Ranking tables
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States | USA
USA - Nationwide
Rankings overview for Lawyers
Andrew Fabens Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP15 Years Ranked
Daniel J Bursky Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP20 Years Ranked
David J Goldschmidt Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates23 Years Ranked
Deanna Kirkpatrick Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP16 Years Ranked
Douglas S Horowitz Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP15 Years Ranked
Greg Rodgers Latham & Watkins LLP18 Years Ranked
John Meade Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP12 Years Ranked
Joshua Ford Bonnie Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP17 Years Ranked
Joshua N Korff Kirkland & Ellis LLP17 Years Ranked
Roxane F Reardon Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP5 Years Ranked
Ryan Dzierniejko Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates5 Years Ranked
Samir A Gandhi Sidley Austin LLP21 Years Ranked
Stelios Saffos Latham & Watkins LLP6 Years Ranked
William V Fogg Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP18 Years Ranked
Andrew B. Barkan Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP9 Years Ranked
Anna Pinedo Mayer Brown LLP20 Years Ranked
Byron Rooney Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP8 Years Ranked
Catherine M Clarkin Sullivan & Cromwell LLP6 Years Ranked
Colin Diamond Paul Hastings LLP12 Years Ranked
Craig B Brod Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP20 Years Ranked
David Azarkh Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP5 Years Ranked
Derek Dostal Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP5 Years Ranked
Divakar Gupta Cooley LLP7 Years Ranked- Eric W Blanchard Cooley LLP8 Years Ranked
Gregory Ezring Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP18 Years Ranked
John C Kennedy Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP19 Years Ranked
Joseph H Kaufman Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP14 Years Ranked
Kenneth Wallach Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP15 Years Ranked
Michael Benjamin Latham & Watkins LLP12 Years Ranked
Nathan Ajiashvili Latham & Watkins LLP7 Years Ranked
Paul D Tropp Ropes & Gray LLP18 Years Ranked
Robert W Downes Sullivan & Cromwell LLP20 Years Ranked- Rod Miller Milbank LLP19 Years Ranked
Steven J Slutzky Debevoise & Plimpton LLP20 Years Ranked
Alexander Lynch Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP8 Years Ranked
Brian M. Janson Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP7 Years Ranked
Corey Wright Paul Hastings LLP14 Years Ranked
Edward Best Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP20 Years Ranked
Edward F Petrosky Sidley Austin LLP19 Years Ranked
Erika Weinberg Latham & Watkins LLP5 Years Ranked
Ilir Mujalovic A&O Shearman8 Years Ranked
John C Ericson Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP4 Years Ranked
Johnny Skumpija Proskauer Rose LLP7 Years Ranked
Laura Kaufmann Belkhayat Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates4 Years Ranked
Marcel Fausten Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP5 Years Ranked
Marisa D Stavenas Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP5 Years Ranked
Matthew E Kaplan Debevoise & Plimpton LLP12 Years Ranked
Merritt Johnson Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP7 Years Ranked
Nicholas Dorsey Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP5 Years Ranked
Paul Rodel Debevoise & Plimpton LLP4 Years Ranked
Peter N Handrinos Latham & Watkins LLP19 Years Ranked
Rachel Sheridan Kirkland & Ellis LLP8 Years Ranked
Richard Fenyes Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP9 Years Ranked
Robert A Ryan Sidley Austin LLP5 Years Ranked
Senet S. Bischoff Latham & Watkins LLP12 Years Ranked
Sophia Hudson Kirkland & Ellis LLP4 Years Ranked
Adam Fleisher Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP5 Years Ranked
Alison Haggerty Latham & Watkins LLP5 Years Ranked- Andrew Weisberg White & Case LLP1 Years Ranked
Benjamin J Cohen Latham & Watkins4 Years Ranked
Brian K Rosenzweig Covington & Burling LLP9 Years Ranked
Christopher Peterson Arnold & Porter1 Years Ranked
Corey Chivers Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP2 Years Ranked
Faiza N Rahman Ropes & Gray LLP5 Years Ranked
Gregory Fernicola Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates18 Years Ranked
Heather Emmel Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP5 Years Ranked
Hui Lin Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP1 Years Ranked
Joel Rubinstein White & Case LLP4 Years Ranked
John Cobb Paul Hastings LLP7 Years Ranked
Jonathan Michels White & Case LLP5 Years Ranked
Joseph D. Zavaglia Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP2 Years Ranked
Josiah Slotnick Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP2 Years Ranked
Kerry Burke Covington & Burling LLP5 Years Ranked
Lesley C Peng Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP5 Years Ranked
Lona Nallengara A&O Shearman2 Years Ranked
Mark S. Hayek Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP5 Years Ranked
Michael Hickey Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP1 Years Ranked
Mitchell S Bloom Goodwin14 Years Ranked
Monica Thurmond Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP12 Years Ranked
Patrick Shannon Latham & Watkins LLP3 Years Ranked
Peter J Loughran Debevoise & Plimpton LLP19 Years Ranked
Richard Segal Cooley LLP5 Years Ranked
Roshni Banker Cariello Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP2 Years Ranked
Seo Salimi Paul Hastings LLP2 Years Ranked
Shane Tintle Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP1 Years Ranked
Yasin Keshvargar Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP5 Years Ranked
All Lawyers profiles
Senior Statespeople

