and health care organizations, and private clients. The firm also takes on pro bono assignments, providing attorneys for non-profit organizations, including those assisting women, children and immigrants. One of the firm's highest-profile pro bono clients was Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai. Cadwalader began representing the female education activist in 2012, while she was seventeen years old and still hospitalized by a Taliban shooting. The firm continued to represent her for two years, ultimately establishing the Malala Fund, a nonprofit organization advocating for women's access to education. Rankings and recognition Law associates surveyed for the Vault 100 law firm rankings placed Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft at No. 56 on its 2022 list of most prestigious firms to work for. Also in 2015, U.S. News & World Report named Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft "Law Firm of the Year" for derivatives and futures law. Cadwalader was ranked No. 1 on the Commercial Mortgage Alert's top issuer counsel and top underwriter counsel tables for commercial mortgage-backed securities in 2015. Additionally, the firm has received recognition for its business culture and diversity. In 2021, The American Lawyer ranked Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft No. 85 on the Am Law 100, an annual ranking of U.S. firms by gross revenue. The publication also classified Cadwalader as one of only twenty-four "Superrich Firms" in the United States, categorized as those generating at least $1 million in revenue per lawyer and $2 million in profits per partner. See also List of largest United States-based law firms by profits per partner White shoe firms References External links Firm Profile at the National Law Review Law firms established in 1792 Law firms based in New York City Insolvency and corporate recovery firms 1792 establishments in New York (state)