Mr Carter Brod > Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP has an outstanding presence in acquisition finance, syndicated and bilateral loans in Brazil and across Latin America. Much credit goes to the experienced and prominent New York partner Thomas Mellor, who has close connections to HSBC, ING and other major lenders. He and the team frequently represent HSBC in new money financings and restructurings; the firm has an established record in bankruptcies and restructurings in Latin America. Mellor is also developing the firm’s standing in private credit and alternative lender transactions, and in litigation funding arrangements. Houston based John Crespo, Felipe Alice and Humberto Padilla Gonzalez provide further senior expertise, particularly in energy and infrastructure financings. Hartford’s Daniel Papermaster and London partner Carter Brod are also active in Latin America financings, including private placement transactions.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP and its lead DCM partner Carter Brod are known for ‘reliable and practical advice, always timely delivered‘. The practice focuses on complex transactions rather than commoditised capital markets work, which sees it act for FTSE 100 UK plcs on investment grade deals, emerging markets issuers in debut bond issuance, and a range of private placements, convertible bonds, and liability management transactions. Brod assisted a US bank with the innovative $500m offering of Blue Loan Revenue Notes. TatFu Wong, who joined from Fangda Partners in Hong Kong, focuses on Chinese DCM transactions under English law.

At Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP, the banking, finance and capital markets handle major transactions across a range of jurisdictions, among them Africa, Turkey, and the CIS region. The work encompasses project and trade finance, aviation finance, and sovereign bond issuance. The firm is also active in international commercial disputes, international arbitration, insurance recovery, and white-collar matters in emerging markets. Its dedicated Africa practice brings together a multidisciplinary team to handle investment agreements, trade, construction, project finance, joint ventures, capital markets issuances, regulatory matters and more. It has particular expertise in the LNG, mining, power, and telecommunications sectors. Carter Brod, who is dual-qualified in US and English law, advises on high-profile bond offerings. Brod worked on the first ever debt-for-nature swap in Africa. Bruce Johnston handles banking and finance matters in EMEA.