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Provided by Eli Whitney Debevoise
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Whitney Debevoise's practice involves international financial transactions, public policy, international arbitration, multijurisdictional litigation, banking, and international trade. Mr. Debevoise rejoined the firm in 2010, having served as US Executive Director of the World Bank from 2007. Mr. Debevoise has extensive experience in the capital markets, including sovereign restructurings (Belize, Barbados, Argentina), and has been active securing liquidity for Latin American countries confronting the COVID-19 pandemic, both in the sovereign bond market and through borrowings with credit support from multilateral sources such as MIGA. He has handled significant International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) arbitrations and served as an arbitrator in commercial and investor-state cases. Mr. Debevoise is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish.
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Eli Whitney Debevoise benefits from his significant capabilities in the capital markets arena. He is adept at advising clients on complex sovereign debt transactions in numerous Latin American jurisdictions, including Panama and Venezuela.
Washington DC-based Eli Whitney Debevoise boasts a wealth of experience in the capital markets space. He demonstrates his strength in providing counsel on capital markets offerings in Latin America.
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"Eli Whitney Debevoise knows a lot, not only about legal topics but also about their commercial implications. He always keeps us up to date and looks out for us."
"Eli Whitney Debevoise knows a lot, not only about legal topics but also about their commercial implications. He always keeps us up to date and looks out for us."
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