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Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States | USA

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Equity Capital Markets includes advice on equity offerings transactions such as: Initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, right offerings; capital increases; ADR/GDR offerings; accelerated bookbuilts; block trades. Debt Capital Markets covers legal advice on the following transactions: investment grade debt offerings (stand alone bond issues; MTN programs, Commercial Paper programmes); equity-linked offerings (regulatory capital, convertibles and exchangeable offerings) and High Yield debt offerings.

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James Clark
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Senior Statespeople | 22 Years Ranked
James Clark maintains a market-leading practice focused on the representation of investment banks in major debt and equity offerings, with a particular strength in the handling of high-yield debt mandates.
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Phyllis G Korff
Mayer Brown LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Senior Statespeople | 22 Years Ranked
Phyllis Korff commands respect for her longstanding experience in the New York capital markets space. She offers clients the advantage of a broad skill set in debt and equity securities transactions.
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Robert E Buckholz Jr
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Senior Statespeople | 20 Years Ranked
Robert Buckholz has a wealth of excellent experience acting on complex debt and equity financing matters.
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Valerie Ford Jacob
Freshfields US LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Senior Statespeople | 21 Years Ranked
Valerie Ford Jacob is cochair of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's global capital markets group and concentrates her well-regarded practice on debt and equity financings. She regularly counsels issuers and underwriters on high value IPOs and investment-grade debt issuances.
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William M Hartnett
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Senior Statespeople | 22 Years Ranked
William Hartnett is highly regarded for his seasoned expertise in advising issuing companies and investment banks on major bond and stock offerings.
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Star Individuals

Marc D Jaffe
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Star Individuals | 21 Years Ranked
Marc Jaffe stands out for his talent in handling debt transactions on behalf of issuers and underwriters and he is also particularly adept at representing global clients in major IPOs.
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Michael Kaplan
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Star Individuals | 17 Years Ranked
Michael Kaplan stands out for his market-leading practice, which encompasses the representation of issuers and managers in high-yield and investment-grade debt issuances, as well as equity offerings.
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Richard D Truesdell
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Star Individuals | 19 Years Ranked
Richard Truesdell wins broad acclaim as an industry-leading name for securities transactions. Hisstellar practice runs the full gamut of issuer and manager representation, advising on debt and equity offerings by companies in diverse industries.
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Andrew J Pitts
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 1 | 19 Years Ranked
Andrew Pitts is skilled at handling major debt and equity transactions in a wide range of sectors, including financial services, energy and technology.
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Arthur D Robinson
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 1 | 17 Years Ranked
Arthur Robinson's transactional experience spans the full range of capital markets matters, with a practice emphasis on high-yield debt and IPOs.
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David Lopez
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 1 | 18 Years Ranked
David Lopez stands out for his high quality representation of major companies and dealer-managers on complex bond and stock offerings. He is especially sought after for his expertise in liability management.
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Ian Schuman
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 1 | 12 Years Ranked
Ian Schuman acts for issuers and underwriters in a wide range of transactions, with notable experience in debt matters, including high-yield debt offerings. He also maintains a busy equity practice and he is regularly chosen to counsel clients on IPOs.
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Jeffrey D Karpf
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 1 | 19 Years Ranked
Jeffrey Karpf maintains an excellent reputation for his work on high-yield and investment-grade debt transactions, representing both investment banks and issuing companies. He balances his leading role in debt capital markets with an active equity practice.
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Andrew Fabens
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 2 | 14 Years Ranked
Andrew Fabens comes equipped with a diverse skill set in securities law matters, advising issuers and underwriters on a wide variety of debt and equity transactions.
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Craig F Arcella
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 2 | 13 Years Ranked
Craig Arcella stands out for his expertise in issuer and underwriter representation, frequently advising on high value debt and equity offerings.
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David J Goldschmidt
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 2 | 22 Years Ranked
David Goldschmidt's practice is informed by decades of experience handling a wide range of capital markets matters. His clients include both public and private companies in diverse sectors, as well as industry-leading investment banks.
