The ‘extremely responsive’ and ’excellent’ team at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is equipped to service the needs of its high-profile listed clients, advising on ESG issues, stockholder engagement plans and proxy advisory firms, among other matters. The ‘formidable’ Francesca Odell is well-versed in a variety of topics, including complex ESG issues, disclosure and compliance matters and shareholder activism, and Jeffrey Karpf’s practice focuses on corporate and financial transactions and corporate governance matters. Both Helena Grannis and Lillian Tsu are well-placed to advise clients on ESG matters, while Jim Langston remains active on company-critical governance matters. All practitioners mentioned are based in New York.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Team is pro-active. Informs client of changes in regulations.’
‘Partner Jeff Karpf and associate Natalia Rezai are very responsive and proactive and business-minded in their advice.’
‘The CGSH team is an excellent one, we've been working with them for several years in a wide variety of matters, they are always our benchamark of knowledge, responsivness, sophistication and commitment ’
‘We'd like to give a special recognition to Francesca Odell, the partner in charge of our account, Natalia Rezai, Synne Chapman and Belen Pironi.
- 'They are all incredibly committed to our business and matters, they have a deep knowledge but at the same time sophistication, flexibility and can adapt very well to changing environments.'
‘The team is so focused on client service - they are extremely responsive and very attuned to the issues facing our company and our strategic priorities. They are able to use this to deliver excellent advice. They also have a personal touch that makes you feel as if you are their only client. ’
‘Francesca Odell is formidable - her combination of expertise and amazing bedside manner make her a pleasure to work with.
- 'Helena Grannis is so adept at navigating technical SEC and accounting related issues and brings a fount of knowledge to the SEC reporting practice.'
Key clients
- Albany International Corp.
- American Express
- American Tower Corporation
- Annaly Capital Management
- Amazon
- API Group
- Broadcom Inc.
- The Clorox Company
- Compass Minerals
- Consolidated Edison Inc. (ConEd)
- Cushman & Wakefield
- Dentsply Sirona
- Fox Corporation
- GlobalFoundries
- Google/Alphabet
- The Hartford Financial Services Group
- Henry Schein
- Honeywell International, Inc.
- Howmet Aerospace Inc.
- HSBC USA
- Inter & Co, Inc.
- International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
- Jeld-Wen
- Levi Strauss & Co.
- LivaNova, PLC
- Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
- McCormick & Company
- MercadoLibre
- The ODP Corporation
- Petrobras
- Polaris
- Post Holdings, Inc.
- Sabre
- Sotera Health
- Tronox
- Tempur Sealy International
- T-Mobile
- TPG Inc.
- Tyson Foods
- Vale S.A.
- Verizon Communications
- Voya Financial
- Walgreens
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Francesca Odell, Helena Grannis, Jim Langston