Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is involved in a high volume of multi-jurisdictional high-yield debt offerings across Asia, the USA and Canada which are often high-value in nature. Members of the team stand out due to a strong knowledge of some regulation which is useful on the issuer side, such as Rule 114A and Regulation S, which US companies often use when issuing securities only to foreign investors. The group is especially skilled in representing purchasers on the underwriter side. New-York based John Meade has a notable specialism in liability management transactions. Practice head Maurice Blanco is called upon for corporate governance advice as an addendum to his strength in capital markets transactions. Michael Kaplan, John Meade and Richard Truesdell are additional significant practitioners and group heads. Kaplan mirrors the group’s wider strength in IPOs, other equity offerings, and convertible and high-yield debt issuance. Marcel Fausten is also adept in initial public offerings and equity offerings. Elsewhere, Shane Tintle counts corporate clients spanning from new, privately held companies to established issuers as key clients. All named practitioners are based in New York.