Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Fielding a team noted for its ‘extensive transactional experience, unwavering commitment, and sharp business acumen’, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton brings deep cross-border capabilities to bear on complex M&A, joint ventures, and strategic disposals, acting for a broad client base that includes multinational corporates, financial institutions, and asset managers. The firm is particularly adept at navigating multijurisdictional transactions across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Co-head Tihir Sarkar draws on significant experience advising corporates and sovereign wealth funds, with a particular focus on transactions involving emerging markets. Fellow co-head Nick Rumsby is noted for his broad transactional expertise, spanning public and private M&A, corporate reorganisations, joint ventures, demergers, equity financings, and listing rule matters. The ’truly outstanding’ Nallini Puri is regularly instructed on high-profile cross-border M&A and strategic joint ventures.