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Deanna Kirkpatrick
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 2 | 15 Years Ranked
Deanna Kirkpatrick is a great choice of counsel for complex debt and equity transactions, boasting an excellent track record in traditional biotechnology IPOs as well as in taking SPACs public.
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Douglas S Horowitz
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 2 | 14 Years Ranked
Douglas Horowitz is regularly sought after by clients for his assistance with complex debt and equity offerings, including IPOs. He is particularly recommended for his expert counsel on underwritten high-yield bond offerings.
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Greg Rodgers
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 2 | 17 Years Ranked
Greg Rodgers displays strengths across a broad range of debt and equity offerings, gaining market attention for his specialist knowledge of direct listings and convertible debt.
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John Meade
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 2 | 11 Years Ranked
John Meade maintains a broad capital markets practice, dedicated to the representation of both issuer and manager-side clients in IPOs, and other equity offerings, as well as debt issuances.
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Joshua Ford Bonnie
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 2 | 16 Years Ranked
Joshua Ford Bonnie is a distinguished capital markets attorney, who regularly assists clients with high-profile IPOs, among other equity and debt financings.
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Joshua N Korff
Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 2 | 16 Years Ranked
Joshua Korff's accomplishments in the field garner him the respect of issuers and financial sponsors in diverse securities transactions.
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Samir A Gandhi
Sidley Austin LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 2 | 20 Years Ranked
Samir Gandhi's wide-ranging securities practice sees him advising both underwriters and issuers on the full range of equity offerings, including IPOs, as well as various debt transactions.
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Stephen L Burns
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 2 | 21 Years Ranked
Stephen Burns is highly regarded for his extensive capital markets expertise. He regularly serves as both issuer's and underwriter's counsel on bond and stock offerings by corporations in the energy, financial services and healthcare sectors.
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William V Fogg
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 2 | 17 Years Ranked
William Fogg attracts praise for the strength of his debt and equity-based capital markets practice. He regularly advises clients on IPOs and a wide range of underwritten investment-grade and high-yield bond transactions.
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Andrew B. Barkan
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 8 Years Ranked
Andrew Barkan is a highly accomplished practitioner, who provides clients with extensive expertise in capital markets matters. He advises issuers and underwriters on registered and private offerings of debt and equity.
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Anna Pinedo
Mayer Brown LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 19 Years Ranked
Anna Pinedo has developed a diverse capital markets practice, with experience acting for US and international clients on a range of debt and equity transactions.
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Byron Rooney
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 7 Years Ranked
Byron Rooney continues to impress clients with his talent at handling the full range of debt and equity securities offerings, including advising on novel transactional structures.
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Catherine M Clarkin
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 5 Years Ranked
Cohead of the practice Catherine Clarkin is a skilled attorney with an excellent reputation for her transactional capabilities in capital markets.
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Colin Diamond
Paul Hastings LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 11 Years Ranked
"Colin combines a super intelligent mind, excellent communication skills and the ability to manage capital markets transactions."
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Craig B Brod
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 19 Years Ranked
Craig Brod is renowned for his versatile practice, which sees him acting for issuers and underwriters on the full spectrum of capital markets matters.
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Daniel J Bursky
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 19 Years Ranked
Daniel Bursky maintains a diverse securities practice, concentrated on the representation of underwriters and issuers in a broad array of debt and equity transactions.
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Divakar Gupta
Cooley LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 6 Years Ranked
Divakar Gupta is a noted expert in the handling of equity transactions, offering particular experience in the biopharmaceutical sector.
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Edward F Petrosky
Sidley Austin LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 18 Years Ranked
Clients seek out Edward Petrosky for his extensive expertise in securities offerings, and he frequently acts on the full range of debt and equity transactions, including IPOs.
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Eric W Blanchard
Cooley LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 7 Years Ranked
Eric Blanchard is commended for his deep capital markets expertise, with experience advising issuing companies and underwriters on investment-grade debt and equity offerings in the life sciences industry.
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Frank Lopez
Paul Hastings LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 15 Years Ranked
Frank Lopez concentrates his practice on securities transactions, working with issuing companies and investment banks on the full range of debt and equity financings.
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Gregory Ezring
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 17 Years Ranked
Gregory Ezring's practice encompasses capital markets transactions of all kinds, including registered offerings of debt, equity offerings and private investments by companies. He is particularly specialized at conducting leveraged finance transactions on behalf of private equity funds and alternative asset managers.
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John A Tripodoro
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 17 Years Ranked
John Tripodoro offers clients comprehensive expertise in debt transactions, from high-yield to investment grade, as well as complex equity offerings.
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John C Kennedy
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 18 Years Ranked
"John is a great capital markets lawyer, with deep knowledge of the law and prevailing market practices and the ability to cut to the core issues."
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Joseph H Kaufman
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 13 Years Ranked
Joseph Kaufman is recommended for his work advising healthcare companies, REITs and underwriters on significant debt and equity offerings. He is regularly sought after by clients for guidance on major IPOs.
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Kenneth Wallach
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 14 Years Ranked
Kenneth Wallach has a wealth of experience handling major capital markets transactions on behalf of underwriters, issuers and private equity sponsors.
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Michael Benjamin
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 11 Years Ranked
Michael Benjamin has a great reputation for his work on capital markets transactions, representing companies and investment banks in varied debt and equity offerings.
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Michael Zeidel
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 10 Years Ranked
Michael Zeidel frequently assists sponsors, issuers and underwriters in varied capital markets transactions. His expertise encompasses all kinds of debt and equity transactions, including IPOs and secondary offerings.
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Nathan Ajiashvili
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 6 Years Ranked
"Nathan is a fabulous thought partner. He is deeply knowledgeable, thoughtful and skilled at navigating client dynamics."
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Paul D Tropp
Ropes & Gray LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 17 Years Ranked
Paul Tropp is noted for his broad expertise in debt securities offerings, with an especially strong underwriter's practice. He is also highly regarded for his equity practice, with notable expertise in advising SPACs.
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Robert W Downes
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 19 Years Ranked
Cohead of the firm's capital markets practice Robert Downes is highly skilled at transactions relating to high-yield and investment-grade debt, as well as equity offerings.
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Rod Miller
Milbank LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 18 Years Ranked
Rod Miller dedicates his practice to a broad range of securities law matters, advising both issuers and underwriters on debt and equity-related transactions.
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Roxane F Reardon
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 4 Years Ranked
Roxane Reardon is a highly accomplished practitioner whose clients seek her advice on all aspects of debt and equity transactions.
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Ryan Dzierniejko
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 4 Years Ranked
Ryan Dzierniejko is especially highlighted for his command of the debt market, including investment grade and high-yield debt, and he is also able to advise on equity transactions, including supporting clients through IPOs.
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Stelios Saffos
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 5 Years Ranked
Stelios Saffos has established his market standing as a force in the New York capital markets space, displaying strengths in IPOs and high-yield debt, as part of a wide transactional skill set.
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Steven J Slutzky
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 3 | 19 Years Ranked
Steven Slutzky is noted for his work representing issuers and underwriters in debt and equity offerings, including IPOs. He is particularly experienced in transactions relating to private equity firms and insurance companies.
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Alexander Lynch
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 7 Years Ranked
Alexander Lynch regularly acts for public and private companies in diverse sectors, including energy, healthcare and technology. His impressive equity practice sees him advise on a range of matters, from traditional IPOs to SPACs.
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Corey Wright
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 13 Years Ranked
Corey Wright is frequently called upon to advise on underwritten debt offerings, with experience spanning high-yield and investment grade offerings.
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David Azarkh
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years Ranked
David Azarkh is in demand for his knowledge of equity capital markets and he is also recognized for his ability to assist with debt transactions.
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Derek Dostal
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years Ranked
Derek Dostal comes recommended for his comprehensive debt practice. He has also established himself as a key figure in equity capital markets, with a particular expertise in SPACs.
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Edward Best
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 19 Years Ranked
Edward Best comes equipped with wide-ranging capital markets expertise, routinely advising issuers and investment banks on securities offerings. He is particularly experienced in advising on transactions involving clients in the insurance industry.
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Erika Weinberg
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years Ranked
Erika Weinberg is a respected capital markets attorney with a comprehensive securities practice.
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Gregory Fernicola
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 17 Years Ranked
Clients turn to Gregory Fernicola for his experience across the debt and equity markets. His work spans a mixture of issuer and underwriter-side representation and often sees him advising on IPOs and follow-on equity offerings.
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Ilir Mujalovic
A&O Shearman | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 7 Years Ranked
Ilir Mujalovic is adept at the representation of both issuers and underwriters on a broad array of capital markets transactions.
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Johnny G. Skumpija
Sidley Austin LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 6 Years Ranked
Johnny Skumpija is well regarded for his broad-based capital markets practice, which encompasses both issuer and manager representation.
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Jonathan DeSantis
Proskauer Rose LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 6 Years Ranked
Jonathan DeSantis of Proskauer Rose LLP is respected for his extensive work in the technology, healthcare and financial services industries, where he assists clients with varied capital markets transactions, most notably high-yield and investment-grade debt mandates.
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Laura Kaufmann Belkhayat
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked
Laura Kaufmann Belkhayat is a skilled capital markets lawyer with expertise representing clients in IPOs.
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Marcel Fausten
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years Ranked
Marcel Fausten is developing an impressive reputation among companies and leading investment banks as a capital markets adviser of choice for debt and equity transactions.
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Matthew E Kaplan
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 11 Years Ranked
Matthew Kaplan has a broad securities practice, regularly utilized by issuers and underwriters on complex offerings of equity and debt, including high-yield and investment-grade issuances.
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Merritt Johnson
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 6 Years Ranked
Merritt Johnson tackles a wide range of capital markets issues, with strength in both debt and equity offerings.
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Mitchell S Bloom
Goodwin | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 13 Years Ranked
Mitchell Bloom focuses his capital markets practice on the life sciences sector and he possesses a particular aptitude for IPOs.
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Nicholas Dorsey
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years Ranked
Nicholas Dorsey frequently counsels high profile issuers and underwriters on capital markets transactions. Clients turn to him for his expertise on both stock and bond offerings.
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Nicolas Grabar
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 19 Years Ranked
Nicolas Grabar is distinguished by his specialized expertise in cross-border transactions, often advising Brazilian and Mexican clients on significant debt and equity offerings.
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Peter J Loughran
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 18 Years Ranked
Peter Loughran focuses his practice on debt and equity securities offerings. He frequently advises both US and non-US issuers and underwriters on transactions in diverse sectors.
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Peter N Handrinos
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 18 Years Ranked
Peter Handrinos draws widespread praise for his extensive experience advising on IPOs and other high-value capital markets transactions. He counts global financial institutions and pharmaceutical companies among his clients.
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Rachel Sheridan
Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 7 Years Ranked
Rachel Sheridan helps banks, issuing companies and private equity sponsors navigate all aspects of debt and equity capital markets, including IPOs.
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Richard Fenyes
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 8 Years Ranked
Richard Fenyes offers considerable strengths in high-yield debt transactions, often representing companies in the healthcare industry. He also routinely assists clients with public and private offerings of investment grade debt and equity.
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Senet S. Bischoff
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 11 Years Ranked
Senet Bischoff has a broad capital markets practice, acting for issuers, underwriters and private equity sponsors on diverse securities transactions.
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Sophia Hudson
Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked
Sophia Hudson has a widely recognized practice advising on capital market transactions, boasting expertise in cross-border deals.
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Adam Fleisher
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 4 Years Ranked
"Adam has a thorough understanding of the law and the practical aspects of capital markets. He is skillful at communicating complex legal issues."
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Benjamin J Cohen
Latham & Watkins | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 3 Years Ranked
"He is an outstanding advocate. Ben is a very high quality technical lawyer and incredibly client-oriented."
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Brian K Rosenzweig
Covington & Burling LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 8 Years Ranked
Chair of Covington & Burling's practice Brian Rosenzweig enjoys a great reputation for his comprehensive capital markets practice, centered around the representation of life sciences and technology companies and investment banks in varied securities transactions.