S James Clark
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Senior Statespeople | 23 Years RankedJames Clark maintains a market-leading practice focused on the representation of investment banks in major debt and equity offerings, with a particular strength in the handling of high-yield debt mandates.
S Phyllis G Korff
Mayer Brown LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Senior Statespeople | 23 Years RankedPhyllis 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.
S Robert E Buckholz Jr
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Senior Statespeople | 21 Years RankedRobert Buckholz has a wealth of excellent experience acting on complex debt and equity financing matters.
S Valerie Ford Jacob
Freshfields US LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Senior Statespeople | 22 Years RankedValerie Ford Jacob concentrates her well-regarded practice on debt and equity financings. She has experience as counsel to issuers and underwriters on high value IPOs and investment-grade debt issuances.

S William M Hartnett
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Senior Statespeople | 23 Years RankedWilliam Hartnett is highly regarded for his seasoned expertise in advising issuing companies and investment banks on major bond and stock offerings.
Eminent Practitioners

E Frank Lopez
Paul Hastings LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Eminent Practitioners | 16 Years RankedFrank Lopez is the Chair of Paul Hastings. He concentrates his practice on securities transactions, working with issuing companies and investment banks on the full range of debt and equity financings.
Star Individuals
Marc D Jaffe
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Star Individuals | 22 Years RankedMarc Jaffe stands out for his talent in handling debt transactions on behalf of issuers and underwriters and he is also particularly adept at representing global clients in major IPOs.
Michael Kaplan
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Star Individuals | 18 Years RankedMichael Kaplan stands out for his market-leading practice, which encompasses the representation of issuers and managers in high-yield and investment-grade debt issuances, as well as equity offerings.
Richard D Truesdell
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Star Individuals | 20 Years RankedRichard Truesdell wins broad acclaim as an industry-leading name for securities transactions. His stellar practice runs the full gamut of issuer and manager representation, advising on debt and equity offerings by companies in diverse industries.
Band 1

1 Andrew J Pitts
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedAndrew Pitts is skilled at handling major debt and equity transactions in a wide range of sectors, including financial services, energy and technology.
1 Craig F Arcella
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 1 | 14 Years RankedCraig Arcella stands out for his expertise in issuer and underwriter representation, frequently advising on high value debt and equity offerings.
1 David Lopez
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedDavid Lopez stands out for his high quality representation of major companies and dealer-managers on complex bond and stock offerings. He is especially sought after for his expertise in liability management.
1 Ian Schuman
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 1 | 13 Years RankedIan Schuman acts for issuers and underwriters in a wide range of transactions, with notable experience in debt matters, including high-yield debt offerings. He also maintains a busy equity practice and he is regularly chosen to counsel clients on IPOs.
1 Jeffrey D Karpf
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedJeffrey Karpf maintains an excellent reputation for his work on high-yield and investment-grade debt transactions, representing both investment banks and issuing companies. He balances his leading role in debt capital markets with an active equity practice.
Band 2

