Cadwalader promotes Gary Silverstein to tax partner

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, one of the world’s leading international law firms, has elected Gary T. Silverstein as Partners of the firm, effective January 1, 2007.

Gary Silverstein, resident in the New York Tax Department, represents issuers, underwriters, insurers and other parties in connection with the tax aspects of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, REMICs and other debt issuances, including CDO and CLO transactions. He graduated with a B.A., cum laude, received his J.D. from Columbia Law School and earned an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law.

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 world’s 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, 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.