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Brian M. Janson
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 6 Years Ranked
Brian Janson's broad securities practice sees him acting for issuers, underwriters, and private equity sponsors on a range of debt and equity offerings.
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Faiza N Rahman
Ropes & Gray LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 4 Years Ranked
Faiza Rahman adroitly supports issuer and underwriter clients in the full range of capital markets transactions, with notable skill in equity offerings.
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Heather Emmel
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 4 Years Ranked
"Heather is deeply knowledgeable and understands difficult scenarios. She has a very methodical, thoughtful approach and finds interesting solutions to problems."
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John C Ericson
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 3 Years Ranked
John Ericson brings in-depth experience of corporate finance transactions and high-yield debt offerings.
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John Cobb
Paul Hastings LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 6 Years Ranked
John Cobb is cochair of the global finance practice. Based in the New York office, he regularly acts for both issuers and underwriters on sophisticated high-yield and investment-grade debt offerings.
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Jonathan Michels
White & Case LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 4 Years Ranked
Jonathan Michels is active in both debt and equity capital markets, regularly representing managers and issuers in transactions.
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Joseph D. Zavaglia
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 1 Years Ranked
Joseph Zavaglia is adept in the full span of debt and equity offerings, including high-yield transactions.
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Kerry Burke
Covington & Burling LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 4 Years Ranked
Kerry Burke of Covington & Burling regularly counsels issuers on bond and stock offerings.
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Lesley C Peng
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 4 Years Ranked
Lesley Peng regularly leads issuers and underwriters through capital markets transactions, with a notable high-yield and investment-grade debt practice.
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Lona Nallengara
A&O Shearman | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 1 Years Ranked
Lona Nallengara is well regarded for his representation of issuers in capital market transactions, in particular advising on investment grade debt offerings.
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Marisa D Stavenas
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 4 Years Ranked
Marisa Stavenas is commended for her debt and equity practice, with experience across a range of products, including recent work advising clients on complex novel structures such as green bond offerings.
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Mark S. Hayek
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 4 Years Ranked
Mark Hayek is often called upon to support leading investors and high-profile public companies on their debt and equity transactions.
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Michael E. Mariani
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 4 Years Ranked
Issuers and managers regularly turn to Michael Mariani for advice on both debt and equity transactions.
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Monica Thurmond
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 11 Years Ranked
Monica Thurmond has extensive experience advising issuers, underwriters and financial sponsors in a wide range of debt and equity transactions.
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Patrick Shannon
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 2 Years Ranked
Patrick Shannon leads a variety of capital market transactions for a strong portfolio of private and public clients from Latham's Washington, DC office. His experience includes advising clients on IPOs and equity and debt offerings.
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Paul Rodel
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 3 Years Ranked
Paul Rodel offers expertise in debt and equity transactions, with recent experience in the healthcare, insurance and aviation sectors.
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Richard Segal
Cooley LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 4 Years Ranked
Richard Segal acts for both underwriters and issuers in high value capital markets transactions. He offers notable skill in IPOs.
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Robert A Ryan
Sidley Austin LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 4 Years Ranked
Robert Ryan is a capable advisor to a portfolio of high profile national and international clients on their debt and equity offerings.
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Seo Salimi
Paul Hastings LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 1 Years Ranked
Seo Salimi is held in particularly high esteem for his expertise in the life sciences sector, with clients benefiting from his impressive track record in equity capital markets work for pharmaceutical, medical companies and investment banks.
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Stuart Bressman
White & Case LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 16 Years Ranked
Stuart Bressman is an experienced securities lawyer, who is respected for his work advising on debt and equity offerings in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries.
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Yasin Keshvargar
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Band 5 | 4 Years Ranked
Yasin Keshvargar gains recognition from issuers and underwriters for his ability to assist with a wide range of debt and equity transactions, including IPOs.
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Alison Haggerty
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Up and Coming | 4 Years Ranked
Alison Haggerty is a rising star in equity capital markets, regularly advising issuers and underwriters on IPOs.
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Benjamin Pedersen
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States
2024 | Up and Coming | 1 Years Ranked
Benjamin Pedersen is an up-and-coming partner routinely called upon to support issuers on equity and debt transactions.
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