Jonathan Zonis > Clifford Chance > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Clifford Chance has established Latin America-focused capital markets teams in New York and Sao Paulo. Responding to difficult market conditions, the firm has managed to achieve growth in both equity and debt engagements, including follow-on offerings, sovereign and quasi-sovereign issuances, securitisations and structured debt. It has continued to make an impression in sustainability-linked offerings. With its experienced capital markets group in Sao Paulo, it has sustained a solid deal flow, including offerings by financial institutions. Peru, Colombia and Panama are also key markets, while the firm has an impressive track record in Mexico deals. The team features a raft of native Spanish and Portuguese-speaking lawyers with New York, English and Spanish law qualifications. Jonathan Zonis is co-head of the Latin America practice and an experienced figure in capital markets offerings, including sovereign transactions. Hugo Triaca is another experienced partner with a primary focus on Latin America. Sao Paulo managing partner Anthony Oldfield and fellow Sao Paulo partner Patrick Jackson, along with counsel Anja Pfleger Andrade, provide specialist expertise and experience in Brazil equity and debt offerings. Mariana Estévez continues to make an impression having been made partner in 2023. Named individuals are based in New York unless stated otherwise.

Clifford Chance’s global capital markets practice is particularly well known for its expertise when it comes to Latin American and Caribbean debt offerings. Jonathan Zonis has considerable experience handling cross-border debt and equity offerings for underwriters as well as issuers in the banking, energy, manufacturing, real estate, and telecoms sectors, among others. He chairs the group alongside Hugo Triaca, whose varied practice spans high-yield, investment-grade, and hybrid securities offerings, as well as liability management transactions. Andrés Berry and Joyce Moore focus on Latin American transactions.

Spearheaded by the New York-based duo of Gary Brooks and Jonathan Zonis, Clifford Chance oversees high-profile offerings of step-up senior secured notes and high-yield novel notes issuances. The team showcases extensive cross-border capabilities, primarily with Latin America, Africa, and Europe, frequently representing both issuers and underwriters. Brooks has vast insight into securities offerings, Zonis is well versed in public and private transactions in equity and debt offerings, while Trevor Lavelle mainly concentrates on IPOs. Andrew Epstein is a corporate finance expert, and both Hugo Triaca and Jason Ewart are also cited as key practice members.

Spearheaded by the New York-based duo of Gary Brooks and Jonathan Zonis, Clifford Chance oversees high-profile offerings of step-up senior secured notes and high-yield novel notes issuances. The team showcases extensive cross-border capabilities, primarily with Latin America, Africa, and Europe, frequently representing both issuers and underwriters. Brooks has vast insight into securities offerings, Zonis is well versed in public and private transactions in equity and debt offerings, while Trevor Lavelle mainly concentrates on IPOs. Andrew Epstein is a corporate finance expert, and both Hugo Triaca and Jason Ewart are also cited as key practice members.