Paul Hastings LLP has achieved considerable growth in its capital markets team in recent years, with some change in its Latin America-facing practice during 2023 with Michael Fitzgerald and a team leaving the firm and Grissel Mercado and a group joining from A&O Shearman. The capital markets team has a fine record in life sciences, technology, real estate, consumer and other sectors, while remaining active in the SPAC market. Chair of the firm Frank Lopez has an outstanding record in equity offerings, while Seo Salimi joined as co-head of capital markets and co-chair of corporate life sciences in 2023 from Goodwin. All are based in New York.
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Key clients
- 2U, Inc.
- BofA Securities, Inc.
- CareDx, Inc.
- Canopy Growth Corporation
- Citigroup Global Markets
- FiscalNote Holdings, Inc.
- Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
- J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
- Jefferies LLC
- Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.
Lawyers
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Frank Lopez; Chris DeCresce; Eric Sibbitt
Other key lawyers
Grissel Mercado; Seo Salimi; Brandon Bortner