Mayer Brown’s broad investment-grade debt expertise spans offerings of SEC-registered, fixed-to-floating rate, convertible, and 144A notes, among other kinds. The group is an established leader when it comes to covered bonds and is also noted for its strength in the financial services, consumer products, real estate, energy, and pharma/healthcare sectors. Anna Pinedo regularly represents financial institutions acting as both underwriters’ and issuer’s counsel; she stands out for her experience handling novel transactions in the tech, telecoms, healthcare, financial services, and REITs spaces. David Bakst focuses on securities offerings involving non-US issuers. Regularly advising issuers, investment banks, and sponsors on public and private offerings, Ryan Castillo is a prominent figure in the team. Phyllis Korff’s extensive experience spans the asset management, insurance, biotech, healthcare, tech, and manufacturing spaces. Jerry Marlatt and Jason Parsont are also key contacts in the group, with Parsont having joined the firm from Clifford Chance in September 2024.
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- 'Anna Pinedo has unmatched securities law expertise combining breadth and depth of knowledge across the field. She runs a team that can handle both routine high-flow work as well as complex one-off high-value engagements comfortably. Anna is always at the forefront of legal developments and considers their implications for each of her clients' needs. Highly responsive.'
- 'Helen Shouhua Yu is excellent and knowledgeable attorney managing an effective team. She has extraordinary attention to detail and ensures quality documentation in a high-pressure environment. She provides and applies deep knowledge of structured products requirements and market trends.'
- 'Ryan, Anna and the team at Mayer Brown were knowledgeable, communicative and available at all hours to answer our questions. I think they are experts in what they do.'
- 'Ryan Castillo and Anna Pinedo were exceptional partners who took us through our inaugural US issuance with expertise and ease. We had many calls and they were always available. They were very patient with us as we asked many questions.'
- 'Anna Pinedo heads the Mayer Brown capital markets practice and is an excellent, experienced lawyer who has helped write a securities law treatise and understands business well and, importantly, provides thoughtful, practical advice. We enjoy working with Anna and recommend her. Mayer Brown also has a leading securitization practice.'
- 'Mayer Brown are experienced attorneys in the Debt Capital Markets space. They especially excel in thought leadership and sharing regulatory developments with the market. They have been strong partners to our firm over time, on transactional matters as well as general market and regulatory advice.'
- 'Mayer Brown's capital markets team is exceptionally well-informed, organized, responsive and interconnected with other domestic and non-U.S. specialists. They display excellent attention to detail while delivering a great number of offering documents in a timely manner. The senior leadership is deeply versed in securities law and ongoing developments, bringing their expertise to current clients as well as hosting or participating in an impressive number of events.'
Key clients
- Marex Group PLC
- Nomura America Finance, LLC
- BBVA
- HSBC USA, Inc.
- CDP Financial Inc.
- US Foods, Inc.
- Post Brothers Holdings
- Cando Rail & Terminals Ltd
- Truist Bank
- Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.
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Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Anna Pinedo
Other key lawyers
David Bakst; Ryan Castillo; Phyllis Korff; Jerry Marlatt; Jason Parsont; Helen Shouhua Yu