Global law firm Clifford Chance has received seven awards at the 2026 IFLR Americas Awards. The awards include:

• Team of the Year: Structured Finance and Securitization     
• Deal of the Year: Debt and Equity linked - COFIDE Quasi-Sovereign Sustainable international bonds issuance
• Deal of the Year: Mining - Codelco public-private partnership with SQM
• Deal of the Year: Structured Finance & Securitization - IFC Inaugural Emerging Markets Loan Securitization
• Individual Award: Partner of the Year: Structured Finance & Securitization - Gareth Old
• Individual Award: Rising Star of the Year: Debt Capital Markets - Tae Ho Cho
• Individual Award: Rising Star of the Year: Private Equity - Eric Schaffer

Sharis Pozen, Head of Americas, commented, "These awards reflect the strength of our integrated global platform, the depth of talent across our Americas team, and our commitment to delivering innovative solutions for clients on their most complex and strategically important matters. We are delighted to be recognized across a range of transactions, practices and individual achievements."

Judged independently by IFLR's editorial team, the awards focus on legal innovation in cross-border transactions that reached financial close during the 2025 calendar year.

The Americas region is a core part of Clifford Chance’s global platform and an important focus of the firm’s strategic investment. With more than 450 attorneys across New York, Washington, DC, Houston and São Paulo, the firm combines deep local market knowledge with the reach of a fully integrated global partnership. The Americas team advises clients on complex US, Latin America and cross-border transactional, regulatory and disputes matters across key sectors including private capital and financial services, healthcare and life science, technology, infrastructure, and energy.