Cleary Gottlieb Named No. 1 for Antitrust in 2025 GCR 100

For the second year in a row, Cleary Gottlieb’s antitrust practice has been ranked No. 1 among the “Global Elite” by Global Competition Review in the 2025 edition of the GCR 100.

The firm was also ranked No. 1 for litigation (calling Cleary “home to the world’s best private antitrust litigation group”), No. 1 for mergers (“a merger control powerhouse”), No. 1 for non-cartel, and No. 3 for cartels.

Cleary was ranked as “Elite” in GCR’s jurisdiction rankings for Brussels, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Washington, D.C. The firm’s other country rankings include “Highly Recommended” in France and “Recommended” in Belgium.

Read the firm’s GCR 100 profile here.

The “Global Elite” is Global Competition Review’s definitive list of the top 25 global law firm competition practices, providing a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the firms doing the most important antitrust work around the world.

Read more about the “Global Elite” and the 2025 edition of the GCR 100 here.