Linda Z. Swartz

Linda Swartz, the chair of Cadwalader's Tax Department, focuses her practice on structuring complex global mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, joint ventures, and restructurings, and on foreign tax planning strategies. She also has considerable experience advising clients on financings, derivative transactions, and executive compensation issues.

Awards and Honors

Linda is consistently recognized by industry publications and independent commentators as one of the leading corporate tax lawyers in the country, including by:

• Tax Directors Handbook - Selected as One of 29 Top U.S. Tax Advisors
• Chambers USA - Selected as a Leading New York Tax Lawyer
• The Legal 500 - Selected as a Leading Lawyer
• International Tax Review - Selected as a Leader in U.S. and International Tax
• International Who's Who - Selected as a Leading Corporate Tax Lawyer
• Euromoney Publications - Selected as a Leading U.S. Tax Lawyer
• Super Lawyers - Selected as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in New York City
• Legal Elite - Selected as one of New York City's Top Women Attorneys
• Who's Who in the World
• Who's Who of American Women
• Who's Who in American Law
• Best Lawyers
• Martindale Hubbell (AV-rated)

• Chair, Corporate Tax Committee of Executive Committee, New York State Bar Association Tax Section
• Former Chair, Tax-Free Reorganizations, Bankruptcy, Consolidated Returns, Real Property, and Tax Accounting and Basis Committees, New York State Bar Association Tax Section

• University of Pennsylvania Law School J.D. 1987
• Bucknell University , B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa 1984