About

Formerly a member of the capital markets team at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Eileen Shin moved in-house at JPMorgan in 2007. She is currently executive director and assistant general counsel with responsibility for high-yield debt, equity and emerging capital markets, principally Latin America. ‘A stand out figure with the rare talent of striking a balance between protecting the best interests of JPMorgan while also guiding the bankers towards the execution of deals’, insiders say that this is ‘particularly impressive in Latin America, one of the markets she covers, given that the issues that often arise there are unique to the region’. High-profile matters in which she has participated include acting as counsel to an ad hoc committee of derivatives creditors in the $1.2bn restructuring of Mexico’s Gruma (2009); Banco Safra’s $500m bond issuance in 2011 (in which JPMorgan acted as one of the joint book runners and managers), and more recently Twitter’s $1.82bn IPO, in which the bank acted as one of the lead underwriters. ‘She thrives at considering the myriad issues that come up during the course of a transaction and determining what is important for JPMorgan, an institution with enormous prestige and visibility in Latin America’. Highlighted for her ability to deal with issues ranging from FCPA and tax, to litigation or ‘the myriad regulatory aspects that are specific to the region’, ‘JPMorgan is fortunate to have Eileen to turn to as she is prepared to confront these issues head-on’.