Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
About Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is a leading law firm with 87 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 10 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 1989. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' Purely Peer Review® emphasizes the lawyers’ credibility and reputation for their practice amongst peers in their practice areas and regions. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has on its team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Energy Law, Intellectual Property Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP also appears in Best Law Firms® accolades. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has 55 rankings in Antitrust Law, Arbitration, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Derivatives and Futures Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law - Management, Energy Law, Family Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Arbitration - Commercial, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation - Securities, Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Privacy and Data Security Law, Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law, Real Estate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates, echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.
*Unactivated firm profiles show a limited selection of up to 10 practice areas.
These honors come directly from peer feedback, reflecting the strong regard other leading attorneys have for Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's skill, advocacy, and commitment to clients.
Office Locations in America:
- New York, New York
- Palo Alto, California
- Washington, District of Columbia
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Recognized Lawyers at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Joshua Brody’s practice focuses primarily on general corporate restructuring and bankruptcy matters. He represents creditors’ committees, debtors, bondholders, distressed investors, indenture trustees, bank groups, lenders and other parties in all aspects of bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings, acquisitions and other distressed situations. Mr. Brody advises hedge funds and other financial institutions on the rights and remedies of various debt holders and in understandin...
David Herman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. David, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2014. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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