Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has an outstanding reputation in equity offerings, including both domestic and cross-border deals; it remains at the forefront of equity offerings by Canadian issuers. The firm is noted for issuer and underwriter-side engagements across an array of industries. It has maintained solid levels of activity in a range of equity offerings, including IPOs, secondary offerings and at-the-market programs. The firm has a deep bench of top practitioners with David Goldschmidt leading the global capital markets team and frequently advising issuers and underwriters on headline deals. Ryan Dzierniejko has emerged as a top practitioner in recent years, notably for deals involving US and Canadian issuers; he is co-head of the US and Canada capital markets practice. Gregory Fernicola is another key figure and Gregg Noel is a prominent name in Palo Alto and Los Angeles. Named lawyers are based in New York unless stated otherwise.