Cleary Gottlieb Ranked Among the Top 20 in Global Arbitration Review’s GAR100 Survey

Global Arbitration Review ranked Cleary Gottlieb among the top 20 international arbitration practices worldwide in its annual GAR100 Survey. The accompanying profile of the firm’s arbitration practice discusses several recent matters in which Cleary Gottlieb is involved, the firm’s relationship with a number of sovereign governments and corporate clients, and the growth of the practice and the firm.

The survey reports that the firm is counsel in 63 pending cases with a total value of $120 billion. The firm’s work on the Brazilian telecoms arbitrations, advising Russia in the Yukos Energy Charter Treaty case and the Noga matter, and advising Argentina in the ICSID matter is highlighted.

Carlo Santoro’s promotion to partner and J. Cameron Murphy’s and Rüdiger Harms’ promotions to counsel are mentioned, as are Yong Guk Lee’s and Jay Hoon Choi’s relocation from Hong Kong to the firm’s new Seoul office.

The GAR100 Survey is an annual ranking of the top 100 arbitration practices worldwide based on responses to law firm questionnaires and various criteria.