Cleary Gottlieb Names 31 New Partners and Counsel

NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cleary Gottlieb has promoted 15 partners and 16 counsel, effective January 1, 2027.

This year's promotions follow last year's record class of newly promoted senior lawyers, underscoring Cleary's sustained momentum in growing firm talent. This will bring total worldwide partners to 257 and counsel to 57.

"At Cleary, we recognize that our people are at the core of ensuring success for our clients," said Cleary Managing Partner Jeff Karpf. "I'm extremely proud to see another record year of partner and counsel promotions. These talented lawyers advise our clients on their most complex and commercially important business matters and represent the excellence and ambition of our firm."

The promoted lawyers reflect Cleary's global reach, residing in the firm's New York (9), Washington, D.C. (3), California (3), São Paulo (1), London (1), Brussels (3), Paris (3), Rome (3), Milan (2), Cologne (1), Abu Dhabi (1), and Hong Kong (1) offices. They act for leading corporations, asset managers, financial institutions, and governments, providing business-critical advice across the full spectrum of corporate, funds, antitrust, litigation, and regulatory practices around the globe.

Americas

New York

• Jonathan Povilonis, partner (Capital Markets)
• David Schwartz, counsel (Bankruptcy and Restructuring)
• Nora McCloskey Sines, counsel (Structured Finance)
• Jaehwan Park, partner (IP, Technology & Data)
• Norian Watson, partner (Real Estate)
• Peter Rogers Jr., counsel (Global Funds)
• Sophia Yuan, partner (Global Funds)
• Katherine Lynch, counsel (Litigation and Arbitration)
• Andres Saenz, counsel (Litigation and Arbitration)

Washington, D.C.

• Matthew Bachrack, partner (Antitrust)
• Elsbeth Bennett, partner (Antitrust)
• B.J. Altvater, partner (International Trade and National Security)

California

• Pierre Allegaert, partner (M&A)
• Natalia Rezai, partner (Capital Markets)
• Madison Bush, counsel (Environmental)

São Paulo

• Silvia Fittipaldi, counsel (Capital Markets and Latin America)

EMEA and Asia

London

• Lanto Sheridan, partner (Antitrust)

Brussels

• Ruben Foriers, partner (M&A)
• Jean-Sébastien Rombouts, partner (M&A)
• Lars-Peter Rudolf, counsel (Antitrust)

Paris

• Joseph Destribois, counsel (M&A)
• Louis-Marie Savatier, counsel (M&A)
• Pap Diouf, counsel (Debt Finance)

Rome

• Fausto Caronna, partner (Antitrust)
• Marco Zotta, counsel (Antitrust)
• Roberto Argeri, partner (Litigation and Arbitration)

Milan

• Giulia Rimoldi, partner (M&A)
• Alessandro Gennarino, counsel (Debt Finance)

Cologne

• Philipp J. Kirst, counsel (Antitrust)

Abu Dhabi

• Timofey Neklyudov, counsel (M&A)

Hong Kong

• Mengshan Xu, counsel (M&A)

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SOURCE Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP