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Capital Markets

Practice

We are a perennial market leader in capital markets matters, advising corporations and financial institutions on offerings of all kinds around the globe.

Summary

Companies and financial institutions rely on our lawyers’ deep experience and financial market savvy, making us the leading law firm in numerous categories of capital markets offerings worldwide. Our work includes complex transactions such as cross-border, multi-listed initial public offerings and high-yield debt offerings with numerous tranches that have varying terms. For companies planning their IPOs, we are consistently a law firm of choice.

Our capital markets lawyers also advise issuers and dealer-managers on liability management transactions including cash tender offers and refinancings.

In LSEG Data & Analytics’ 2023 capital markets league tables, we ranked among the top three law firms in 47 global and U.S. categories, more than any other firm. We were the No. 1 law firm by volume as IPO managers’ counsel in the United States and also globally.

We don’t just understand policy – we help shape it, through formal and informal communications with regulators. Our decades of experience with the NYSE, Nasdaq, SEC and other U.S. and global regulators includes frequent, in-depth contact with their senior personnel. Through these relationships, our capital markets lawyers provide clients with clear insight into securities disclosure regimes and regulatory considerations in offerings of all types.

Highlight

#1

The only law firm ranked Band 1 nationwide for Equity and Investment-Grade Debt in both the Issuer and Manager Counsel categories

Source: Chambers USA

Insights

Recognition

Band 1 in Capital Markets

Equity: Issuer Counsel and Manager Counsel
Chambers USA

Band 1 in Capital Markets

Investment Grade Debt: Issuer Counsel and Manager Counsel
Chambers USA

Band 1 in Capital Markets

Convertible Debt
Chambers USA

Band 1 in Capital Markets

High-Yield Debt
Chambers USA

Band 1 in Finance & Capital Markets

(International & Cross-Border)
USA
Chambers Global

#1 in Securities & Capital Markets

(11th straight year)
Vault, 2025
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