2019 Top 100 Law Firm Highlights

2019 TOP 100 LAW FIRM HIGHLIGHTS #3 BEST TO WORK FOR FIRM INFO REGIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE #30 New York City #2 Satisfaction CONTACT INFO 31 West 52nd Street DIVERSITY #4 Hours #4 Quality of Work New York, NY 10019 (212) 878-8000 #10 Diversity for Individuals Compensation #5 www.cliffordchance.com with Disabilities #6 Firm Culture #20 Diversity for LGBT #6 Formal Training LOCATIONS Individuals PRACTICE AREA #6 Transparency New York, NY • Washington, DC • Abu Dhabi • Amsterdam • Barce- SUMMER ASSOCIATE #8 Career Outlook #6 International #10 Informal Training, lona • Beijing • Brussels • Bucharest #6 Best Program for • Casablanca • Dubai • Düsseldorf #11 Project Finance Mentoring & Sponsorship #23 Banking & Financial Career Development • Frankfurt • Hong Kong • Istanbul #12 Associate/Partner • London • Luxembourg • Madrid • Services #8 Overall Best Program Relations Milan • Moscow • Munich • Newcas- #10 Best Program for Fun #24 General Corporate Practice #18 Selectivity tle • Paris • Perth • Prague • Rome • & Events (tie) #20 Business Outlook São Paulo • Seoul • Shanghai • Sin- OVERALL #13 Best Program for gapore* • Sydney • Tokyo • Warsaw Diversity #35 Prestige Attorney Interactions PRACTICE AREAS Antitrust/Competition • Arbitration • Asset Finance • Banking & Finance THE SCOOP • Bank Lending • Capital Markets • Commercial Litigation • Corpo- Success in the Americas rate Finance/Securities • Energy & Starting in the 1990s, Clifford Chance trailblazed the way forward for international firms practicing Infrastructure • ERISA/Executive Compensation • Financial Services US law. Now almost two decades removed from its merger with New York litigation powerhouse Rogers Regulatory • Funds & Investment & Wells, Clifford Chance has a thriving, full-service US firm with nearly 300 lawyers and offices in Management • Insurance • Inves- New York and Washington, DC. Clifford Chance offers seamless access to leading US, regional and tigations • Latin America • Merg- global platforms, with a deep understanding of domestic, Latin American, and global markets. In the ers & Acquisitions • Private Equity Americas region, Clifford Chance boasts six Band/Tier 1 practices and routinely works on high-profile • Project Finance • Real Estate • matters. For example, the firm’s New York office advised the issuer of the largest IPO in the world at REITs • Regulatory Enforcement the time; led on the $1 billion REIT offering that included the Empire State Building; and represented & White Collar • Restructuring & a consortium of global banks that financed the expansion of the Panama Canal. Clifford Chance’s US Insolvency • Securities Litigation • Project Finance team once again topped the 2017 LatAm league tables for both volume and value. The Structured Finance • Tax, Pensions firm’s US investigations team was named 2017 US Export Controls “Law Firm of the Year” for advising & Employment a telecom company through a multi-year investigation. And the US M&A team regularly advises on THE STATS complex, high-stakes deals for large domestic and multinational companies—for example, Coca-Cola No. of attorneys: 2,500 on its acquisition of an international beverage company and Mondelez International on the $18.7 Managing Partner: Matthew Layton billion merger of Dr Pepper Snapple Group and Keurig Green Mountain. The US team has a leading U.S. Managing Partner: Evan Cohen reputation for asset finance, insurance M&A, structured finance, fund formation, and also tax, where Recruiting Chairs: Nicholas R. Clifford Chance’s NY partners developed the solution necessary for AB InBev and SABMiller to finally Williams & Steve complete their $100 billion merger. Nickelsburg EMPLOYMENT CONTACT ASSOCIATE LIFE Sarah Posner Head of Legal Recruiting – US Satisfaction (212) 878-3454 [email protected] • “BigLaw life can be very challenging. That being said, I’m very happy with Clifford Chance’s approach. As an associate, you are always working hard, and the level of responsibility is great. But there are always people to help and provide guidance, and there are no unreasonable demands on your time.”

