Clifford Chance
In the Americas, Clifford Chance is a full-service firm advising domestic and multinational clients on US-law matters in the US, Latin America and across global markets.
With regional offices in New York, Washington, DC, Houston and São Paulo, we offer ready access to US financial and political centers, as well as decades of experience in helping our clients achieve their business objectives while managing risk. Our team of more than 400 lawyers works across Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Real Estate and Tax, Pensions & Employment. We have significant sector practices in Funds & Investment Management, Insurance, Private Equity, Technology and Transportation.
We've been recognized in Legal500's US Green Guide for 2024 (Legalease, Ltd.) and were named both Law Firm of the Year and North American Law Firm of the Year at the Structured Credit Investor (SCI) Capital Relief Trades Awards in 2021.
Our dedicated Latin America group, recognized International Law Firm of the Year by Legal500 Brazil 2024 (Legalease, Ltd.), comprises bilingual and culturally fluent lawyers who understand the region's distinct business, legal and regulatory landscapes. They advise on complex transactions at the forefront in the development of new markets, assisting clients on matters involving energy and infrastructure projects, mergers and acquisitions, and the delivery of cutting-edge finance and capital markets structures.
Our practices and attorneys are widely recognized in the Chambers (Chambers and Partners) and Legal 500 (Legalease Ltd.) directories covering the US and Latin America.
Our global team of US-qualified lawyers based in offices across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and the UK, leverages the Firm's international network to assist clients seamlessly in cross-border matters involving US law.
Collaboration is at the core of our culture. It means that we look at our clients' needs from their perspective and offer innovative solutions that are not tied to a particular office, practice area or attorney. It also means that when catastrophic events occur, such as a cyber breach, our partners can quickly mobilize a global team to work with regulators in the relevant jurisdictions and help with the incident response.
Inclusion
We deeply embrace a commitment to diversity and inclusion. We were a pioneering US law firm for the Mansfield Rule and in 2024 we achieved Mansfield 7.0 certification, and continued as a signatory for Mansfield’s Disability Inclusion Commitments. Mansfield 7.0 measures whether law firms have considered a minimum of 30 percent of individuals from underrepresented groups for C-level or other senior-level professional staff roles, among other important metrics.
Innovation
As part of the Firm's Innovation program, our Americas Hub brings together professionals with expertise in continuous improvement, technology, pricing, and project and resource management.
Recent highlights
- TRP Energy in a property exchange with Diamondback Energy: TRP’s sale of Midland Basin assets for US$1.2 billion and simultaneous acquisition of Diamondback’s Delaware Basin position for US$900 million.
- Van Eck on the registration and launch of two landmark ETFs this year: the VanEck Bitcoin Trust and the VanEck Ethereum ETF.
- Nuveen and its affiliate Nuveen Green Capital on the formation and close of Nuveen CPACE Lending Fund.
- Banco Santander, JPMorgan Chase Bank and a group of financial institutions on the refinancing of the Pamplona – Cúcuta project, part of Sacyr’s fourth generation (4G) road concession programme in Colombia.
- IDB Invest as purchaser of record in connection with an A/B purchase facility for the sale and purchase of up to US$1.8bn MPC Securities issued by a segregated fund administered by the Chilean Treasury.
Directory and client comments
- "Clifford Chance LLP is an acclaimed firm that is recognized in the market for its impressive international investigations practice, with particular strength based in New York. Offers significant experience in cases concerning allegations of money laundering and FCPA violations, as well as in civil litigation. Acts for a broad spectrum of clients, including major technology companies."
Chambers USA 2024: Litigation: Corporate Crime & Investigations: Highly Regarded (USA Nationwide) – Band 1 - Clifford Chance is a distinguished aviation finance practice with extensive experience working on aviation capital markets transactions, securitizations, ECA financing and leasing matters. The firm frequently handles EETCs and acquisition financings. The team represents significant clients including government authorities, investment banks and operating lessors. It is able to draw upon resources of the wider firm for tax and corporate expertise.
Chambers USA 2024: Banking & Finance: Transportation: Aviation: Finance (USA Nationwide) – Band 1 - "Clifford Chance LLP expertly represents development banks, multilateral agencies and export credit agencies in international project development and financing. The firm is particularly active in South America, especially in the Colombian and Argentine markets, with further expertise across Africa. It offers expertise spanning an impressive breadth of project types including transportation, conventional power and renewable energy infrastructure."
Chambers USA 2024: Banking & Finance: Projects: Agency Financing (Nationwide) – Band 1 - "The great plus of this team is its availability and closeness to the client through a perfect coordination between the members of its offices and teams according to areas of specialisation."
Legal 500 Latin America 2025: International Firms: Projects and Energy – Tier 1
