Cadwalader hires three-partner capital markets team from Jones Day

US law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham Taft has hired three capital markets partners from Jones Day in Hong Kong as it continues to build its practice in the region.

The addition of three senior capital markets specialists Joseph Lee, Jeffrey Maddox and David Neuville gives the firm a significant boost in an area the firm has been keen to build in Asia as part of its expansion in the region.

Cadwalader has a traditional strength in structured finance, but the new three-partner team aims to leverage the firm’s client relationships to win securities mandates. “Cadwalader’s reputation with international investment banks and issuers creates opportunity for clients in multiple...