Avocats en Capital Markets

Wesley Holmes

Corporate Partner

Latham & Watkins

Wietse de Jong

Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig LLP

Will Anderson

Will Anderson, co-chair of the firm's corporate and securities practice, chair of the firm’s financial institutions group and a member of the firm's management committee, focuses on capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions and SEC compliance and disclosure matters. Will is consistently recognized as a national leader in capital markets offerings and large-deal M&A transactions. Will's capital markets practice includes initial public offerings, follow on equity offerings and high-yield and investment-grade debt offerings. Will has advised issuers and underwriters in more than 100 securities offerings that have collectively raised more than $50 billion.

Bracewell LLP

Will Myer

Counsel

WilmerHale

Will Robinson

Will is a commercial lawyer with over 20 years’ experience advising on technology, procurement and outsourcing transactions, and capital projects in the mining industry. Before joining Keystone Law, Will spent 9 years at FTSE 100 miner Anglo American Plc managing the legal aspects of the global and UK supply chain functions and subsequently heading up a dual legal and commercial function supporting major capital projects globally.

Keystone Law

Will Sykes

Will is head of our derivatives and trading practice, and advises investment and hedge funds, banks, pension funds and insurers, high-net-worth individuals and corporates on a wide spectrum of trading, hedging and financing transactions. This covers the full range of derivatives, as well as prime brokerage, repo, commodities and clearing. Will has a broad experience of trading, custody, brokerage and clearing agreements for derivative products, repos / stock lending and physical commodities. He advises sell- and buy-side clients across a wide range of asset classes, and on the associated regulations and issues of market-practice. He has a particular focus on buy-side trading arrangements for investment managers and has clients in the US, the UK, Europe, Hong Kong and Australia. He advises on global trading issues, and has extensive knowledge of local requirements in markets such as India and China. Like most of the derivatives and trading practice at Macfarlanes, Will has spent time in-house in leading financial institutions, spending six months at The Royal Bank of Scotland and ten months in the Securities Division of Goldman Sachs International. He acts for many of the largest pension funds, hedge funds and asset managers in the world, and advises a leading global prime broker on its client documentation.

Macfarlanes LLP

Will Vogel

Partner

Watson Farley & Williams (New York) LLP

Willem Jacobs

Willem Jacobs is a Director in our Corporate & Commercial practice. Willem led the Corporate & Commercial team for 11 years before stepping down to focus on the day to day running of his practice. He also serves on the firm's Executive, Fincom and Africom Committees. As evidenced through market recognition, Willem is regarded as one of South Africa's foremost M&A specialists. Willem’s areas of expertise are corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, private equity, black economic empowerment transactions, and structuring and restructuring of businesses.

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Willem Liedenbaum

Partner (Corporate / M&A and Capital Markets)

Houthoff

Willem Van de Wiele

Willem Van de Wiele is a National Partner in Willkie’s Corporate & Financial Services Department. He is based in the Firm’s Brussels office. Willem focuses on finance transactions, capital markets transactions and financial services regulation. He represents clients on capital markets and structured finance matters, covered bonds, securitizations, financial services regulatory issues, and corporate finance and lending transactions, including private credit transactions and fund financing. He has extensive experience in structuring and managing complex cross-border legal transactions, involving both EU and US aspects. His financial services regulatory practice encompasses advisory and structuring work, financial sector M&A and contentious matters, and assisting clients on enforcement proceedings before various regulatory authorities and in court proceedings and internal remediation processes. Willem advises on all legal and regulatory aspects of fintech and blockchain technology and speaks regularly on these topics. He has presented before the International Securities Lending Association in London, King’s College London (Dickson Poon School of Law), the Frankfurt Crypto Assets Conference, the Academy of European Law, Fintech Belgium, Istanbul Fintech Week, the Forum of Belgian Compliance Officers, the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Instituut Financieel Recht (Universiteit Gent) and Blockchain Forum Vlaanderen, as well as in-house at various leading firms and institutions. He is also interested in new developments involving artificial intelligence.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Willem Witters

Willem Witters is a partner in the corporate & finance practice. Willem specialises in private and public mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, and equity capital markets transactions. He has extensive experience in advising clients across various industries, guiding them through all stages of their corporate life cycle on strategic transactions and pivotal events. With a keen understanding of his clients' commercial objectives and market dynamics, Willem serves as a trusted strategic advisor, delivering pragmatic and effective legal advice. His thorough approach ensures clients receive bespoke solutions that align with their specific business needs. Willem worked at Stibbe from 2014 (both in Brussels and in London) until he joined Quinz in September 2024. Willem is a member of the Brussels Bar.

