Cleary Gottlieb Wins Record 11th LatinFinance ‘Law Firm of the Year’ Honor

Cleary Gottlieb has been named the “Law Firm of the Year” in Latin America by LatinFinance for a record 11th time.

LatinFinance honored Cleary at its annual Deals of the Year Awards, where 11 of the firm’s matters and clients were recognized:

• Corporate High-Yield Bond of the Year (Cemex’s $1 billion perpetual sustainable bond)
• Corporate Liability Management of the Year (Vale’s $1.5 billion bond)
• Corporate Sustainable/ESG Deal of the Year (America Movil’s inaugural $1 billion local sustainable bond)
• Equity Follow-On of the Year (FEMSA’s $7.5 billion ABOs)
• Financial Institution Deal of the Year (BBVA’s $1 billion Tier 2 Bond)
• Quasi-Sovereign Bond of the Year (Codelco’s $2 billion bond)
• Restructuring of the Year (LATAM’s $2.75 billion DIP financing)
• Sovereign Bond of the Year (Chile’s $3 billion SLB/LM)
• Sovereign Local Currency Deal of the Year (Dominican Republic’s $2 billion DOP bond & LM)
• Sovereign Sustainable/ESG Deal of the Year (Uruguay’s inaugural $1.5 billion SLB)
• Subnational Deal of the Year (Copel’s $1 billion privatization)

The awards topped a series of accolades the firm earned last year for its groundbreaking work in the region, including:

• Americas International Law Firm of the Year for the seventh time by IFLR
• No. 1 Firm in Latin America for the seventh year in a row by Latinvex
• International Counsel of the Year (Corporate Finance) by Chambers Latin America
• Top International Firm in Latin America for the 11th year in a row by Latin American Corporate Counsel Association
• Cross-Border Restructuring of the Year (Grupo Aeroméxico Chapter 11) by The M&A Advisor
• International Company Turnaround/Transaction of the Year (LATAM Airlines Group S.A.) by Turnaround Management Association
• The only top-tier firm in three categories (Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, and Corporate/M&A) for the 15th year in a row by Chambers Latin America
• Corporate Finance: ESG Deal of the Year (Republic of Chile’s first sovereign sustainability-linked bonds); Mergers and Acquisitions: Public Companies Deal of the Year (Univision and Televisa’s $4.8 billion merger, forming the largest Spanish-language media group); and Restructuring Deal of the Year (LATAM Airlines’ exit from Chapter 11) by Latin Lawyer
• Americas Debt and Equity-Linked Team of the Year; Debt and Equity-Linked Deal of the Year (Republic of Uruguay sustainability-linked bond); Equity Deal of the Year (Inter & Co. Nasdaq listing); Restructuring Team of the Year; and Restructuring Deal of the Year (LATAM Airlines Group) by IFLR
• Debt Capital Markets Legal Adviser of the Year; Corporate Bond Deal of the Year (America Movil, MXN17 Billion Bond); Equity Capital Markets Deal of the Year (FEMSA, Heineken Holding N.V.); ESG Loan Deal of the Year (Government of Barbados); Groundbreaking Deal of the Year (Oriental Republic of Uruguay, $1.5 Billion Sustainable-Linked Bond); Quasi-Sovereign Bond Deal of the Year (Petrobras Global Finance B.V. $1.25 Billion Bond); and Sovereign, Supra & Agency Bond Deal of the Year (Republic of Chile, $2.25 Billion & €750 Million Sustainability-Linked Bonds) by Bonds & Loans Latin America & Caribbean

Learn more about Cleary’s award-winning Latin America practice here.