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Corporate Law & Commercial Litigation Legal Guide 2025
View Legal GuideGregory A. Fernicola represents issuers, private equity investors and investment banks in a variety of U.S. and cross-border transactions, including public offerings, private placements, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, exchange offers and debt restructurings, spin-offs and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Fernicola also counsels corporate clients on a regular basis with respect to corporate and securities law matters. Mr. Fernicola repeatedly has been selected for inclusion in Chambers Glo...
David J. Goldschmidt represents investment banks and U.S. and international issuers in a variety of financing matters, including public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities, and international securities offerings. Mr. Goldschmidt also counsels U.S. and international clients on an ongoing basis, including advising on corporate governance, SEC filings and disclosure issues. Mr. Goldschmidt is very active in representing and advising real estate investment trusts (REITs...
Vincent Cesare is a partner in Nixon Peabody’s Global Finance group, primarily focused on counseling clients acting as custodians, as trustees, and in various other agent capacities in connection with matters relating to asset-backed, mortgage-backed, and other types of securitizations. My focus I collaborate with my clients to ensure that the interlocking aspects of structured finance transactions function smoothly during each phase—from warehousing to windup. I work with clients...
Sharon Freiman is a capital markets partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Sharon advises issuers and underwriters in a broad range of matters, including initial public offerings and other equity offerings, high-yield and investment-grade debt offerings, and private placements of securities. Sharon also regularly counsels issuers on SEC disclosure and compliance, corporate governance and general corporate matters. Sharon's experience ranges across a variety of industries,...
Matthew Schoenfeld is a senior associate in the Corporate practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Schoenfeld’s practice primarily focuses on securities and capital markets. He represents public and private companies and financial institutions in a range of corporate matters, including public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, securities law and corporate governance matters for public companies, and other matters of general corpor...
Jaime advises on complex finance and infrastructure deals, with experience in energy, project development, and single-family rental financing. He represents both lenders and borrowers globally across a variety of asset classes and has led major transactions in power, M&A, and capital markets.
Eric represents issuers and underwriters on capital markets transactions, including SEC registered offerings and offerings exempt from SEC registration under Rule 144A/Regulation S, with a particular focus on cross-border capital markets transactions by foreign private issuers. His experience includes advising on primary and secondary equity and debt securities offerings for companies and sovereigns located in various developed and emerging markets. Eric also advises US public companies with ...
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