About

Number of years practice: 22

Principal practice areas: Capital markets, M&A and finance (particularly in relation to oil and gas)

Bar admissions: New York

Languages spoken: English, Portuguese, Spanish

John R. Vetterli is a partner at White & Case and serves as regional section head of the Americas for the firm’s capital markets section. He represents issuers, underwriters and others in all capital market matters. He also advises foreign and domestic issuers on corporate advisory and compliance issues, including those related to SEC regulations and disclosure obligations.

Based in New York, Vetterli was resident in São Paulo from 2010-2013. In the Mexican market, Vetterli has gained increasing recognition for his capital markets work on behalf of issuers and underwriters. Known for innovative, ground-breaking work, Vetterli has represented an array of high-profile clients, including Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), as Mexican and NY counsel, in connection with the $862m Rule 144A/Regulation S IPO and Mexican Stock Exchange listing of the CBFEs of CFE Capital; and Grupo Financiero Banorte, the third-largest financial services group in Mexico, on its $2.56bn international equity follow-on offering. He also represented Citigroup and Credit Suisse as global coordinators, and Deutsche Bank and Santander as bookrunners, in the offer and sale of $950m 8.375% senior secured notes due 2020 by Offshore Drilling Holding.

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