Law firms City showdown: US firms take roles as Russia and Ukraine’s $3bn debt dispute heads to London court Legal Business · 18 February 2016 · 2 min read Financial services Litigation Cleary Gottlieb Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan 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.This article is for Legal Business subscribers. Please log in or subscribe to read on. Related ContentMore in this categoryQuinn Emanuel hires LA litigator as Weil winds downLaw firmsEliza Winter4 Nov 2026DLA Piper matches Milbank pay scale for US associates, introduces special bonusesLaw firmsEliza Winter4 Nov 2026Freshfields lands Anthropic IPO role alongside raft of US firmsLaw firmsEliza Winter26 Oct 2026McDermott hires London finance partner from Fried FrankLaw firmsKate Peacock2 Nov 2026City reacts to a ‘pedestrian’ BudgetLaw firmsWill Lewallen29 Oct 2026Latham hires leading IP litigator from Paul Hastings in tech pushLaw firmsWill Lewallen26 Oct 2026‘A huge emotional release’ – DLA’s Adam Ibrahim on the longest trial of his career and winning Lawyer of the YearLaw firmsAnna Huntley8 Oct 2024‘It’s not always about winning and losing, it’s about preserving relationships’ – the Commercial Litigation Summit 2024Law firmsIsabel Caine9 Sep 2024‘There is total support for getting this done’ – funders and litigators react to King’s Speech litigation funding snubLaw firmsIsabel Caine21 Aug 2024