Heather Emmel
USA Guide 2024
Band 5 : Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
Band 5
About
Provided by Heather Emmel
Practice Areas
Heather Emmel is a partner in Weil’s Capital Markets practice and primarily represents private equity and corporate clients globally in debt offerings (including high-yield debt, mezzanine debt, and investment grade debt), equity offerings (including IPOs and SPACs), and other capital markets transactions across a variety of industries. She has wide-ranging experience in acquisition and leveraged finance transactions, cross-border, and other complex securities offerings. She also represents issuers and investment banks in structuring and executing innovative liability management transactions. Clients include Advent, American Securities, Brookfield, CBL Properties, Centerbridge, GameStop Corporation, Getty Images, The Gores Group, and Providence Equity.
Personal
UC Santa Barbara (B.A., 1992); Southern Methodist University Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998); San Jose State University (M.S.T., 1998).
Chambers Review
USA
Heather Emmel has a flourishing capital markets practice across debt and equity. She draws particular praise for her expertise on matters involving SPACs.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Heather is very thorough and extremely knowledgeable."
"She is one of the most meticulous lawyers, her attention to detail is unparalleled."
"Heather is deeply knowledgeable and understands difficult scenarios. She has a very methodical, thoughtful approach and finds interesting solutions to problems."
"Heather is very thorough and extremely knowledgeable."
"She is one of the most meticulous lawyers, her attention to detail is unparalleled."
"Heather is deeply knowledgeable and understands difficult scenarios. She has a very methodical, thoughtful approach and finds interesting solutions to problems."