Cleary Gottlieb and James Brady-Banzet Win Nine Benchmark Litigation Europe Awards 2026

Cleary Gottlieb and partner James Brady-Banzet received nine awards at the Benchmark Litigation Europe Awards ceremony.

Once again, Cleary was recognized as a standout firm of the night, with awards spanning practice areas, offices, and standout casework, including:

• Antitrust and Competition: Firm of the Year
• Class Actions – Defense: Firm of the Year
• France: Firm of the Year
• Italy: Firm of the Year
• Antitrust/Competition Impact Case of the Year: PriceRunner v. Google (Google shopping abuse of dominance damages litigation)
• Antitrust/Competition Impact Case of the Year: Qualcomm appeal proceedings before the Court of Justice (NVIDIA intervener)
• Class Action Impact Case of the Year: K Line/WWL–EUKOR Maritime Car Carriers collective proceedings (UK CAT)
• Corporate White Collar Crime Impact Case of the Year: Balt/DOJ-PNF coordinated resolution

Adding to the firm’s strong showing, partner James Brady-Banzet was named “United Kingdom Litigator of the Year,” reflecting his standout work and leadership on some of the region’s most notable matters.

The Benchmark Litigation Europe Awards recognize the most distinguished litigators and their firms for exemplary accomplishments over the past year.

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