2 Andrew Fabens
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedAndrew Fabens comes equipped with a diverse skill set in securities law matters, advising issuers and underwriters on a wide variety of debt and equity transactions.
2 Daniel J Bursky
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 2 | 20 Years RankedDaniel Bursky maintains a diverse securities practice, concentrated on the representation of underwriters and issuers in a broad array of debt and equity transactions.
2 David J Goldschmidt
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 2 | 23 Years RankedDavid Goldschmidt's practice is informed by decades of experience handling a wide range of capital markets matters. His clients include both public and private companies in diverse sectors, as well as industry-leading investment banks.
2 Deanna Kirkpatrick
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedDeanna Kirkpatrick is a great choice of counsel for complex debt and equity transactions, boasting an excellent track record in traditional biotechnology IPOs as well as work for underwriters in substantial bond and note issuances.

2 Douglas S Horowitz
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 2 | 15 Years RankedDouglas Horowitz is regularly sought after by clients for his assistance with complex debt and equity offerings, including IPOs. He is particularly recommended for his expert counsel on underwritten high-yield bond offerings.
2 Greg Rodgers
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedGreg Rodgers displays strengths across a broad range of debt and equity offerings, gaining market attention for his specialist knowledge of direct listings and convertible debt.
2 John Meade
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 2 | 12 Years RankedJohn Meade maintains a broad capital markets practice, dedicated to the representation of both issuer and manager-side clients in IPOs, and other equity offerings, as well as debt issuances.
2 Joshua Ford Bonnie
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedJoshua Ford Bonnie is a distinguished capital markets attorney, who regularly assists clients with high profile IPOs, among other equity and debt financings.

2 Joshua N Korff
Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 2 | 17 Years RankedJoshua Korff's accomplishments in the field garner him the respect of issuers and financial sponsors in diverse securities transactions.
2 Roxane F Reardon
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedRoxane Reardon is a highly accomplished practitioner whose clients seek her advice on all aspects of debt and equity transactions.
2 Ryan Dzierniejko
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedRyan Dzierniejko is especially highlighted for his command of the debt market, including investment grade and high-yield debt, and he is also able to advise on equity transactions, including supporting clients through IPOs.
2 Samir A Gandhi
Sidley Austin LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 2 | 21 Years RankedSamir Gandhi's wide-ranging securities practice sees him advising both underwriters and issuers on the full range of equity offerings, including IPOs, as well as various debt transactions.
2 Stelios Saffos
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 2 | 6 Years RankedStelios Saffos has established his market standing as a force in the New York capital markets space, displaying strengths in IPOs and high-yield debt, as part of a wide transactional skill set.
2 William V Fogg
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedWilliam Fogg attracts praise for the strength of his debt and equity-based capital markets practice. He regularly advises clients on IPOs and a wide range of underwritten investment-grade and high-yield bond transactions.
Band 3

3 Andrew B. Barkan
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 3 | 9 Years RankedAndrew Barkan is a highly accomplished practitioner, who provides clients with extensive expertise in capital markets matters. He advises issuers and underwriters on registered and private offerings of debt and equity.
3 Anna Pinedo
Mayer Brown LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 3 | 20 Years RankedAnna Pinedo has developed a diverse capital markets practice, with experience acting for US and international clients on a range of debt and equity transactions.
3 Byron Rooney
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedByron Rooney continues to impress clients with his talent at handling the full range of debt and equity securities offerings, including advising on novel transactional structures.
3 Catherine M Clarkin
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 3 | 6 Years RankedCo-head of the practice Catherine Clarkin is a skilled attorney with an excellent reputation for her transactional capabilities in capital markets.

3 Colin Diamond
Paul Hastings LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedColin Diamond stands out for his extensive representation of issuers and underwriters in complex equity transactions.
3 Craig B Brod
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 3 | 20 Years RankedCraig Brod is renowned for his versatile practice, which sees him acting for issuers and underwriters on the full spectrum of capital markets matters.
3 David Azarkh
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedDavid Azarkh is in demand for his knowledge of equity capital markets and is also recognized for his ability to assist with debt transactions.

3 Derek Dostal
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedDerek Dostal comes recommended for his comprehensive debt practice. He has also established himself as a key figure in equity capital markets, with a particular expertise in IPOs.

3 Divakar Gupta
Cooley LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedDivakar Gupta is a noted expert in the handling of equity transactions, offering particular experience in the biopharmaceutical sector.3 Eric W Blanchard
Cooley LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedEric Blanchard is commended for his deep capital markets expertise, with experience advising issuing companies and underwriters on investment-grade debt and equity offerings in the life sciences industry.
3 Gregory Ezring
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 3 | 18 Years RankedGregory 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.
3 John C Kennedy
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 3 | 19 Years RankedJohn Kennedy enjoys a fine reputation in the New York market for his work handling a wide array of securities transactions.
3 Joseph H Kaufman
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 3 | 14 Years RankedJoseph Kaufman is recommended for his work advising healthcare companies, REITs and underwriters on significant debt and equity offerings. He is regularly sought after by clients for guidance on major IPOs.
3 Kenneth Wallach
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 3 | 15 Years RankedKenneth Wallach has a wealth of experience handling major capital markets transactions on behalf of underwriters, issuers and private equity sponsors.
3 Michael Benjamin
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedMichael Benjamin has a great reputation for his work on capital markets transactions, representing companies and investment banks in varied debt and equity offerings.
3 Nathan Ajiashvili
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedNathan Ajiashvili comes particularly recommended for debt and equity transactions in the biotech and healthcare sectors.
3 Paul D Tropp
Ropes & Gray LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 3 | 18 Years RankedPaul Tropp is noted for his broad expertise in debt securities offerings, with an especially strong underwriter's practice. He is also highly regarded for his equity practice, with notable expertise in advising SPACs.
3 Robert W Downes
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 3 | 20 Years RankedCo-head of the firm's capital markets practice Robert Downes is highly skilled at transactions relating to high-yield and investment-grade debt, as well as equity offerings.
3 Rod Miller
Milbank LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 3 | 19 Years RankedRod Miller dedicates his practice to a broad range of securities law matters, advising both issuers and underwriters on debt and equity-related transactions.
3 Steven J Slutzky
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 3 | 20 Years RankedSteven Slutzky is noted for his work representing issuers and underwriters in debt and equity offerings, including IPOs. He is particularly experienced in transactions relating to private equity firms and insurance companies.
Band 4

4 Alexander Lynch
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 8 Years RankedAlexander Lynch regularly acts for public and private companies in diverse sectors, including energy, healthcare and technology. His impressive equity practice sees him advise on a range of matters, from traditional IPOs to SPACs.
4 Brian M. Janson
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 7 Years RankedBrian Janson's broad securities practice sees him acting for issuers, underwriters, and private equity sponsors on a range of debt and equity offerings.
4 Corey Wright
Paul Hastings LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 14 Years RankedCorey Wright is frequently called upon to advise on underwritten debt offerings, with experience spanning high-yield and investment grade offerings.
4 Edward Best
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 20 Years RankedEdward Best of Willkie Farr & Gallagher comes equipped with wide-ranging capital markets expertise, routinely advising issuers and investment banks on securities offerings. He is particularly experienced in advising on transactions involving clients in the insurance industry.

4 Edward F Petrosky
Sidley Austin LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 19 Years RankedClients seek out Edward Petrosky for his extensive expertise in securities offerings, and he frequently acts on the full range of debt and equity transactions, including IPOs.
4 Erika Weinberg
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedErika Weinberg is a respected capital markets attorney with a comprehensive securities practice.
4 Ilir Mujalovic
A&O Shearman | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 8 Years RankedIlir Mujalovic is adept at the representation of both issuers and underwriters on a broad array of capital markets transactions.
4 John C Ericson
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedJohn Ericson brings in-depth experience of corporate finance transactions and high-yield debt offerings.
4 Johnny Skumpija
Proskauer Rose LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 7 Years RankedJohnny Skumpija is well regarded for his broad-based capital markets practice, which encompasses both issuer and manager representation.
4 Laura Kaufmann Belkhayat
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedLaura Kaufmann Belkhayat is a skilled capital markets lawyer with expertise representing clients in IPOs.
4 Marcel Fausten
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedMarcel Fausten is developing an impressive reputation among companies and leading investment banks as a capital markets adviser of choice for debt and equity transactions.
4 Marisa D Stavenas
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedMarisa Stavenas is commended for her debt and equity practice, with experience across a range of products, including recent work advising clients on complex novel structures such as green bond offerings.
4 Matthew E Kaplan
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 12 Years RankedMatthew Kaplan has a broad securities practice, regularly utilized by issuers and underwriters on complex offerings of equity and debt, including high-yield and investment-grade issuances.
4 Merritt Johnson
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 7 Years RankedMerritt Johnson tackles a wide range of capital markets issues, with strength in both debt and equity offerings.
4 Nicholas Dorsey
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedNicholas Dorsey frequently counsels high profile issuers and underwriters on capital markets transactions. Clients turn to him for his expertise on both stock and bond offerings.
4 Paul Rodel
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedPaul Rodel offers expertise in debt and equity transactions, with recent experience in the healthcare, insurance and aviation sectors.
4 Peter N Handrinos
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 19 Years RankedPeter Handrinos draws widespread praise for his extensive experience advising on IPOs and other high-value capital markets transactions. He counts global financial institutions and pharmaceutical companies among his clients.
4 Rachel Sheridan
Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 8 Years RankedRachel Sheridan helps banks, issuing companies and private equity sponsors navigate all aspects of debt and equity capital markets, including IPOs.
4 Richard Fenyes
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 9 Years RankedRichard Fenyes offers considerable strengths in high-yield debt transactions, often representing companies in the healthcare industry. He also routinely assists clients with public and private offerings of investment grade debt and equity.
4 Robert A Ryan
Sidley Austin LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedRobert Ryan is a capable advisor to a portfolio of high profile national and international clients on their debt and equity offerings.
4 Senet S. Bischoff
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 12 Years RankedSenet Bischoff has a broad capital markets practice, acting for issuers, underwriters and private equity sponsors on diverse securities transactions.
4 Sophia Hudson
Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedSophia Hudson has a widely recognized practice advising on capital market transactions, boasting expertise in cross-border deals.
Band 5

5 Adam Fleisher
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 5 Years RankedAdam Fleisher is revered for his capital markets practice, which forms a key component of his wider corporate practice.
5 Alison Haggerty
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 5 Years RankedAlison Haggerty is known for her work in equity capital markets, regularly advising issuers and underwriters on IPOs.
5 Andrew Weisberg
White & Case LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedAndrew Weisberg advises on debt transactions for issuers and underwriters, including those in the high yield debt space. He has recent experience advising clients in the healthcare and entertainment industry.

5 Benjamin J Cohen
Latham & Watkins | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 4 Years RankedBenjamin Cohen advises on both debt and equity transactions, including complex IPOs and direct listings.
5 Brian K Rosenzweig
Covington & Burling LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 9 Years RankedChair of Covington & Burling's practice Brian Rosenzweig enjoys a great reputation for his comprehensive capital markets practice, centered around the representation of life sciences and technology companies and investment banks in varied securities transactions.
5 Christopher Peterson
Arnold & Porter | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedChristopher Peterson of Arnold & Porter is known for his work in high-yield debt matters with particular expertise representing large government clients.

5 Corey Chivers
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 2 Years RankedCorey Chivers advises large banks and financial institutions in debt transactions. He also has experinece handling equity matters with recent work including matters in the entertainment industry.

5 Faiza N Rahman
Ropes & Gray LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 5 Years RankedFaiza Rahman adroitly supports issuer and underwriter clients in the full range of capital markets transactions, with notable skill in equity offerings.
5 Gregory Fernicola
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 18 Years RankedClients turn to Gregory Fernicola for his experience across the debt and equity markets. His work spans a mixture of issuer and underwriter-side representation and often sees him advising on IPOs and follow-on equity offerings.
5 Heather Emmel
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 5 Years RankedHeather Emmel has a flourishing capital markets practice across debt and equity. She draws particular praise for her expertise on matters involving SPACs.
5 Hui Lin
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedHui Lin covers the full range of debt and equity transactions. She has recent experience working for large financial institutions.

