Cadwalader Hit With Raft of Partner Departures: The Brief

CADWALADER WICKERSHAM & TAFT lost at least 33 partners since the start of the year, including some who bolted after the storied New York firm struck an agreement in April with President Donald Trump for free legal services, Justin Henry reports.

• The departures, tallied through hiring and retirement announcements and a person familiar with moves that haven’t been disclosed, total more than a fourth of the 125 partners the American Lawyer said the firm averaged last year, though the loss has been somewhat offset by 10 partner hirings this year.
  
• What’s more damaging than the numbers is who’s leaving: senior ...