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Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
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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: debt offerings

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’s capital markets group in New York continues to advise major corporations, financial institutions, and investors as issuer’s and underwriters’ counsel. The team has a particularly strong reputation for its work on company-side representations. Paul Rodel has broad experience in the private equity, healthcare, insurance, financial services, industrials, tech, and aviation sectors, among others. He leads the practice alongside Steven Slutzky, who regularly handles securities offerings for both issuers and underwriters. Morgan Hayes advises issuers, private equity firms, and underwriters in connection with public and private offerings. Benjamin Pedersen is active in the insurance, media and telecoms, healthcare, tech, and industrials spaces. Eric Juergens and Matthew Kaplan are also key contacts in the group.

United States > Finance > Capital markets: global offerings

On the global capital markets front, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP‘s is noted particularly for assisting financial services and insurance clients. Paul Rodel is active in a broad range of sectors, including private equity, healthcare, insurance, financial services, and tech. He leads the group alongside Steven Slutzky, whose varied practice encompasses IPOs, high-yield debt offerings, secondary equity offerings, and private placements, on both the issuer and underwriter side. Matthew Kaplan’s varied practice sees him advise issuers, private equity firms, and underwriters in public and private offerings of debt and equity securities. Eric Juergens has considerable experience representing issuers and financial intermediaries. Morgan Hayes and Benjamin Pedersen are also key contacts.

United States > Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP fields a team of lawyers specializing in managing secondary public offerings, debt and equity structured securities, alongside complex SPAC and PIPE transactions. The practice is highly regarded for its coverage of the insurance, retail, and financial services industries, with the attorneys frequently handling multi-jurisdictional IPOs on behalf of both managers and issuers. Located in New York, Paul Rodel and Steven Slutzky spearhead the outfit, each focusing on securities transactions and private placements. Morgan Hayes is a corporate governance expert, Eric Juergens mainly concentrates on SEC and stock exchange rules, while Matthew Kaplan counsels public and private companies on disclosure and finance proceedings. Peter Loughran is well versed in capital markets transactions, and Ben Pedersen is highlighted for his knowledge in the telecoms and healthcare spheres. All lawyers mentioned are New York-based.