Clifford Chance LLP

Managing Partner: Charles Adams

Senior Partner: Adrian Cartwright

Executive Partner & Legal Counsel: Robin Abraham

Number of partners: 677

Number of fee earners: 3514

Firm Overview:

Clifford Chance is a global law firm committed to creating advantage for its clients. The firm combines legal and commercial intelligence to grow, transform, protect and defend its clients’ business. Operating as a single, fully-integrated global partnership Clifford Chance provides forward-thinking insights and tech-enabled solutions in the sectors and markets that matter most to its clients. The firm’s culture of collaboration and commitment to rigorous and ethical standards, ensures consistent, high-quality service worldwide.

Main areas of practice:

Antitrust

Antitrust challenges are growing across the world. Over 130 jurisdictions now have antitrust laws, and that number continues to grow. The range of business practices giving rise to antitrust enforcement is likewise expanding, and fines for antitrust infringements are rising. We have the expertise and global network to help our clients address these antitrust risks.

Our global network of over 200 antitrust lawyers covers all the key hubs of Europe, Asia Pacific, the US and the Middle East, enabling us to support our clients on their most complex and important antitrust matters across the world. Our antitrust teams work together to solve multinational antitrust issues, taking into account the interplay between different practices and rules, and always mindful of the practical implications antitrust issues may have on our clients' business.

Capital Markets

We advise major market participants including leading financial institutions, corporates, governments and supranational organisations across the world as well as first time issuers and other new players in the capital markets.

Our lawyers cover the whole spectrum of capital markets work including debt and equity transactions, structured debt, high yield and trusts. Alongside mainstream capital markets issuances in the major economies we work on benchmarking and other innovative transactions including in new frontier markets.

With over 120 partners and a further 400 lawyers dedicated to capital markets, as well as close links with our finance, corporate and tax practices, we can quickly assemble cross-border teams who combine local and industry focus with international perspective to provide practical, integrated legal advice for all our clients' capital markets activities.

Corporate

We advise clients on public and private M&A, disposals, demergers, joint ventures, restructurings, corporate governance and regulatory compliance, with a particular focus on complex, cross-border transactions. Our integrated team includes experts in antitrust/competition law, funds and investment management, insurance, private equity and public policy.

Our clients include many of the world's leading companies including more than half of the Global Fortune 500. Our extensive global reach, combined with international deal execution skills and local market knowledge, provides clients with access to 200 partners and a further 500 lawyers with global and local capability.

Our team also offers clients the combination of focused technical and industry expertise across 12 sectors from financial services through to energy & resources and healthcare. We are also supported by partners in our market leading finance, capital markets, litigation, tax, pensions, employment and real estate practices.

Energy Transition

We advise clients on the full breadth of energy transition-related matters, ranging from project development, construction and financing to M&A and joint ventures, as well as providing detailed regulatory and tax advice. We are also well-positioned to advise and represent multinational clients in cross-border litigation, international arbitration, investigations and risk mitigation.

Across the globe, our lawyers are routinely involved in many first-of-a-kind and award-winning transactions as we support our clients in their energy transition journey, across onshore and offshore wind, floating offshore wind, solar, carbon capture, clean hydrogen, battery storage, EV charging, grids, interconnection, carbon trading, digital infrastructure and new nuclear.

Finance

We have an expert international finance practice. We act on many of the financial markets' ground-breaking deals and have become trusted advisers to the corporations and financial institutions that define the global markets.

We advise on a full spectrum of financial products, including asset finance, corporate & investment grade lending, derivatives & structured finance, fintech, Islamic finance, leveraged & acquisition finance, projects & infrastructure finance, real estate finance, restructuring & insolvency, and trade, commodities & export finance.

Intellectual Property

We advise on the IP aspects of our client’s most complex and business-critical projects, including contracts, technology adoption, transactions and disputes.

Our team possesses a deep understanding of the intricacies of intellectual property law and its practical application in various industries. Whether your project is a standalone initiative or part of a larger transaction, we are equipped to navigate the complexities involved. We leverage our expertise to protect your innovations and maximise the value of your intellectual assets, ensuring that your business remains competitive and secure.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Clifford Chance's global litigation & dispute resolution practice has around 500 lawyers based in the UK, Continental Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the United States, who are experienced in the full spectrum of litigation, dispute resolution and regulatory issues that our clients face. Our highly qualified teams are focused on resolving high risk litigation, international arbitration and regulatory investigations.

We are committed to resolving disputes as efficiently as possible and are focused on offering solutions that are practical and commercial. Our peers know that we are always prepared to proceed, however, and recognise our record in delivering results for clients in major litigation and arbitrations. Our credibility is also acknowledged by regulators and prosecutors, which assists with the effective resolution of investigations and other negotiations.

Real Estate

Acting for the real estate industry's leading players, we advise on the full range of real estate-related transactions.

With an integrated network of highly qualified individuals, we have the commitment, resources and know-how to get your deals done, whatever and wherever they are.

Forward thinking and commercial in our approach, with a proven ability to deliver complex deals, we handle the entire property 'life-cycle' from the initial acquisition, development, leasing, joint venturing and financing through to the final exit.

Our scale, geographical reach and seamless, coordinated approach means that we can support any real estate project.

Sustainability and ESG

We provide support as businesses pursue the opportunities presented by the exponential growth of sustainable finance and investment opportunities, action on emissions, climate tech, innovation and infrastructure to facilitate the energy transition, and the promotion of human rights, talent and diversity in the workforce across businesses and supply chains.

Core to business resilience in a time of change, are corporate governance frameworks that support coherent management of the opportunities and risks associated with a just transition to a carbon neutral or negative future. We advise clients internationally and locally as they incorporate ESG into business strategies and implement ESG in operations, supply chains and business relationships throughout value chains.

We support businesses as they seek to transition to net zero and invest in new clean or low carbon businesses or products.

We provide advice on comprehensive ESG management, implementing net zero strategies, identifying risks and obligations such an increasing reporting disclosure and due diligence requirements on ESG matters, to assistance with litigation, dispute and reputation risks arising from ESG, where effective stakeholder engagement is increasingly paramount.

Tax, Pensions, Employment and Incentives

Unlike many competitors, we have offices with tax expertise across the globe and with over 170 tax advisors worldwide, we possess one of the largest international tax groups of any single law firm. We deliver commercial advice across the full spectrum of international and domestic tax issues and have unparalleled experience in advising on cross-border transactions.

Our experienced employment, incentives and pensions specialists work with clients from a wide range of sectors to address local and cross-border issues.

International offices:

Abu Dhabi: Tel: +971 2 419 2500

Amsterdam: Tel: +31 20 711 9000

Barcelona: Tel: +34 93344 2200

Beijing: Tel: +86 10 6505 9018

Brussels: Tel: +32 2 533 5911

Bucharest*: Tel: +40 21 666 6100

Casablanca: Tel: +212 5201 3 2080

Delhi: Tel: +91 (0) 124 401 7300

Dubai: Tel: +971 4 362 0444

Düsseldorf: Tel: +49 211 43 550

Frankfurt: Tel: +49 69 71 9901

Hong Kong: Tel: +852 2825 8888

Houston: Tel: +1 713 821 2800

Istanbul: Tel: +90 212 339 0001

London: Tel: +44 20 7006 1000

Luxembourg: Tel: +352 48 50 501

Madrid: Tel: +34 91 590 7500

Milan: Tel: +39 02 806 341

Munich: Tel: +49 8921 6320

Newcastle: Tel: +442070061000

New York: Tel: +1 212 878 8000

Paris: Tel: +33 1 44 05 52 52

Perth: Tel: +61 8 9262 5555

Prague***: Tel: +420222555222

Riyadh****: Tel: +966 1 478 0220

Rome: Tel: +39 06 422 911

São Paulo: Tel: +55 11 3049 3188

Shanghai: Tel: +86 21 6335 0086

Singapore: Tel: +65 6410 2200

Sydney: Tel: +61 2 8922 8000

Tokyo: Tel: +81 3 5561 6600

Warsaw: Tel: +48 22 627 1177

Washington DC: Tel: +1 202 912 5000

*Clifford Chance has entered into an association agreement with Clifford Chance Badea SPRL in Bucharest.

**Clifford Chance has entered into an association agreement with Clifford Chance Prague Association S.R.O. in Prague.

***AS&H Clifford Chance, a joint venture entered into by Clifford Chance LLP