Capital Markets lawyers

Jonathan Astbury

Jonathan Astbury is a Counsel in our Global Financial Markets practice, with established experience in Debt and Equity Capital Markets and Corporate Finance. He joined Clifford Chance in 2014 as an associate from an international law firm in which he trained and worked in London and Abu Dhabi. He is dual-qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales and as an Avvocato in Italy. Jonathan regularly assists Italian and international investment banks and issuers in connection with complex structured finance transactions and bond issuances. In the debt capital markets area, he has gained solid experience in relation to EMTN (Euro Medium Term Notes), ECP (Euro Commercial Paper) programs, standalone issues, hybrid, equity-linked and exchangeable/convertible bonds, as well as bank and insurance capital strengthening issuance and liability management transactions, including tender and exchange offers and consent solicitation. He is also active in the field of sustainable finance, with a particular focus on ESG aspects, and regularly advises on bond issues related to M&A and private debt transactions.

Clifford Chance

Jonathan Awner

Co-Chair, Corporate Practice Group

Akerman LLP

Jonathan C. Goldstein

Partner

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Jonathan DeSantis

Jonathan (JD) DeSantis is co-head of Proskauer's Capital Markets Group. JD works with underwriters to help with their key financing transactions, including leveraged- and investment-grade committed financings, high-yield and investment-grade bonds and syndicated bank loans. He has also represented issuers on initial public offerings, high-yield notes and senior secured facilities. Having more than 20 years of experience, JD has represented most of the major financial institutions including, but not limited to, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and UBS.

Proskauer Rose LLP

Jonathan Farrer

Partner

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Jonathan Freeman

Jonathan Freeman is a partner at Cassels, serving as Chair of the Real Estate & Development Group and as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Jonathan’s practice focuses on all aspects of commercial real estate law, including real estate lending transactions and acquisitions and dispositions of commercial properties. He routinely represents traditional bank and non-bank lenders in complex real estate financing transactions, including those relating to term, acquisition, mezzanine and construction loan facilities. Jonathan also has extensive experience with CMHC insured loans, commercial mortgage-backed securities and other types of securitized debt. He has financed all real estate asset classes, including many of Canada’s largest seniors housing projects, hotels, office buildings, shopping centres and multi-family residential apartment complexes. Jonathan also advises issuers and underwriters in capital market offerings, as well as some of Canada’s largest REITs, private equity funds, developers and real estate investment companies on mergers and acquisitions, cross border real estate transactions, joint venture structuring, asset management and insolvency related matters. Learn more.

Cassels

Jonathan Greenwood

Mills & Reeve LLP

Jonathan Kellner

Jonathan Kellner is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions practice and the chair of the São Paulo office. He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital, capital markets, bank finance and investment funds for U.S. and Latin American corporations and financial institutions.

Paul Hastings LLP

Jonathan Ko

Jonathan Ko is a partner in the Securities and Capital Markets practice and is based in the Los Angeles office. Jonathan represents public and private companies, investment banks, private equity firms and other institutional investors in a wide range of capital market transactions across various industries, including financial services, gaming, hospitality, real estate, retail and technology. These transactions include initial public offerings, follow on and secondary offerings, and public and private offerings of investment grade debt, high-yield debt and equity securities. He has handled the financing and securities law aspects of mergers and acquisitions transactions. In addition, Jonathan counsels clients on SEC reporting and compliance obligations as well as other corporate and securities law matters.

Paul Hastings LLP

Jonathan Lee

Partner

Nixon Peabody CWL

Jonathan Lewis

Jonathan Lewis specialises in securitisation, structured finance, banking, derivatives and real estate finance. Since 2010, Jonathan has had a strategic role in advising EFSF / ESM in relation to the resolution of the euro area sovereign debt crisis.

Clifford Chance

Jonathan Lim

Partner

Zaid Ibrahim & Co

Jonathan Marks

Jonathan is head of our Insurance Practice and co-lead of our Pensions Derisking Group. Jonathan has a corporate and corporate finance practice and has been involved in demutualisations, fund-raisings, joint ventures, private and public acquisitions, banking and capital markets transactions.

Slaughter and May

Jonathan Master

Partner

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Jonathan Morris

Partner.

Hill Dickinson LLP

Jonathan Newton

Partner

King & Spalding

Jonathan Pollard

Principal Associate

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Jonathan Sarna

Jonathan Sarna advises companies and financial institutions on public and private financings across multiple industries, with a particular focus on the life sciences, healthcare, and REIT sectors. Jonathan draws on his comprehensive understanding of capital markets transactions and takes a pragmatic approach to help clients navigate financings at every stage of their life cycle, including: Initial public offerings (IPOs) Block trades and follow-on offerings High-yield and investment-grade debt offerings At-the-market (ATM) programs De-SPAC transactions Convertible debt offerings Jonathan builds long-term relationships with companies, their executives, and their boards to counsel on general corporate and securities matters relating to corporate governance, public company reporting obligations, and stock exchange rules and requirements. Jonathan's broad healthcare and life sciences experience includes transactions in the oncology, biologics, pharmaceuticals, medical device, and medtech spaces. He unlocks the firm’s robust platform to provide the resources his clients need in these industries to achieve their commercial objectives. Jonathan maintains an active pro bono practice and frequently appears in court as a guardian ad litem through Chicago Volunteer Legal Services.

Latham & Watkins

Jonathan Sheehan

Jonathan is the Managing Partner of our Ireland office and head of the Tax Group. A corporate lawyer by training and qualified chartered tax adviser (CTA), Jonathan advises on various financial, corporate and real estate transactions. Jonathan's primary area of focus is on the tax treatment of capital markets, investment funds and real estate transactions. He also has extensive experience in advising on M&A transactions, corporate migrations, cross-border mergers and loan portfolio sales and acquisitions. Jonathan has acted for a wide range of domestic and international clients, including publicly listed companies, financial institutions, private equity providers, fund managers and administrators, and Irish State bodies. Jonathan sits on the tax committees of various industry associations in Ireland. He is known for his collaborative style, technical ability and commitment to client service.

Walkers

Jonathan Sitsofe Kofi Amable

Senior Associate

Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah

Jonathan Zonis

Jonathan Zonis concentrates in representing issuers and underwriters in cross-border equity and debt (including high-yield) offerings. Jonathan has been involved in public and private transactions in equity and debt offerings by issuers in a variety of industries including banking, energy, manufacturing, real estate, infrastructure, luxury goods, telecommunications, media and shipping.

Clifford Chance

Jonathon Meloy

Jonathon is head of Maples and Calder’s Finance practice in the Maples Group’s Cayman Islands office. He is also co-head of the firm’s Asset Finance practice and has extensive experience of international capital markets and corporate finance transactions. He advises on all types of aircraft finance structures, with a particular focus on aircraft portfolio securitisations, large leasing platform establishments (including partnerships with fund sponsor investors), and on- and off-balance sheet commercial aircraft finance and leasing. In addition, Jonathon regularly acts on fund finance transactions (for both lenders and borrowers, including capital commitment subscription financing), as well as structured finance matters including CLOs and debt funds. Jonathon also advises on a wide range of general corporate and commercial deals, including restructurings, joint ventures and M&A transactions, and debt and equity listings on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange.

Maples Group

Jonathon Wood

Partner

Thomsons

Jong-Uk Lee

Partner

Shin & Kim