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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP provides 'thoughtful and wise counsel from a very strong deal makers'. London managing partner Matthew Oresman leads the international public policy practice, advising governments, political leaders, businesses and NGOs. He recently assisted AI company Gorilla Technologies Inc in moving its headquarters from Taiwan to London, and he advised Bank of Cyprus on US, EU, Russia, UN, Ukraine and other sanctions, export control and AML compliance matters. Head of corporate James Campbell leads the firm-wide Africa practice, and clients describe him as 'the proverbial rock - the go-to person for navigating clients through tricky deals in emerging markets'. His highlights include assisting Emmerson PLC with the financing of Africa’s first commercial potash mine. Osama Abu-Dehays focuses on transactions in the Middle East, particularly in the commercial, technology, media and telecommunications sectors, having helped broadcasters, football leagues and telecom/technology providers in many high-value deals over the years.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Thoughtful and wise counsel. Very strong deal makers, Very strong in the no fuss approach to lawyering. A pleasure to work with.’

  • ‘James Campbell is the proverbial rock. He is the go to person for navigating clients through tricky deals in emerging markets - his exceptional knowledge, people skills and result orientated attitude, appropriately calibrated for the cultural milieu of the relevant territory, makes him indispensable for any transaction in the emerging markets.'

Key clients

  • Adenium Distributed Solar
  • Alpac Capital
  • Association of Cyprus Banks
  • Bank of America
  • Bank of Cyprus
  • Bank of New York Mellon
  • BMW
  • BNNP, Bk West, First Hawaiian, Fortis
  • CEECAT Capital
  • Citigroup
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Dronamics
  • DVB Bank SE
  • EN+
  • EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  • Fannie Mae
  • GE
  • Government of Kosovo
  • Gorilla Technologies
  • Government of Uzbekistan
  • Hellenic Bank
  • HSBC Bank
  • Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
  • JP Morgan Chase & Co.
  • Monbat AD
  • Natixis Wholesale Banking Americas
  • Pacific Continental Bank
  • TD Bank
  • Wells Fargo
  • Myco Technologies

Lawyers

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Matthew Oresman

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

Matthew Oresman is able to navigate complex international challenges, succeeding where cross-border business, law, policy and politics all meet. Matthew leads the firm’s International Public Policy practice, carrying out high-profile activities in many of the world’s capital cities. He principally advises governments, political leaders, businesses and NGOs on achieving their most important objectives. He regularly designs and implements legal and policy solutions, including managing integrated U.S. and Europe-based initiatives. He advises global businesses on entry into emerging markets and compliance with U.S. and international regulations.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

James Campbell

Other key lawyers

Matthew Oresman, Osama Abu-Dehays