Bruce Johnston > Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP Offices
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5-10 ST PAUL'S CHURCHYARD
LONDON
EC4M 8AL
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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 > Finance > Debt capital markets
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP handles the full range of DCM transactions under UK, US and EU securities laws from its London office. Although it is particularly well known for sovereign debt issuance, the firm also handles investment grade programmes, convertible bonds, private placements and liability management transactions. Head of debt capital markets Carter Brod (who is ‘an exceptional lawyer, super-innovative, hardworking and able to stay calm and resilient under pressure‘) and head of international finance Bruce Johnston are the key practitioners. Brod acted for insurance company Prudential plc in a $350m offering of notes, and handled a $147.5m convertible notes issue for Selina Hospitality. Victoria Weir is highly regarded for private placements of debt. The firm also handled a consent solicitation process for $300m of notes issued by Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago.
London > Industry focus > Emerging markets
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP handles complex transactions and disputes across a host of emerging markets, and its work encompasses trade and export finance, international arbitration, project finance, capital markets and bank finance. The firm’s Africa practice is a core focus for the multi-disciplinary team, which includes Carter Brod, who is dual-qualified in US and English law, and who advises on high-profile bond offerings. He assisted Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago with a consent solicitation for $300m in senior secured notes and a new $70m offering. Ayesha Waheed is a key adviser on energy and infrastructure projects in Latin America, Eastern Europe, the CIS and Asia, and Bruce Johnston handles banking and finance transactions in EMEA. Together with Brod they assisted Turkey’s Aktif Bank with the update of its €390m MTN programme. Transactional oil and gas and projects lawyer Olivier Chambord is increasingly involved in emerging markets deals, particularly in Africa, while project development and acquisition finance specialist Seyfi Can Kandemir‘s practice has a strong focus on Turkey.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Finance > Asset based lending
- 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
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- 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
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing