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 categoryDefining disputes: five blockbuster cases to watch in 2026Revolving Doors: Dechert bolsters private capital with senior in-house hire as McDermott recruits from A&O ShearmanDisputes partners predict boom in lateral recruitment ahead of rise in activityFrom start-up to $75bn valuation: Revolut’s legal chief on a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ roleSullivan & Cromwell makes double partner hire from Paul Hastings in LondonTop UK trio lead as NatWest snaps up Evelyn Partners for £2.7bn‘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