Capital Markets

Our capital markets lawyers regularly advise issuers, underwriters, placement agents and initial purchasers in public and private U.S. and global offerings of securities, including SEC registered offerings of equity and debt, Rule 144A and Regulation D private placements and Regulation S offerings exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933.

These transactions range from IPOs by start-up companies to registered shelf offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities by Fortune 500 issuers. These registered, qualified purchaser and otherwise exempt offerings encompass offerings of debt securities (including convertible debt, high-yield debt, medium-term notes and tax-exempt securities), common and preferred stock, warrants, and securities issued in connection with asset securitization and monetization transactions. We also represent issuers in the establishment of commercial paper programs, including 3(a)(3) and 4(2) programs, and employee stock option and other equity compensation plans.

We have extensive securities law expertise in connection with merger and acquisition transactions, spin-offs, tender offers, exchange offers and proxy and consent solicitations.

Team

Our capital markets team consists of more than 70 attorneys worldwide with substantial experience and expertise in capital markets and securities transactions, many of whom are also active in our corporate governance and securities compliance practices. We work closely with lawyers from Chadbourne’s other practice groups, bringing together those with the necessary industry and product expertise to provide our clients with an efficient and creative team able to provide the right strategic support and advice for virtually any transaction in the capital markets.

Clients

Our lawyers represent the key players in public and private securities offerings, including underwriters, placement agents, initial purchasers and issuers. Attorneys in our capital markets practice have represented, as underwriters’ counsel, most of the major investment banking firms. We also regularly represent well-known seasoned issuers and others in connection with their registered and exempt offerings.

Industry Expertise

We offer our capital markets clients in-depth understanding and expertise in every major industry, with particular depth in aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer products, energy, insurance and reinsurance, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, communications and technology.

Geographic Scope

Our capital markets practice is global, with both domestic and cross-border securities transactional experience. Our clients benefit from the global reach of the Firm's network of over 450 attorneys in our offices around the world, including New York, Washington, Los Angeles, Mexico City, London, Moscow, Warsaw, Kyiv and Dubai.

We have a long history of representation in emerging markets offerings. Our capital markets lawyers work closely with carefully selected local law firms in jurisdictions where we do not have offices in connection with international capital markets offerings. For example, we serve as U.S. counsel to Latin American issuers and underwriters of Latin American offerings. We have represented issuers or underwriters in various offerings originating in Latin America, including issuers in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. We also have active representation of issuers in Turkey and the Middle East.

Representative Experience