A&O Shearman
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A&O Shearman, the result of the headline merger between Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling in 2024, has a well-established Latin America capital markets practice, principally from the legacy Shearman team. The Latin America group has an excellent record in debt offerings across the region, including Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Panama, Argentina, Uruguay, Guatemala and Colombia. It remains at the forefront of representing underwriters in sovereign bond offerings for multiple Latin American states. It is also noted for ESG-related deals, including sustainability-linked debt offerings, blue bonds and debt-for-nature swaps. Alejandro Gordano has made a significant impression in the market, advising major clients such as Ecopetrol on headline offerings; he has also emerged as a leading name in sustainability-linked bonds, including advising on the first international sustainability-linked bond out of Peru. Manuel Orillac is another senior name in the team. All named individuals are based in New York. David Flechner left the firm in July 2024 and of counsel Antonia Stolper retired in 2025.
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Testimonials
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‘The team is exceptional. My experience has been primarily working with the partner Alejandro Gordano, who is always available to assist with questions and is very involved in transactions. They also have extensive knowledge of legal issues for all types of issues in Latin America, especially sovereign issues.'
‘They are lawyers who are involved in the day-to-day of the transaction, they do not complicate things and it is clear that their objective is to support the transaction in developing as smoothly as possible and with the best result.’
Key clients
- Banco Internacional del Perú
- Ecopetrol
Work highlights
Advised Ecopetrol in connection with its SEC-registered offering of $1.75bn notes.