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.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 category‘We want to be bigger, better, everywhere’ – John Quinn on why Quinn Emanuel isn’t slowing downLaw firmsEliza Winter2 Apr 2026Spread of transatlantic firms in the mix on Unilever’s $45bn food business saleLaw firmsEliza Winter31 Mar 2026Quinn Emanuel posts third year of double-digit growth as revenue hits $2.8bnLaw firmsEliza Winter25 Mar 2026‘You don’t need to know the answers to everything’ – Monzo’s legal chief on AI, crisis control and staying curiousIn-HouseTheresa Hargreaves10 Apr 2026Pinsent Masons promotes 23 new partners, with six in LondonLaw firmsWill Lewallen31 Mar 2026How Pinsents’ forensic accounting partners doubled their billingsLaw firmsWill Lewallen30 Mar 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