Christopher Paci > DLA Piper LLP (US) > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

DLA Piper LLP (US) has maintained strong activity levels, advising on a range of IPOs before that market shut down, and then moving on to a steady pipeline of follow-on offerings. The firm worked on an impressive number of SPAC IPOs and during 2022 advised on a series of de-SPAC transactions. It is best known for mid-cap deals, equally strong for issuer and underwriter engagements. Life sciences, technology, REITs, aerospace and defense are key sectors. New York partner Christopher Paci leads the capital markets group, which includes chair of the SPAC transactional practice Jeffrey Selman in San Francisco and New York-based emerging talent Stephen Alicanti, who is also noted for SPAC transactions. Seattle-based Bianca LaCaille impresses at associate level.

DLA Piper LLP (US) has a well developed Latin America capital markets team spread across its offices in the region and in New York; moreover, many of its practitioners are dual-qualified lawyers in both the US and one-or-other Latin American jurisdiction. The firm has an established record in high-yield debt, medium-term notes, asset backed securities and project bonds, while structured finance and securitisation (including diversified payments rights securitisations) are also fortes for the team – which worked intensively on debt restructurings and liability management transactions during 2022. The group benefits from outstanding links to Latin American corporates and financial institutions. New York partner Christopher Paci is an immensely experienced capital markets specialist with a strong focus on Latin America. Managing partner of the Buenos Aires office Marcelo Etchebarne, who splits his time between Argentina and New York, and is also an experienced capital markers expert. Roberto Vianna do Rego Barros is another key figure at Campos Mello Advogados in cooperation with DLA Piper in São Paulo.