Mr Jeffrey Rosenthal > Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP > San Francisco, United States > Lawyer Profile

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton continues to make considerable progress in Latin America-related international arbitration, building on its immense reputation in the region. It represents a range of multilatinas, along with a number of foreign owned multinationals with local operations. Peru remains an especially active market for the New York international arbitration team, which has a primary focus on Latin America. Cases involving Paraguay, Argentina and Panama reflect the region’s centrality to the practice group, while its track record reflects an emphasis on oil and gas, and mining and natural resources. Post M&A disputes have also been an especially buoyant area. The firm has an extensive record in commercial cases along with further expertise in investor-state disputes, primarily acting for investors, although it does have a strong connection to the Republic of Argentina. Ari MacKinnon is co-head of the international arbitration group and has a fine record in Latin America disputes. Jeffrey Rosenthal is another key partner for Latin America commercial and investor-state arbitration, along with arbitration-related court proceedings. Counsel Boaz Morag and associate Katie Gonzalez are also key team members. All named individuals are based in New York.

Widely considered one of the leading US-based international litigation practices, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is a key contender for complex, high-profile cases worldwide. With impressive strength spanning tortious interference, breach of fiduciary duty, and negligence, members of the team are adept at representing domestic and multinational financial institutions, as well as international organisations and trade associations across all industries. The team also has extensive experience in the anti-terrorism space. Team head Carmine Boccuzzi is based in New York, and frequently defends major investment banks and corporations, as well as disputes including foreign states. Boccuzzi has recently led on securing victories for Bosch in the high-profile Volkswagen emissions claims. In the same office, Jared Gerber and Roger Cooper both have expertise in securities litigation, while Jeffrey Rosenthal acts on a wide range of disputes spanning joint venture disputes, financial valuation, and bilateral investment treaty matters. Lina Bensman acts on ‘bet-the-company’ disputes and class actions, focusing on complex civil litigation across states and internationally.

The practice at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is characterized by its ‘profound depth of knowledge and exceptional capability’, acting on a wide range of complex commercial and investment treaty arbitrations. The team regularly represents Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, governments, and high-net-worth individuals, recently successfully representing Pluspetrol Peru Corporation in a US $130 million award ICC arbitration, and the Republic of Argentina in a number of lawsuits across US jurisdictions. The practice, which operates out of New York, is led by Ari MacKinnon and Jeffrey Rosenthal, with experience in Latin American and corruption matters, and commercial arbitration respectively. Carmine Boccuzzi has a practice focusing on arbitration linked to foreign sovereign states and state-owned entities, while John Blackman  specialises in commercial arbitration and public international law issues. Boaz Morag and Katie Gonzalez are noted.