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Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
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NEW YORK
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Eric T. Juergens is a corporate partner and a member of the firm’s Capital Markets, Insurance and Private Equity Groups. His practice focuses on securities laws, representations of issuers and financial intermediaries in capital markets transactions, and providing public companies with advice on corporate governance matters and compliance with SEC and stock exchange rules and regulations.

Mr. Juergens is recommended by The Legal 500 US (2023), and is also listed as a Rising Star Partner by IFLR1000 (2022). He is currently the Vice-Chair of the Securities Law Opinions subcommittee of the Federal Regulation of Securities Committee of the American Bar Association and a member of the Law360 Capital Markets Editorial Advisory Board.

Mr. Juergens is a frequent author and speaker on legal developments affecting the capital markets and insurance and private equity industries. His recent publications include “SEC Adopts Share Repurchase Disclosure Rules,” Compliance & Enforcement (May, 2023); “Debevoise Discusses Super Voting Preferred Stock,” CLS Blue Sky Blog (April, 2023); “Thoughts on financing and capital solutions for insurance companies,” Westlaw (October, 2022); “Debevoise Discusses Shareholder Climate Activism and 401(k) Plans,” CLS Blue Sky Blog (June, 2022); “The Financing Flexibility of P-Caps” Debevoise & Plimpton Private Equity Report (Spring, 2022); “Insurance Investments: Key Considerations for Investors in the United States, Europe and Asia,” Debevoise & Plimpton Private Equity Report (Spring, 2021); and “Debt Tender and Exchange Offers: The Basics,” Debevoise & Plimpton Private Equity Report (Fall, 2019).

Mr. Juergens joined Debevoise in 2011. Mr. Juergens received a J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law summa cum laude in 2011, where he served as a senior articles editor of the St. John’s Law Review and received the Dean Mary C. Daly Memorial Prize and the Joseph Kerzner Prize (Valedictorian). He received an Honors Bachelor of Science degree summa cum laude from the University of Delaware in 2008.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is active in high-yield debt thanks to acquisition-related debt offerings for its private equity clients, such as Clayton Dubilier & Rice. Financial services and insurance are also core sectors for the firm, which operates across a number of industries. Owing to its private equity relationships, the firm is better known for issuer-side engagements, though it does frequently advise underwriters as well. Steven Slutzky  and Matthew Kaplan are the standout partners in high-yield debt matters, along with Eric Juergens, Peter Loughran and Nicholas Pellicani.

United States > Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is widely rated for its record in headline and complex transactions. Notably, it advised Discovery on the $30bn offering of senior unsecured notes by Magallanes, the wholly-owned subsidiary of AT&T; the transaction related to Discovery’s acquisition of WarnerMedia from AT&T. The firm also remains active in issuances by financial services and insurance businesses, and transactions connected to its plentiful private equity client base. Matthew Kaplan is a prominent figure in the market, along with fellow co-head of the capital markets group Steven Slutzky and key partners Eric Juergens, Paul Rodel and Peter Loughran.

United States > Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP remains noted for its expertise in financial services, healthcare, media and entertainment. It advised Corebridge Financial and American International Group on Corebridge’s $1.7bn IPO. It has also maintained a steady flow of deals thanks to its connections to top private equity houses and has achieved further recognition for its work in SPAC and PIPE deals. Paul Rodel and Steven Slutzky lead the team, which includes senior names Matthew Kaplan, Eric Juergens, Morgan Hayes and Peter Loughran.