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Bruce Johnston

Work Department
International finance.
Position
Bruce is head of the firm’s international finance practice. He advises both lenders and borrowers on banking and finance transactions in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, including acquisition finance, leveraged finance, project finance, structured finance, trade finance, asset-backed lending, private placements and asset finance. Bruce also handles energy and infrastructure transactions, and workouts and restructurings. For more information, view Bruce’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/brucejohnston.
Education
Monash University 1980 BA; Monash University 1982 LLB; University of Melbourne Australia 1986 LLM.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Industry focus > Emerging markets
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.
Lawyer Rankings
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- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Transport > Aviation
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Employment > Employers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Securitisation
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables