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Capital Markets: Equity: Issuer Counsel

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What the Team is Known For

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP represents issuers across a range of fields, including energy, telecommunications and leisure, as well as global investment banks acting as underwriters on capital markets transactions. The firm brings to bear recognized strength in IPOs and high-yield debt and boasts an impressive roster of clients including household name issuers and leading private equity sponsors.

Work Highlights

  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP acted as issuer counsel to an affiliate of Stone Point Capital in its offering of $3 billion of senior secured

    notes.

Strengths

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The Paul Weiss team is extremely gritty, thoughtful and innovative when it comes to solving problems.

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They have instant credibility and bring a tremendous amount of value into the room when they are dealing with very sophisticated and complex transactions.

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Paul Weiss is an extension of our team and is extremely knowledgeable and well-integrated.

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Paul Weiss offers prudent advice based not just on the laws and regulations but also on a deep understanding of the business and motivation of stakeholders.

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Notable Practitioners

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Gregory Ezring
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Gregory Ezring
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Gregory Ezring's practice encompasses capital markets transactions of all kinds, including registered offerings of debt, equity offerings and private investments by companies. He is particularly specialized at conducting leveraged finance transactions on behalf of private equity funds and alternative asset managers.

Gregory is at the top of his field. He is extremely talented and innovative.

He is fantaistc and sharp.

Greg is outstanding, probably the best lawyer that understands capital structures at companies.

He is a top class lawyer, highly seasoned and totally dependable.

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John C Kennedy
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John C Kennedy
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John Kennedy enjoys a fine reputation in the New York market for his work handling a wide array of securities transactions.

Well John is an excellent securities lawyer. He's very experienced, never flat-footed and he always knows which way to turn. His confidence is contagious.

John is an elite practitioner with a deep understanding of issues both legal and commercial.

He provides not only the expertise but the strategic knowledge and view. He gives fantastic advice.

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Brian M. Janson
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Brian M. Janson
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Brian Janson's broad securities practice sees him acting for issuers, underwriters, and private equity sponsors on a range of debt and equity offerings.

Brian is an amazing partner, very skilled and a total rising superstar.

Brian is commercial and collegial. He always has a great disposition and is very constructive.

Brian is an extremely sophisticated and sharp capital markets attorney. I trust him to deliver a best-in-class service and develop thoughtful solutions to real-time problems.

Brian Janson is my go-to person on any bond deals.

Brian is savvy at navigating and balancing business and compliance.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Gregory Ezring
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Gregory Ezring
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John C Kennedy
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John C Kennedy
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Brian M. Janson
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Brian M. Janson
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