At Cleary Gottlieb we recognize that not all of our associates will choose to remain here for their entire professional careers. And our network of stellar alumni is among our proudest achievements. The range of impressive positions that our alumni hold reflects both the quality of Cleary Gottlieb legal training and our global reach. For those associates who decide to move on, we actively assist in placement with both clients and others.
We are both humbled and gratified that so many of our alumni choose to remain in close contact with the firm after they leave. Many of them are among our best clients.
Our alumni have gone on to join the legal departments of corporations and financial institutions, work for the government, teach at universities, and even pursue fields completely outside of the law. We count among our alumni:
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15 Judges
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Senior Restructuring Officer of the U.S. Treasury Department
- A former UN General Assembly President
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Co-CEO and Co-Chairman of IMAX
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A former U.S. Treasury Secretary
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More than 30 hedge fund and private equity executives
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Two senior partners at private equity firms
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Over 300 investment banking and finance executives
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General Counsels of Burger King, Pfizer, Capital One, Tom Ford Retail LLC, as well as several large hedge funds and international corporations
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Senior officers at Campbell Soup Company, Ann Taylor, Mastercard International, The New York Times, HBO, Google and 3M
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Vice President at the Ford Foundation
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A former Economics Minister of Belgium
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The head of Business and Legal Affairs at Paramount Pictures
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146 law professors
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Six published fiction authors
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26 United Nations, World Bank and International Monetary Fund officials
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Founders or current directors of not-for-profits such as Equality Now, Legal Outreach and Sanctuary for Families