Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Highlighting its status as a top-tier international litigation practice, the team at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is well-versed in leading complex and high-profile cases worldwide. With strong experience in commercial litigation, from contractual and negligence-based claims through to complex fraud, unfair competition, tortious interference and fiduciary duty litigation, the team represents a domestic and international client base of financial institutions, international organizations and corporations across a comprehensive range of sectors. The firm is particularly strong in disputes arising out of complex commercial and financial contracts. The team is jointly led by New York-based Carmine Boccuzzi and Roger Cooper. Boccuzzi has vast experience acting for major financial institutions, multinational corporates and sovereign states in high-profile, multi-jurisdictional commercial and public law disputes, including sanctions, capital markets, antitrust and mass tort-adjacent litigation. Cooper brings extensive litigation expertise, with a particular focus on shareholder, class action and derivative disputes arising out of M&A transactions, corporate governance issues, capital markets activity and complex financial instruments. Lina Bensman specializes in ‘bet-the-company’ disputes and class actions, with a noted focus on complex civil litigation. Jeffrey Rosenthal centres his workload on commercial and international arbitration, particularly cross-border cases spanning financial services disputes, fraud-related claims and investment treaty matters.