Top AmLaw Firm Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Unifies Global Financial Operations with Elite's 3E in Six Months

Six-month go-live highlights Elite’s ability to deliver complex law firm operations and integrations at speed

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elite today announced that Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, #12 on the Am Law Top 100, successfully went live on a unified 3E^® financial management platform, completing the integration approximately six months after the project began and just 20 days after the firm's combination.

The go-live brings Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader onto a single 3E environment, establishing a common financial operations platform for the firm. Hogan Lovells Cadwalader is the combination of Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. The project required the integration of complex financial data, workflows, reporting structures, and operating processes while maintaining business continuity and client service.

Completing the transition in approximately six months demonstrates the speed possible when a proven financial operations platform is combined with an established implementation playbook, experienced delivery teams, and close executive alignment.

“When two major law firms combine, financial operations become one of the most complex and business-critical parts of the integration,” said Mark Dorman, Chief Executive Officer, Elite. “Completing this work in six months demonstrates what is possible when a proven platform is paired with a tested migration process and a shared commitment to execution. Elite is increasingly the platform that firms are standardizing on when scale, complexity, and timing leave little room for error.”

A Tested Playbook for Complex Firm Integrations

Elite’s Advisory Services worked closely with Hogan Lovells Cadwalader across each stage of the project, including strategic planning, operational assessments, data conversion, system configuration, testing, training, and go-live readiness.

The combined project team applied a disciplined delivery model designed to identify operational risks early, accelerate decision-making, and maintain readiness across interconnected financial processes.

The result was a stable transition with minimal post-go-live issues and strong operational performance from the first day.

The successful go-live reinforces Elite’s position as the financial operations platform for the world’s largest and most complex law firms. It also demonstrates the value of a repeatable delivery methodology for firms undertaking mergers, combinations, and broader financial operations transformation.

About Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader is the combination of Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Hogan Lovells Cadwalader brings together extensive capabilities across transactional, regulatory, finance, and disputes practices, serving clients across major global markets.

About Elite

Elite is the trusted AI financial operations platform across most of the world’s largest and most successful law firms. Founded in 1947, Elite has guided firms through every technology shift and today delivers a cloud-native SaaS platform that unifies financial, invoice, time, and data management into a single system of action. With embedded AI, predictive analytics, and integrated payments, Elite’s solutions enable firms to shorten billing cycles, reduce write-offs, and unlock firm-wide insights—making financial operations the foundation for law firm innovation and growth. Learn more at elite.com.

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