Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

Cahill Gordon & Reindel combines a substantial financing practice with litigation and regulatory work. Its clients include financial institutions, companies and boards. Banking and finance and capital markets are prominent parts of its transactional identity, while its disputes work includes securities, insurance, antitrust, professional liability, white-collar and corporate-governance matters.

Cahill also has a clearly described approach to associate work allocation. Its careers materials identify a free-market system in which associates can pursue work that interests them and develop relationships with the lawyers handling those matters. The firm presents mentoring and feedback as important parts of that system. This is a specific staffing model advertised by Cahill, rather than an inference from its size or reputation.

The firm's history is closely connected with New York's Financial District, and its recruiting materials also identify London and Washington, D.C. Its summer program is described as an introduction to first-year associate work. Together, the financing practice, disputes work and stated assignment approach give students concrete features to compare with other firms.