Dorothee M. Fischer-Appelt > Greenberg Traurig, LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Dorothee M. Fischer-Appelt

Work Department
Capital Markets
Position
Shareholder
Career
Dorothee Fischer-Appelt is a New York and English-qualified shareholder with 20 years’ experience in international capital markets and M&A transactions. She represents companies, financial institutions and selling shareholders in connection with international equity and debt capital markets transactions, including IPOs, secondary equity offerings, structured equity offerings, convertibles, warrants, block trades, high yield offerings, Rule 144A debt offerings, covered bonds, exchange offers and consent solicitations.
Dorothee practiced with a leading firm in New York from 1997-2003 before re-locating to London and worked on numerous SEC-registered equity and debt offerings during that time and counselled several large U.S. companies on their ongoing reporting obligations. She is also experienced advising on M&A transactions and finance related restructurings. She advises clients from a broad range of industries, including banking and insurance, life sciences, real estate and industrials. She has been practicing as a partner since 2006.
Capabilities
Capital Markets
Corporate
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Investment Management
Admission to Practice
New York
England and Wales
Languages
German, Native
English, Fluent
French, Fluent
Italian, Conversational
Spanish, Conversational
Education
- Master of Laws, University of Chicago Law School, 1996
- Ph.D., European Union Law, summa cum laude, University of Hamburg, 1998
- Law Degree, University of Hamburg, 1995
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
(Leading partners)Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s London-based equity capital markets team regularly leverages the firm’s US and international presences to handle private placements, primary and secondary offerings, debt and equity restructurings, and take-private transactions for both New York- and London-listed clients. Dorothee Fischer-Appelt is particularly noted for her US-UK cross-border expertise and regularly advises on US offerings as well as on the US securities and regulatory aspects of share issuances for UK and European corporate clients. Andrew Caunt heads up the team and handles fundraises in the UK as well as in emerging markets. UK ECM expert James Mountain is also a name to note.
London > Finance > Debt capital markets
Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to advise both arrangers, issuers, and investors on cross-border debt capital markets and bond liability management transactions. Its work spans Rule 144A offerings, US private placements, restructurings, green and sustainability-linked bonds, and standalone debt issuances in both developed and emerging markets. Dorothee Fischer-Appelt is the sole DCM partner. Helena Nathanson joined McCarthy Denning in 2024. She recently advised a hotel operator on an exchange offer for its outstanding $147m convertible bonds.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Debt capital markets London > Finance
- Equity capital markets – mid-large cap London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Real estate > Property finance
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing