City showdown: US firms take roles as Russia and Ukraine’s $3bn debt dispute heads to London court Legal Business18 February 2016Financial servicesLitigation City lawyers at US firms Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan are to face off after Russia filed a claim against Ukraine at London’s newly created financial court over its default of $3bn in bonds.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categorySidley London partner promotions up despite smaller global roundElite US duo advising Paramount on $108bn hostile bid for Warner Bros‘There’s definitely competition around rates’ – Clifford Chance and Linklaters match Cravath bonuses for US associatesThe banking crisis, Brexit and why he prefers in-house: HSBC’s GC on a career of once-in-a-lifetime experiencesExternal investment trend continues as offshore leader seals private equity dealHargreaves Lansdown hires Direct Line GC as new chief legal officer‘A huge emotional release’ – DLA’s Adam Ibrahim on the longest trial of his career and winning Lawyer of the Year‘It’s not always about winning and losing, it’s about preserving relationships’ – the Commercial Litigation Summit 2024‘There is total support for getting this done’ – funders and litigators react to King’s Speech litigation funding snub