Cleary Gottlieb Shortlisted for 20 IFLR Americas Awards 2026

Cleary Gottlieb has been shortlisted for 20 IFLR Americas 2026 awards, while 11 deals have been shortlisted for “Deals of the Year” awards.

The firm was nominated for the following top-line awards:

• Team of the Year: Debt and Equity-Linked
• Team of the Year: High Yield
• Team of the Year: Loan
• Team of the Year: Mining
• Team of the Year: Private Equity
• Law Firm of the Year: International Law Firm
• Law Firm of the Year: International Firm: Latin America Practice

11 of the firm’s deals have been shortlisted for the following awards:

• Deal of the Year: Debt and Equity-Linked (CFE 2026 bond offering, Municipality of Lima bond issuance, and YPF liability management offerings)
• Deal of the Year: High Yield (Andean Telecom Partners international bond offering)
• Deal of the Year: Loan (YPF syndicated export loan)
• Deal of the Year: Mining (Codelco public-private partnership with SQM)
• Deal of the Year: Private Equity (Enstar take-private acquisition)
• Deal of the Year: Project Finance (JICA-Sabesp financing)
• Deal of the Year: Restructuring (Gol Linhas Aéreas restructuring and InterCement/Mover Group restructuring)
• Deal of the Year: Securitization and Structured Finance (Mexico P-Caps offering)

Two partners have been shortlisted for the following awards:

• Partner of the Year: Jorge U. Juantorena (Debt & Equity Linked)
• Partner of the Year: Juan G. Giráldez (High Yield)

The IFLR Americas Awards celebrate legally innovative cross-border transactions across the Americas that improve the cross-border investment environment.

Winners will be announced on October 15, 2026.

Learn more about the IFLR Americas Awards.