Cleary Gottlieb Practices and Lawyers Win Eight Benchmark Litigation Europe Awards 2025

September 18, 2025

Cleary Gottlieb and partners Jean-Yves Garaud and Carol Santoro received eight Benchmark Litigation Europe Awards at Benchmark Litigation’s inaugural awards ceremony, recently held in London.

The firm was recognized as the biggest winner of the night, taking home the most awards of any firm, including:

  • European Firm of the Year (Special Honour)
  • France Firm of the Year
  • Italy Firm of the Year
  • Commercial Disputes Firm of the Year
  • Impact Case of the Year (Illumina/Grail merger)

Jean-Yves was named Western Europe Litigator of the Year and France Litigator of the Year, and Carlo was named Italy Litigator of the Year.

The Benchmark Litigation Europe Awards, launched in partnership with The Lawyer, recognizes the most distinguished litigators and their firms for exemplary accomplishments over the past year.

For more information about the awards, visit the website.