Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Considering investment bank consortiums and international issuers as key clients, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is a regular participant in debt capital markets transactions, and is especially active in Rule 144A/Regulation S high-yield offering of senior secured notes. The group also has a strength in first-of-their-kind, dual listing, and cross-border transactions on both the issuer and underwriter side. Ryan Dzierniejko is at the helm and is often at the forefront of the team’s advice on venture capital financings and IPOs. Another other key team members is Laura Kaufmann, who is a key pillar of the group’s issuer-side work, given that she is co-head of the firm’s U.S. financial sponsor capital markets practice. Gregory Fernicola  routinely handles private and public equity and debt financings, as well as acting as a go-to practitioner for clients requiring advice on securiteis law matters. Elsewhere, Laura A. Kaufmann is also key on the sponsor side, called upon by financial sponsors regularly, often asset managers, private equity firms or family offices, while Michael Schwartz is particularly strong in the biotechnology, fintech, insurance, real estate and energy sectors. All named practitioners are based in New York.