A&O Shearman

Capital Markets

Partner

Ilir is Global Co-Head of US Capital Markets & Global ECM and Financial Institutions and Life Sciences Sector Lead.

Ilir is a leading capital markets lawyer representing 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, Power and Utilities, Renewables and Financial Institutions among others.

Ilir has developed a stellar reputation representing clients on numerous biotech, med-tech, diagnostics and healthcare services transactions.

Ilir 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, JP Morgan, TD Cowen, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Jefferies, Piper Sandler, Leerink and UBS.

He is ranked as a leading capital markets lawyer in Chambers & Partners USA 2023 and in prior years and in Legal 500 USA 2023 for his work on initial public offerings, life sciences, healthcare and SPAC offerings.

New York Law School, J.D., summa cum laude