Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton‘s varied case load includes the structuring and organizing of diverse private funds across credit, real estate, infrastructure and life sciences. The firm has a well-established client roster of private funds sponsors, investors and various family offices, and due to the global set up of the firm is frequently mandated on cross-border matters, including recently on Asia- and Europe-focused funds. Practice head and ’standout’ practitioner Elizabeth Lenas has a proven track record with high profile fundraises, and assists some of the firms’ landmark clients, namely Sixth Street and Sequoia Capital. The majority of the team sits in the New York office alongside Lenas, with key names such as managing partner Michael Gerstenzang, who includes secondary transactions and co-investment arrangements as part of his funds advisory offering, private funds strategist Adrian Leipsic and Maurice Gindi strengthening the firms offering. Jamal Fulton works with buyout, growth and social impact private funds, while Kenneth Blazejewski co leads the firms’ private funds alternative and liquidity transactions practice.