Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton advises a range of private funds, covering credit, real estate, infrastructure, real estate funds, social impact private funds and buyout funds. The group has a particular strength in life sciences and healthcare funds, as well as sustainable environmental funds. Such funds are among the workload often handled by Elizabeth Lenas  who leads the team. Lenas works on key fundraises for the group’s largest clients such as fundraising for TAO Additional Commitments. The group’s deep bench also includes managing partner Michael Gerstenzang, a practitioner who is key for the group’s work on secondary transactions. Additionally, Adrian Leipsic‘s practice covers an array of private fund strategies. Jamal Fulton is key for the group’s feeder fund practice with large clients. Maurice Gindi has large alternative asset managers such as Blackstone among his varied client base, reflective of the wider group’s fund clients who include large global investors who invest in a number of jurisdictions globally. All named practitioners are based in New York.