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Firm Culture SUMMER PROGRAM • “The firm culture is one of the best aspects of working here. It’s Training & Assignments collaborative from the partners down (lockstep and shared profits helps with that). Socially, there are associate happy hours every • “We had daily trainings regarding practice groups, how the firm month, associate socials about every other month, and numerous is run, and the various committees we can get involved with. other events encouraging associates and partners to spend time We have an assignment coordinator who can provide work in the together outside their offices.” practice field an associate is particularly interested in. We are also paired with a first year as an officemate and given a more • “Small associate gatherings are always being put on our calendar, senior mentor so the summer associate has multiple resources.” [and] practice group outings are also coordinated, usually by a partner. Casual firm with an emphasis on professionalism.” • “One of the best features of our summer program was the opportunity to work abroad in a foreign Clifford Chance office for [two] weeks. This was a nice preview of what it is like to work with Associate/Partner Relations our foreign offices, given that so much of our work is handled by • “Partners treat associates as equals from my perspective. You are cross-border teams from different Clifford Chance offices.” just as likely to find a partner at a firm-sponsored happy hour • “The firm gives out real work, but not enough to ever interfere with as you are to find an associate. Clifford Chance is incredibly your busy social calendar.” transparent, there are almost monthly meetings to discuss firm- wide goals and financial progress.” Social Scene • “The firm is completely transparent about your progress as an individual associate as well as about the partner track and • “The social events were well planned, fun, diverse, and well attended. internal promotion.” The summer class even had our own weekend group activities.” • “The smaller class size of the summer associates allows them Quality of Work to get more closely acquainted with one another. They are also assigned to a foreign Clifford Chance office so they can travel • “As I have become a third year, the partners have pushed to abroad with a classmate. There are plenty of formal and informal ensure I am in a more managerial role as opposed to doing junior events in the evenings and the days include informal coffee and/ work. They encourage us to think more substantively and not be or snack breaks, formal lunches at a variety of restaurants.” a simple paper-pusher.” • “The firm’s summer program was very well designed and • “The work is great—important and major cross-border work for highlighted an appropriate emphasis on work/life balance. As significant global clients.” a result of our strong ‘foreign office placement’ program, the international nature of the firm was on full display.” Training & Mentoring • “The social aspects of Clifford Chance’s summer associate • “There is a strong emphasis on professional and career program were amazing. My summer class formed a very strong development. I feel that the firm truly takes its investment in me bond that continued after the summer program ended as well as as a young lawyer seriously.” continued when we all came back as first year associates. We • “Informal mentoring is very strong. Partners, counsel, and more had lunches together and many nights out together.” senior associates will often have time to address questions and explain concepts, and everyone recognizes that this is a learning Associate Experience vs. Summer Expectations process for associates. I’m very pleased with the informal mentoring • “The firm was true to its word. The transactional pool offers us and find it greatly increasing my satisfaction at Clifford Chance.” the opportunity to try out work from different practice areas. You may need to seek out work if a specific practice area interests Pro Bono Commitment you and that group is slow.” • “Almost weekly emails are sent offering pro bono opportunities, • “[I] received a very accurate picture of life as a full time associate. and the hours count. The pro bono opportunities can involve The relationships with partners and senior associates that I international opportunities. For example, in my first few months, developed as a summer associate have been some of the most I helped an international charity manage and understand U.S. important that I have at the firm.” sanctions to enable their educational efforts in Syria.” • “I have done countless amazing pro bono projects for full billable Favorite Event credit, including trial and Supreme Court briefs.” • “Traveling abroad for 2 weeks to one of our many international offices.” Diversity Efforts • “My favorite summer event was at Brooklyn Bowl. The firm rented • “The firm is making continuous and overt efforts to promote a out five or six lanes and surprised us with a secret performance diverse workforce. There is regular programming related to LGBT by Usher.” and women throughout the year. As an international firm, there is naturally diversity among the workforce because of the diverse • “My favorite summer event was our private party in Madison Square geographic footprint.” Park, catered by Shake Shack (without having to stand in line)!”