Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingCadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Defined Contribution Plan · Plan 028 · EIN 13-4980350Updated Oct 2026

What Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft's 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $7.3M in employer contributions, about $5,605 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$395,820
Average account balance
1,335
Participants (end of year)
$517M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.03%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperFidelity Invest Inst Oper Comp LLCSchedule C ↗
Independent auditorEisneramper LLC (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 1,087 defined-contribution plans in professional, scientific, and technical services with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft: employer contribution per participant$5,605
Peer median$2,556
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft: average balance$395,820
Peer median$100,166
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft: admin expenses ÷ assets0.03%
Peer median0.11%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $556M at the end of plan year 2021 to $517M at the end of plan year 2024.

$556M2021$456M2022$480M2023$517M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20241,335$517M$7.3M$5,6050.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20231,372$480M$7M$5,2020.02%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20221,461$456M$6.5M$4,4870.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20211,421$556M$6.2M$4,4080.03%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft plans (1)

Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Variable Annuity Program

Plan 031 · EIN 13-4980350 · plan year 2024 filing
$209,574
Average account balance
114
Participants (end of year)
$23.9M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.04%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Defined Contribution Plan have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $7.3M in employer contributions, about $5,605 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Defined Contribution Plan is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is Fidelity Invest Inst Oper Comp LLC. The plan administrator is Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP.

I left Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, (212) 504-6000) or the recordkeeper, Fidelity Invest Inst Oper Comp LLC. The Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2021 and 2022 and 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology