Banking & Finance
Latin America - International Counsel
5 years ranked
Provided by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
https://www.clearygottlieb.com/professionals/richard-j-cooper
Richard J. Cooper is one of the preeminent cross-border bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers in the United States and is the recognized leader in cross-border and sovereign restructurings involving companies and countries in Latin America and other emerging markets. His practice focuses on domestic and international corporate, municipal, and sovereign restructurings, as well as liability management and capital solutions transactions. Rich is known for his innovative work on behalf of institutional investors, creditors, corporate clients, government, state-owned entities, ad hoc creditor committees, and other parties in connection with in and out-of-court insolvency proceedings and complex financings, including rescue and DIP financings. He has advised clients involved in some of the most prominent and noteworthy restructurings and liability management exercises in and outside of the United States over the last two decades.
Rich became a partner in 1995. J.D., Columbia Law School, M.Sc., University of London, London School of Economics and Political Science; B.A., Duke University.
Member of the Bar in New York
Bretton Woods Sovereign Debt Working Group
IIF Principles Consultative Group
Provided by Chambers
Top-tier New York-based practitioner Richard Cooper enjoys a remarkable reputation for his work on innovative banking and finance matters, including restructuring mandates. The experienced practitioner boasts a solid track record acting on Latin American finance transactions, most notably those involving the Mexican market.
Richard J Cooper is an experienced banking and finance practitioner, widely admired for his deft handling of high-value restructuring proceedings in Brazil. His notable expertise also covers other complex cross-border finance transactions in the field, including representing clients on the issuance of convertible secured debentures.
Provided by Chambers
Richard Cooper is a tremendous attorney, the pre-eminent choice and my go-to counsel for any complex cross-border restructuring matters, particularly in Latin America.
Richard Cooper leads transactions impeccably, demonstrating his knowledge of complex matters.
Richard is always involved in the deals and is consistently professional. I’m a big fan of his work.
Richard J Cooper is highly skilled and truly beyond praise.
Richard J Cooper has deep expertise in Latin American restructurings.
He has outstanding legal expertise in the matters we’ve worked with him on in Latin America. He provides key aspects each clients needs in a brilliant lawyer - approachable, available and commercial.
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