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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Germany

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Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Banking
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Financial and corporate
Corporate and M&A
Restructuring and insolvency
Restructuring
M&A
Firm overview

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is an international white shoe law firm headquartered in New York. Cleary is one of most well-rounded firms in the US, with strong debt capital markets, equity capital markets, derivatives, financial services regulatory, M&A, private equity and private equity funds practices.

Address:
Main Tower
Neue Mainzer Strasse 52
Frankfurt am Main
60311
Tel:+49 69 97103 0 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.clearygottlieb.com/
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Michael Kern
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Banking
Jurisdiction:
Germany
Bar Admission:
Germany
Mirko von Bieberstein
Firm:
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
M&A
Private equity
Jurisdiction:
Germany
Bar Admission:
Germany
Deal Highlights
6 results6 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Deutsche Bank - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Germany
Bond issue
Deutsche Bank
Issuer
DCC plc - M&A
2021-03-15
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Germany
M&A
Christin Riedel, Falko Maurer, Max Hortmann, Michael Ulmer, Mirko von Bieberstein
DCC plc
Buyer
ABB Ltd. - M&A
2022-08-11
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Germany
M&A
Aaron Meyers, Audry Casusol, Brendan Cohen, Caitlin Hanley, Charles Sterling, Chase Kaniecki, Christine Song, Elaine Ewing, Gareth Kristensen, Hugo Gilli, Jaehwan Park, James Corsiglia, Jeffrey Lewis, JinSol Lee, Jordan Burns, Julia Brownstein, Laura Bagarella, Luke Anderson, Madison Bush, Maureen Linch, Meyer Fedida, Mirko von Bieberstein, Nickolas Bogdanovich, Pete Young, Rudiger Harms, Suzannah Golick
ABB Ltd.
Buyer
3M Co. - M&A
2023-05-02
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Germany
M&A
Aaron Meyers, Anne-Sophie Coustel, Audry Casusol, Daniel Ilan, Edoardo Roversi, Gerolama da Passano, Guillaume Le Masson, Hugo Latrabe, Jerome Hartemann, Joshua Deull, Matteo Montanaro, Maureen Linch, Nickolas Bogdanovich, Patrick Bock, Victoria Ju, Yuan He
3M Co.
Seller
Synopsys Inc. - M&A
2023-08-23
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Germany
M&A
Chase Kaniecki, Christopher Moore, Elise Lane, Gareth Kristensen, James Corsiglia, Jens Hafemann, Jonathan Seebach, Julie Bontems, Ka Louie, Kenneth Reinker, Marco Minati, Michael Brems, Michael Doppner, Michael Kern, Mirko von Bieberstein, Monica Lindsay, Morten Werner, Nico Abel, Prudence Buckland, Sebastian Kummler, Steven Kaiser, Vladimir Konchakov, Yulia Solomakhina
Synopsys Inc.
Buyer
Veolia Environnement SA - M&A
2023-11-30
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Germany
M&A
Veolia Environnement SA
Buyer
Corporate
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This week’s top moves: US firms chase capital markets and finance firepower
Among top hires, Orrick added a Kirkland & Ellis capital markets duo, Paul Weiss brought in NY capital markets partners, while King & Spalding, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader and Lowenstein Sandler expanded their structured finance and securities benches
Noemi Distefano, August 13 2026
Capital Markets
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Cleary returns to Goldman Sachs for partner hire
Lin Yu’s move marks Cleary’s second Goldman Sachs partner hire in New York in 14 months
Noemi Distefano, July 27 2026
Corporate
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This week’s top moves: Simpson Thacher dominates transatlantic hiring
Additions from Clifford Chance, Mayer Brown, Akin and Freshfields headlined a week that also included an M&A hire for Paul Weiss and Cleary’s hire of a PE-focused debt finance partner
Noemi Distefano, July 16 2026
Banking
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This week’s people moves: K&L Gates, Cleary, Fieldfisher and more
We round up this week’s top moves in the finance, corporate, M&A and PE practices in the UK, France, the US and Germany
Noemi Distefano, July 02 2026
M&A
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This week’s people moves: Cleary, Simpson Thacher, Willkie and more
We roundup top lateral hires in finance, corporate, PE and M&A practices at law firms across the US and Europe
Noemi Distefano, May 21 2026
Corporate
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Kirkland pulls four veteran antitrust partners from Cleary
The move gives the US firm a four-partner antitrust team across Brussels and London, adding senior firepower in two key European competition hubs
Noemi Distefano, May 18 2026
M&A
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This week’s people moves: McDermott, King & Spalding, Dentons and more
We round up top lateral hires across the finance, PE, M&A, competition and corporate practices at leading law firms in the UK, the US and the EU
Noemi Distefano, May 07 2026
Capital Markets
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Cleary’s managing partner: ‘Continuity with momentum’
Jeff Karpf, who took on the role of managing partner in January, discusses his first 90 days, capital markets trends amid tensions, and lateral hiring priorities
April 27 2026
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