Quinz

William Cernius

William Cernius is a partner in the Corporate Department. His general corporate transactional practice and extensive experience focuses on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and general corporate and complex securities matters across a wide range of industries. He has been a resident lawyer in each of the San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County and London offices.

Latham & Watkins

William Collins

Partner

Goodwin

William Cooper

Partner

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

William Hicks

Bill is the Co-chair of the Life Sciences Practice Group. He has extensive experience representing issuers, investors, and investment banks in structuring and executing IPOs, cross-over investments, alternative public offerings, including APOs, reverse mergers and Form 10 transactions, follow-on public offerings, CMPOs, registered directs, PIPEs, and private placements. Bill represents hedge funds, venture capital firms, and private equity firms in customized investments in public companies, including structured PIPEs and registered directs. Bill also represents public companies in public and private financings, SEC compliance, corporate governance, and general counseling. Read full biography.

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

William Ho

Of Counsel

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

William K. Hackett

William Hackett advises clients on private and public securities offerings, general company representation, and public reporting obligations. William counsels a full spectrum of clients, from founders and newly public companies to global market leaders and their investors. He advises clients on their public reporting obligations, with a particular focus on beneficial ownership disclosure, as well as auditor independence and corporate governance matters in connection with: Initial public offerings Follow-on offerings Mergers and acquisitions Day-to-day public company operations He draws on extensive experience collaborating with deal teams to craft effective disclosure strategies. William regularly interacts with US Securities and Exchange Commission regulators, including the Office of the Chief Accountant. Consistent with Latham culture, William serves as an accessible and valuable resource to clients, providing guidance and insight to deal teams and colleagues across the firm.

Latham & Watkins

William Kasozi

Partner

AF Mpanga Advocates

William Khong

Partner

Holding Redlich

William Pomierski

William (Bill) R. Pomierski focuses his practice on the taxation of financial products and capital markets transactions, as well as on executive compensation matters. He is a former chair of the Firm’s Executive Compensation Practice Group. Bill advises clients on the federal income tax implications of a variety of domestic, cross-border and global financial products and related transactions. He has worked extensively with public and private companies, hedge funds, trading firms, financial institutions, high-net-worth individuals, trust advisors and family offices in connection with a range of capital market and financial product issues. He has advised insurance companies, financial institutions, equipment manufacturers, retailers, energy companies, food processors and manufacturers, and chemical companies. Read full biography: https://www.mwe.com/people/pomierski-william-r/

McDermott Will & Schulte

William Prentice

William Prentice is a member of the Finance and Capital Markets Department at Matheson. He advises on banking and structured international finance transactions. William acts for many of the world's leading banks, financial institutions and other financial services companies carrying on business in Ireland. Many of his clients have established activities in the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in Dublin. William also provides legal advice for corporate borrowers and special purpose companies established at the IFSC. William is a member of the firm's Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency Law Group and frequently advises on financing aspects of domestic and cross-border restructuring transactions. William is an active member of the Law Society of Ireland.

Matheson LLP

William Rizzi

Franco Leutewiler Henriques Advogados (FLH Advogados)

William Son

William Son is a Corporate Associate in the Firm’s Hong Kong office. He has focused on M&A and capital markets transactions. He has represented major financial institutions and corporate clients in a broad range of financing transactions, including leveraged and investment-grade acquisition financings, asset-based financings and debt restructurings.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Hong Kong

Wim Aerts

Wim Aerts is a senior counsel in the banking, finance and capital markets practice. Wim is experienced in all types of bank lending and debt financing transactions. His practice has particular focus on debt capital markets (including structured finance and equity-linked transactions), where Wim has acted for both issuers and managers on a broad range of public and private transactions.

Clifford Chance