With the New York-based trio of Andrew Epstein, Jason Myers, and Gary Brooks leading the team, Clifford Chance routinely advises on the whole spectrum of cross-border IPO and securities law issues. Supporting both issuers and managers, the practice leverages the expertise of US-qualified lawyers based across European, Asian, and Middle Eastern markets, with Epstein primarily focusing on REITs and M&A transactions. Myers is knowledgeable in general corporate transactions and PIPEs, Brooks is an expert in debt restructuring, while Houston-based Trevor Lavelle specializes in liability management proceedings.
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Key clients
- Sedgwick
- Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
- Oxford Finance LLC
- Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago –Ministry of Finance
- Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.
- BofA Securities, Inc.
- Corporación Financiera de Desarrollo S.A.
Work highlights
- Advised the underwriters on the initial public offering of Tamboran Resources Corporation, an independent natural gas company that operates in Australia. Tamboran shares commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange on June 27, 2024, under the ticker symbol “TBN”.
- Advised Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo (Sabesp), the Brazilian water and waste management company, on its US$2.7 billion public offering of shares.
- Advised Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. (Eletrobras), Brazil's largest utility, on its offering of93,000,000 preferred shares issued by CTEEP totaling R$2.185 billion, plus 33,000,000additional shares to meet market demand.
Lawyers
Practice head
Andrew Epstein; Jason Myers; Gary Brooks
Other key lawyers
Trevor Lavelle; Jonathan Zonis; Jake Farquharson; Kathleen Werner; Hugo Triaca; Cliff Cone; Jay Bernstein; Om Pandya; Matt Worden; Tae Ho Cho; Jesse Overall; Paul Lakkis; Thomas Koh; Kathy Phan; Etherial Edetan; Zoya Afridi