Latham & Watkins

In London, Latham & Watkins provides a powerful combination of US law expertise and deep experience in emerging markets debt, sovereign issuance, liability management and debt restructuring, sustainable finance, and private placements. The firm has 'great knowledge and experience across the board' and clients note that 'the general level of the partners and associates is top-level'. Practice head David Stewart focuses predominantly on debt offerings by businesses and industries operating in the emerging markets including CEE, MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa. He has extensive experience in US securities law and disclosure matters.  Stewart and Vladimir Mikhailovsky, who has extensive knowledge of international regulatory regimes, assisted JP Morgan Chase as lead managers with the combined issuance of $485.5m by JSC Silknet, the telecommunications operator in Georgia. Up-and-coming partner Manoj Tulsiani and the 'exceptional' Jennifer Engelhardt led a team that assisted Swedish private equity firm EQT Partners with the issuance of a total of €1.5bn in sustainability-linked notes as part of the financing for its merger with Baring Private Equity Asia.