Wes Misson, a partner with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft in Charlotte, was honored for being “the most prominent lender-side fund finance lawyer in the industry,” according to his nominator essay.

After joining Cadwalader in 2015 as the youngest partner in the firm’s 230-year history, at age 33, Misson has “significantly contributed to the [firm’s] fund finance group’s many years of consecutive growth, including 36% year-over-year for 2022,” his essay said.