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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
ONE LIBERTY PLAZA
NEW YORK, NY 10006
NEW YORK
United States
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Position

Nicolas Grabar’s practice focuses on international capital markets and securities regulation and on the representation of large reporting companies.

Nick has extensive experience in international financing in public and private markets, US securities law applicable to foreign issuers, and regulation of financial reporting. Advises on securities considerations in M&A transactions.

He plays a primary role in the firm’s work for public company clients, including leading Mexican and Brazilian businesses, sovereigns, and global investment banks, on their biggest and most complex capital markets and financing matters.

Career

Joined firm, 1984; Partner since 1991. Clerkship, Honorable Pierre N. Level, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1982-1983.

Memberships

Adjunct Faculty Member, International Securities Regulation, Columbia Law School

Member, Board of Directors, Council of the Americas

Former Chair, Annual “Global Capital Markets and the U.S. Securities Laws” Program, Practicing Law Institute, 2002-2010

Former Chair, Financial Reporting Committee, New York City Bar Association

Member, TriBar Committee on Legal Opinions

Chair, Board of Trustees, Brooklyn Youth Chorus Association

Member, New York and Paris Bars

Education

J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School (1982); B.A., magna cum laude, Harvard College (1978).

Personal

Nick writes and speaks regularly on securities regulation, financial accounting and legal opinions.

Lawyer Rankings

Latin America: International firms > Capital markets

(Hall of Fame)

Nicolas GrabarCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is a titan of the Latin American market with an exceptional record in capital markets offerings, including those by sovereigns, state-owned enterprises and large corporates. Team members are praised by clients for their experience, accessibility and involvement in deals. The firm is a dominant force in Mexico and has a substantial market share of Brazil transactions. It remains active in liability management deals and issuances in local currencies. In the sovereign debt segment, the pratice has executed deals for the United Mexican States (Mexico), Dominican Republic, Republic of Uruguay and Republic of Chile as issuer or underwriter’s counsel, and it remains prominent in ESG and sustainability-linked offerings; it advised América Móvil on its inaugural sustainable bond offering in the international capital markets. Jorge Juantorena is a leading name in Mexico offerings and issuances by sovereign governments. Licensed to practice in Mexico and New York, Manuel Silva has a growing reputation in Mexico, Brazil and in sovereign offerings. Top practitioner Juan Giráldez is a key name in Sao Paulo, where the highly-rated Jonathan Mendes de Oliveira was elected to the partnership in 2024. Former partner Nicolas Grabar is now senior counsel. All named individuals are based in New York unless stated otherwise. Emilio Minvielle has left the firm.