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Provided by Jeffrey D Karpf
Jeffrey D. Karpf is Cleary Gottlieb’s Managing Partner. As Managing Partner, Jeff prioritizes growth in the U.S. and in our core practices globally, sustained financial success, investment in talent, and maintaining the firm’s leadership in innovation.
In addition to leading the firm, Jeff continues to advise on corporate and financial transactions and matters. He represents issuers, sponsors, and investment banks across a variety of capital markets transactions, including IPOs, public and private equity offerings, debt issuances, convertibles, and liability management transactions. Jeff also advises on securities regulatory and corporate governance matters, including board structure and practices. He has extensive experience in the development of new financial instruments.
Jeff joined the firm in 1994 and became a partner in 2003. Elected Managing Partner in 2026. J.D., Order of the Coif, Stanford University Law School (1994); B.A., magna cum laude, Yale University (1989).
Member, New York Bar. Co-chair, PLI’s Annual Directors’ Institute on Corporate Governance. Planning Committee, Securities Regulation Institute (SRI).
Provided by Chambers
Jeffrey Karpf is the managing partner of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. He maintains an excellent reputation for his work on high-yield and investment grade debt transactions, representing both investment banks and issuing companies. He balances his leading role in debt capital markets with an active equity practice.
Provided by Chambers
Jeff is a trusted adviser and our go-to for high profile and sensitive matters. He knows our business very well and takes a practical, risk-based approach to issues.
He is a real sounding board, extremely reliable and the person we call on for bet-the-house type issues.
Jeff's expert legal abilities, coupled with his excellent business acumen, make him widely known throughout our industry as one of the leaders in the corporate and securities legal world.
Jeff is a trusted adviser and our go-to for high profile and sensitive matters. He knows our business very well and takes a practical, risk-based approach to issues.
He is a real sounding board, extremely reliable and the person we call on for bet-the-house type issues.
Jeff's expert legal abilities, coupled with his excellent business acumen, make him widely known throughout our industry as one of the leaders in the corporate and securities legal world.