Cleary Gottlieb Achieves Excellent Results in Legal 500 UK 2011 Guide
September 30, 2011
Cleary Gottlieb has been acclaimed in the latest edition of The Legal 500 UK guide, with more than 14 partners and 15 of the firm’s practices being recommended.
The following Cleary Gottlieb practices are recognized for being among the best in the UK based on Legal 500’s interviews with firm clients and competitors between June 2010 and June 2011, with some selected quotes:
Equity Capital Markets: UK Capability: “Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is very highly rated for its expertise in Russia and other emerging markets, and acts for both issuer and underwriter clients.”
Equity Capital Markets: U.S. Capability: “A ‘first-rate’ firm, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is noted for its strength in emerging market transactions and particularly in Russian work, where it has the ‘number one’ practice.”
Private Equity: Transactions: “‘Very used to thinking outside their comfort zones,’ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP’s lawyers are ‘very good at handling deals that deviate from the norm.’”
Commercial Litigation: “Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has successfully built up a team of seven lawyers in its UK litigation practice…. ‘an excellent choice for any serious dispute.’”
Acquisition Finance: “Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP’s four-partner finance team excels in matters ‘that deviate from the norm,’ and, though small, is ‘flexible and innovative.’”
Emerging Markets: “Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is well known for its Russia work, and also focuses on Indian and African securities and corporate matters.”
