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Mayer Brown LLP

Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Counsel

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Mayer Brown LLP

Rankings

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Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Counsel - USA - Nationwide

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For
Mayer Brown LLP has drawn acclaim for its record acting for issuers and underwriters on a broad array of capital markets transactions. The firm regularly represents clients from the life sciences, energy and financial sectors. The team handles a wide array of matters, including debt offerings, private placements and cross-border equity offerings, as well as high-yield debt transactions.

Strengths

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  • The quality and promptness of Mayer Brown's advice is outstanding.

    Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Counsel respondentUSA
  • The Mayer Brown team is responsive, practical, respectful of how time is used and technically very strong.

    Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Counsel respondentUSA
  • The team is highly sophisticated, commercially-minded and able to understand and resolve complicated securities law issues.

    Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Counsel respondentUSA
  • Mayer Brown is solution-oriented, reasonable and commercial in its approach. Rather than getting bogged down by insignificant details, the firm is able to focus on the bigger picture and help create reasonable solutions to complex issues.

    Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Counsel respondentUSA
  • Mayer Brown shows deep knowledge of the law and current market practice, as well as the ability to provide pragmatic solutions to complex problems.

    Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Counsel respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Senior StatespeoplePhyllis G Korff
    Senior StatespeoplePhyllis G Korff

    Phyllis G Korff

    Phyllis Korff commands respect for her longstanding experience in the New York capital markets space. She offers clients the advantage of a broad skill set in debt and equity securities transactions.
    • Phyllis is a pleasure to work with. She is super knowledgeable, practical, focused, doesn't waste time and has a great demeanor and EQ.

      Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Counsel respondentUSA
  • Band 3Anna Pinedo
    Band 3Anna Pinedo

    Anna Pinedo

    Anna Pinedo has developed a diverse capital markets practice, with experience acting for US and international clients on a range of debt and equity transactions.
    • Anna is an excellent resource on all counts; she is extremely knowledgeable with respect to the law, current events and current market practice.

      Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Counsel respondentUSA
    • Anna is an outstanding lawyer with in-depth knowledge of the market and all its participants.

      Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Counsel respondentUSA
    • She is knowledgeable, very quick to respond and always has a solution.

      Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Counsel respondentUSA
    • She is an incredibly sophisticated lawyer and her knowledge and expertise across different products and areas within capital markets is truly impressive.

      Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Counsel respondentUSA
    • Anna has extremely sophisticated knowledge of securities regulations.

      Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Manager Counsel respondentUSA

Ranked Individuals at Mayer Brown LLP (2)

USA - Nationwide

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    Phyllis G Korff

    Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States

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  • Profile image of Anna Pinedo

    Anna Pinedo

    Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States

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