Cleary Gottlieb Promotes 26 Partners, Including Mohamed Taha In Abu Dhabi

Cleary Gottlieb Promotes 26 Partners, Including Mohamed Taha in Abu Dhabi

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has announced the promotion of 26 lawyers to the partnership, effective January 1, 2025, including Mohamed Taha, a Capital Markets lawyer based in Abu Dhabi. Taha’s practice focuses on equity and debt capital markets, liability management transactions, mergers & acquisitions, and general corporate matters. He is also the co-founder of 10BE5, a legal tech start-up that collaborates with Cleary to automate the drafting of capital markets disclosures and related processes.

The majority of the promotions (over half) were granted to lawyers in the US, with Ten promoted in New York, where the firm is headquartered, and Four in Washington DC. The London office saw the most promotions outside of the US, with Four lawyers elevated across the firm’s M&A, capital markets, antitrust, and banking and financial institutions practices. Paris and Brussels each had Two new partners, while Frankfurt, Rome, and Hong Kong each saw one.

In addition to the 26 partner promotions, Cleary also announced the promotion of Four Counsel in New York and Paris. This brings the firm’s total number of partners to 212 and counsel to 50.

“When it comes to our firm’s ability to serve clients, there is no greater asset than our people,” said Cleary Managing Partner Michael Gerstenzang. “These new partners and counsel reflect our long tradition of excellence in client service, and have demonstrated the creativity, pragmatic acumen, and skills to address the most complicated client needs.”

He added, “We congratulate these talented lawyers, who represent our commitment to continued growth, innovation, and adaptability, while maintaining the values and culture that are at the core of our organisation.”