Mr Joshua Ford Bonnie > Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP‘s debt capital markets practice is well versed in both issuer and underwriter engagements and has major clients in a broad range of sectors, including healthcare, financial services, aviation, energy, and tech. Recent highlights for the group include its representation of JP Morgan Chase & Co., in connection with several billion-dollar fixed-to-floating rate notes offerings. Joshua Ford Bonnie in Washington DC regularly advises both companies and investment banks on billion-dollar offerings. He leads the practice alongside Roxane Reardon and Kenneth Wallach. David Azarkh assists investment banks and corporate clients with investment-grade debt offerings in the healthcare, consumer products, metals and mining, real estate, retail, and energy sectors, among others. Experienced when it comes to both issuer and underwriter engagements, William Brentani heads the firm’s Palo Alto office. Mark Brod’s recent highlights include underwriter representations in the life sciences/healthcare and insurance sectors. Richard Ragusa in Houston, Palo Alto-based Karen Reyes, and Evan Zuckerman were promoted to partner in January 2025. Arthur Robinson, Ryan Bekkerus, Hui Lin, and Jonathan Ozner are also key contacts in the group. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York, unless otherwise stated.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP‘s international capital markets practice, led by Washington DC-based Joshua Ford Bonnie along with Roxane Reardon and Kenneth Wallach in New York, is particularly strong in Latin America and East Asia. Recent highlights for the team include its representation of Chinese electric car company Zeekr in connection with its IPO and listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Juan Francisco Méndez is well versed in Latin American and Caribbean capital markets transactions; his clients include global investment banks as well as major Latin American companies in the energy, mining, transport, and infrastructure sectors. Mark Brod’s varied practice sees him advise companies, investment banks, and sponsors on IPOs, PIPE offerings, and high-yield and investment-grade debt offerings, among other matters. Todd Crider divides his time between the firm’s New York and São Paulo offices and focuses on Latin American offerings. John Ericson has a strong track record handling high-yield and investment-grade debt offerings as well as IPOs and secondary offerings, including in the healthcare, retail, industrials, hospitality, auto, and tech sectors.

Deploying specialist lawyers in Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has extensive insight in representing both initial purchasers and underwriters from across the insurance, healthcare, and energy sectors. The team covers a broad spectrum of debt products offered in the capital markets, spanning from investment grade and high-yield debt to structured finance and mezzanine finance instruments. Operating out of Washington DC, Joshua Ford Bonnie co-leads the outfit, being an expert in IPOs and securities law matters, while in New York, the other practice heads Roxane Reardon and Kenneth Wallach each specialize in corporate finance transactions and complex restructurings. David Azarkh is knowledgeable on all aspects of leveraged buyouts, William Brentani mainly focuses on follow-on equity and preferred stock offerings from Palo Alto, and Mark Brod is renowned for advising clients on SEC matters. John Ericson is well versed in the consumer and hospitality industries, and Richard Fenyes is also cited as a key port of call. All lawyers are New York-based unless otherwise stated.

Representing a broad base of international and domestic issuer and manager clients, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP heavily specializes in the whole spectrum of equity-linked and debt securities offerings, in addition to high-value IPOs. The team shows strength in managing multiple offerings of ordinary and common shares, with the main focus being on the aviation, energy, and retail industries. The practice is led by Joshua Ford Bonnie, Roxane Reardon, and Kenneth Wallach, with the Washington DC-based former being an expert in counselling companies on complex spin-offs and strategic transactions. From New York, Reardon and Wallach bring vast experience in handling single-tranche convertible note offerings and corporate finance transactions to the outfit, while David Azarkh predominantly concentrates on leveraged buyouts. In Palo Alto, William Brentani is a general securities expert, and John Ericson and Richard Fenyes both concentrate on restructurings, debt capital markets transactions, and acquisition finance. All lawyers are New York-based unless otherwise mentioned.