Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has broad experience advising financial institutions, FTSE 100 companies, emerging markets issuers, global corporations, and international investment banks, regularly acting as counsel to both issuers and underwriters. Team leader Sebastian Sperber focuses on complex securities law matters, including SEC-registered debt offerings, Rule 144A/Reg S private placements, and convertible or exchangeable bonds; while David Gottlieb assists investment banks, multinational corporations, and investment funds on a range of sophisticated transactions, including SEC- registered offerings, tender offers, and exchange offers. Sarah Lewis specialises in investment-grade debt offerings in the US by listed UK and European issuers. Both Gottlieb and Lewis are praised by clients as ‘stand-out lawyers’ with ’reputation for technical precision and consistency’. Chrishan Raja is another key member of the team.
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‘The Cleary team is incredibly responsive and thorough. Cleary manages inquiries from both legal and non-legal teams, and communicates effectively with each. I appreciate how Cleary addresses all angles of a question, not just providing a legal, technical answer but overlaying it with macro considerations.'
‘I work regularly with David Gottlieb and Sarah Lewis. They are stand-out lawyers, and after speaking with them, I have confidence in my approach. David and Sarah have built a reputation for technical precision, consistency and for exploring all angles of a problem.'
Key clients
- <p>CMA CGM</p>
- <p>Barclays</p>
- <p>HSBC Holdings PLC</p>
- <p>Santander UK</p>
- <p>Crédit Agricole</p>
- <p>BNP Paribas</p>
- <p>ArcelorMittal</p>
- <p>The Republic of Armenia</p>
- <p>Hellenic Republic (Greece)</p>
- <p>GSK</p>
- <p>Deutsche Bank</p>
- <p>Goldman Sachs</p>
Work highlights
Advised the Republic of Armenia in its $750 million notes offering.
Advised GSK in its $2.6 billion offering of senior notes under its SEC-registered debt shelf program.
Advised the underwriters in an SEC-registered debt offering by Vodafone Group plc of an aggregate of $3 billion of senior unsecured notes, and the dealer managers across multiple tender offers.
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Sebastian Sperber
Other key lawyers
David Gottlieb; Chrishan Raja; Sarah Lewis; Frederic Martin