Jonathan Zonis > Clifford Chance > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Clifford Chance has an established team of Latin America capital markets specialists, spread primarily across its New York and Sao Paulo offices. Over the years it has landed big engagements in relation to capital markets offerings originating in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina, Peru, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Panama, among others. It has strong links to bulge-bracket underwriters and big-name issuers, including a significant number of Brazilian corporates. Along with a steady pipeline of equity and debt offerings, the practice is also noted for bond restructurings. It is further recognised for sovereign and sub-sovereign offerings, and has a fine record in the energy, infrastructure and financial services sectors. Jonathan Zonis is co-head of the Americas capital markets group and co-head of the Latin America team; he has advised on a plethora of headline transactions over the years, including the recent $6.9bn equity offering by Eletrobras, the largest equity offering in the Southern Hemisphere in 2022. Hugo Triaca is another senior member of the team, which has benefited from the firm’s ability to develop a strong cohort of emerging talent, including Sao Paulo’s Patrick Jackson, who was promoted to partner in 2022; and Mariana Estévez, who joined the partnership in 2023. Sao Paulo counsel Anja Pfleger Andrade is another key figure. Named individuals are based in New York unless stated otherwise.