life sciences and other areas.’