Preeminent in Asia for almost a century, landmark transactions throughout Latin America, groundbreaking deals in Europe, significant infrastructure financings in Africa, Milbank is recognized not simply for the depth and breadth of its international practices but also for its ability to stay ahead of the challenges of increasing globalization. With 11 offices strategically located in key financial centers, Milbank attracts high-profile clients seeking guidance for complex, first-of-their-kind international transactions that test your intellect and ingenuity. Partners will look to you for ideas that will set precedents for deals to come.
Border Crossings Ahead
When a Chinese company decided to invest heavily in an emerging market, it called on our attorneys to get the deal done. Milbank led the negotiations for China’s State Grid $1.8 billion acquisition of seven power transmission projects in Brazil from four Spanish companies. The biggest completed Chinese investment in Brazil is another day at the office for Milbank associates. Intricately structured, highly sophisticated, cross-border, cross-practice transactions require knowledge that transcends countries and legal systems. Intellectual challenges are part of the job.
Travel Widely, Work Globally
Milbank’s international practices are helping to shape economies across the world and as part of an integrated global team, associates can anticipate close contact with clients worldwide, extensive travel or a stint at an office outside the US. The opportunities to expand your personal and professional horizons know few boundaries, just make sure your passport is ready.
“In an international office like Singapore, you can’t be afraid to step up to huge challenges. You run the transaction from start to finish. We completed the biggest deal ever in Cambodia, its largest M&A, its largest leveraged buyout with investors in Australia, Asia, the UK and US. But what makes an emerging market deal compelling is that you can’t go back and say ‘how did those guys do it last time?’ There is no last time.”
--Pablo Malay/Midlevel Associate/Singapore
“One recent deal in São Paulo was the $4.5 billion Bank of America sale of shares in Itaú Unibanco, among the largest financial institutions in Latin America. Bank of America needed to meet a deadline to pay back TARP money and we devised an unprecedented strategy that won a “deal of the year.” As an associate in São Paulo, even though I’m practicing US law, I also have to navigate through the complexities of Brazilian law, while managing clients from different countries and cultures.”
--Fabiana Sakai/Senior Associate/São Paulo