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Ilir Mujalovic

Ilir Mujalovic

USA 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Ilir Mujalovic is the Head of Cleary’s Equity Capital Markets practice. He is a leading capital markets lawyer whose practice focuses on complex equity capital markets and corporate finance transactions.

He represents issuers and investment banks on a wide variety of matters, including initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, PIPEs, ATMs, SPACs, de-SPACs, convertible bonds, investment grade notes, high-yield debt offerings, and other public and private transactions.

Ilir works with clients across many industries, including healthcare, consumer/retail, media and telecommunications, industrials, technology, energy, power and utilities, renewables, and financial institutions, among others.

He has developed a stellar reputation representing clients on numerous biotech, med-tech, diagnostics, and healthcare services transactions. He also represents corporate clients such as Valvoline Inc. in connection with corporate governance and SEC compliance matters and works with leading investment banks including BofA Securities, Morgan Stanley, Citi, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, TD Cowen, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Jefferies, Piper Sandler, Santander, Leerink, and UBS.

Career

Ilir joined Cleary as a partner in 2026 from another major international law firm. From August 2010 through February 2014, he was a Director and Assistant General Counsel at Bank of America Merrill Lynch where he advised on a broad range of equity and high-yield capital markets transactions.

J.D., summa cum laude, New York Law School (2003); B.S., with highest honors, City University of New York: College of Staten Island (1998).

Professional Memberships

Member, New York Bar. Member, New Jersey Bar.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States - USA - Nationwide

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Ilir Mujalovic is co-head of the firm's US capital markets team. He is particularly adept at the representation of underwriters on a broad array of capital markets transactions.

Strengths

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  • His personable touch is unbelievable. If he doesn't pick up right away, he'll call back promptly and always knows what's going on.

    Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United StatesChambers Guide to the USA
  • Ilir is an outstanding lawyer with an extensive track record in the space.

    Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United StatesChambers Guide to the USA
  • Ilir understands a lot of the risk and can put himself in our shoes and help us think through different solutions.

    Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United StatesChambers Guide to the USA

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