Cleary Gottlieb Practices and Lawyers Commended in Chambers UK 2024

Cleary Gottlieb practices and lawyers have been recognized in the 2024 edition of Chambers UK.

The firm earned six practice rankings, and 21 Cleary lawyers were highly ranked in their respective practice areas: partners Edward Aldred, James Brady-Banzet, Sunil Gadhia, Paul Gilbert, Alastair Goldrein, David Gottlieb, Jim Ho, Jackie Holland, Jonathan Kelly, Nicholas Levy, Christopher Moore, Solomon Noh, Nallini Puri, Nick Rumsby, Ian Shawyer, Tihir Sarkar, Sebastian Sperber, and Richard Sultman; counsel Ferdisha Snagg and Paul Stuart; and associate Dan Tierney.

Clients and peers provided outstanding feedback about the firm’s work to Chambers UK, including:

• Banking & Finance: Borrowers: Big-Ticket – “The Cleary team is incredibly skilled at managing tricky business situations and has fantastic, smart, and pragmatic lawyers. They have a thorough understanding of the market and are skilled at finding solutions that take into account the different concerns of various stakeholders.” “Their lawyers collaborate very effectively across offices and jurisdictions and are consistently excellent regardless of where they are based.” “They are service-driven and responsive … very timely, have excellent knowledge, and are always willing to help.” “I was impressed by the [firm’s] depth of quality and expertise … They prioritize what is important for us and always have their eyes on the bigger picture.” “Beyond their competence, responsiveness, and global coverage, Cleary is also a thoughtful place; the lawyers are very easy to work with and try to get things done in a productive fashion.”
• Banking Litigation – “Always to the point, timely, and show a high-level understanding of the client’s issues and needs and how to address them.”
• Capital Markets: Debt & Equity – “The senior members of the team have deep technical expertise and are very confident handling complex matters.” “Cleary have helped us navigate a range of complex issues beyond the day-to-day; their advice has been clear and cogent.” “Cleary show a very commercial approach and real can-do attitude to problem solving.”
• Competition Law – “An intelligent and creative team” of “practical advisers who understand our business and make things easier” and provide “clear, concise, and commercial advice.”
• Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above – “The Cleary team provides good coverage and is well coordinated across various aspects of a transaction to ensure seamless execution.” “Cleary has a global presence, which matches the needs for our global business.” “The Cleary team is highly responsive and very skilled. They navigate difficult legal issues well and are able to predict pitfalls.”