5 Joel Rubinstein
White & Case LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 4 Years RankedJoel Rubinstein is renowned for his work in SPACS and de-SPAC transactions for a range of clients. He also has experience handling a range of other equity transactions on both the issuer and manager sides.

5 John Cobb
Paul Hastings LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 7 Years RankedJohn Cobb is cochair of the global finance practice. Based in the New York office, he regularly acts for both issuers and underwriters on sophisticated high-yield and investment-grade debt offerings.
5 Jonathan Michels
White & Case LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 5 Years RankedJonathan Michels is active in both debt and equity capital markets, regularly representing managers and issuers in transactions.
5 Joseph D. Zavaglia
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 2 Years RankedJoseph Zavaglia is adept in the full span of debt and equity offerings, including high-yield transactions.
5 Josiah Slotnick
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 2 Years RankedJosiah Slotnick advises on high yield debt transactions and is known for his representation of large investment banks.

5 Kerry Burke
Covington & Burling LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 5 Years RankedKerry Burke of Covington & Burling regularly counsels issuers on bond and stock offerings.
5 Lesley C Peng
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 5 Years RankedLesley Peng regularly leads issuers and underwriters through capital markets transactions, with a notable high-yield and investment-grade debt practice.
5 Lona Nallengara
A&O Shearman | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 2 Years RankedLona Nallengara is well regarded for his representation of issuers in capital market transactions, in particular advising on investment grade debt offerings.
5 Mark S. Hayek
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 5 Years RankedMark Hayek is often called upon to support leading investors and high profile public companies on their debt and equity transactions.

5 Michael Hickey
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedMichael Hickey is the co-head of Weil's capital market practice. He has a specialty in advising large financial institutions on a wide range of debt and equity transactions.

5 Mitchell S Bloom
Goodwin | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 14 Years RankedMitchell Bloom focuses his capital markets practice on the life sciences sector and he possesses a particular aptitude for IPOs.
5 Monica Thurmond
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 12 Years RankedMonica Thurmond has extensive experience advising issuers, underwriters and financial sponsors in a wide range of debt and equity transactions.
5 Patrick Shannon
Latham & Watkins LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 3 Years RankedPatrick Shannon leads a variety of capital market transactions for a strong portfolio of private and public clients from Latham's Washington, DC office. His experience includes advising clients on IPOs and equity and debt offerings.
5 Peter J Loughran
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 19 Years RankedPeter Loughran focuses his practice on debt and equity securities offerings. He frequently advises both US and non-US issuers and underwriters on transactions in diverse sectors.
5 Richard Segal
Cooley LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 5 Years RankedRichard Segal acts for both underwriters and issuers in high value capital markets transactions. He offers notable skill in IPOs.
5 Roshni Banker Cariello
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 2 Years RankedRoshi Banker Cariello is noted for her work handling debt and equity transactions including IPO and post-IPO work.

5 Seo Salimi
Paul Hastings LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 2 Years RankedSeo Salimi is held in particularly high esteem for his expertise in the life sciences sector, with clients benefiting from his impressive track record in equity capital markets work for pharmaceutical, medical companies and investment banks.
5 Shane Tintle
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedShane Tintle has experience handling both the issuer and underwriter sides of debt and equity matters.

5 Yasin Keshvargar
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Band 5 | 5 Years RankedYasin Keshvargar gains recognition from issuers and underwriters for his ability to assist with a wide range of debt and equity transactions, including IPOs.
Up and Coming

U Benjamin Pedersen
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Up and Coming | 2 Years RankedBenjamin Pedersen is an up-and-coming partner routinely called upon to support issuers on equity and debt transactions.
U Eric T. Juergens
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Up and Coming | 1 Years RankedEric Juergens advises financial and investment companies in debt and equity transactions.

U Michael J. Hong
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Eastern United States2025 | Up and Coming | 1 Years RankedMichael Hong is an up-and-coming partner with experience handling debt, equity and high yield debt work for companies and large investment banks.