Bruce Johnston > Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

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.

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.