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Luis Roth
Work Department
Capital Markets
Position
Partner
Luis is a respected debt and equity practitioner who has been based in Linklaters’ Paris office since 2001.
He specialises in offerings by foreign private and sovereign issuers, whether registered with the SEC or conducted pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S.
He often advises issuers and underwriters in French, Spanish and Italian equity offerings (IPOs, rights offerings, block trades) and debt transactions (high yield, Yankee bonds, MTNs and commercial paper). He also has significant experience in mergers and acquisitions and structured finance.
Career
2008 – to date: Partner, Capital Markets, Linklaters Paris
2001 – 2008: Associate, Linklaters Paris
1997 – 2001: Associate, Clifford Chance New York
Languages
English, French, Spanish, German
Memberships
Luis is the chairman of the board of the American Library in Paris and a member of the vestry of the American Cathedral of Paris. He previously led the Yale Club of France.
Education
1994 – 1997: Columbia University School of Law, J.D.
1990 – 1994: Yale College, B.A., cum laude, Economics
Lawyer Rankings
France > Capital markets: debt capital markets
(Leading individuals)Linklaters fields a team in Paris with both French and US capabilities and is routinely sought out by leading financial institutions and issuers. The firm has particular experience assisting clients with large bond debt issuance including ESG-linked ones. The group’s workload also includes liability management and US issuances. Practice head Véronique Delaittre
is a key name for French DCM work, and Luis Roth and Cheri De Luca are experts in US-related DCM work.
France > Capital markets: equity capital markets
Linklaters handles ECM, equity linked and US and international capital markets work on behalf of issuers and underwriters. Luis Roth is an expert at advising on securities offerings involving US investors. Of note, Bertrand Sénéchal left the firm early 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Capital markets: debt capital markets France
- Leading individuals France > Capital markets: debt capital markets
- Capital markets: equity capital markets France
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- Capital markets: debt capital markets
- EU, competition and distribution
- Industry focus: Energy
- Intellectual property: Patents
- Project finance
Firm Rankings
- Derivatives and structured finance
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: Stock market litigation
- Insolvency
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity: LBO
- Real estate
- Tax
- Administrative and public law
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
- Capital markets: equity capital markets
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration
- Employment
- Private equity: Fund formation