Bryant Edwards is the Chair of Latham & Watkins’ Middle East practice. Mr. Edwards has practiced law with the firm since 1981 and relocated to Dubai from the firm's London office, where he served as Chair of the London Corporate Department. He also previously served as Chair of the Los Angeles Office Corporate Department. His practice includes representation of companies and investment banking firms in merger and acquisition transactions and in public and private offerings of securities, with a particular emphasis on issuances and restructurings of debt securities.
Mr. Edwards served as Chairman of the European High Yield Association from 2004 through 2008. Mr. Edwards is mentioned as a leading lawyer for high yield in Legal 500 UK 2007 and in the 2008 editions of IFLR and Chambers, with Chambers citing that he is "one of the very best in the business" and an "absolute leader."
Mr. Bryant's representative matters include:
- Representation of the Dubai Financial Support Fund and the Government of Dubai in the US$30 billion restructuring of Dubai World.
- Representation of the bondholders in the US$1 billion restructuring of Blue City Investments, an Omani real estate company.
- Representation of Investment Dar, a Kuwaiti investment company, in its US$2 billion debt restructuring.
- Representation of Credit Suisse in connection with the US$10 billion investment by Qatar Holding in Credit Suisse.
Mr. Edwards has authored a number of articles including: “Hybrid Bonds and High Yield: Will the Marriage Last?” Euromoney Hybrid Capital Handbook; “Securities Offerings and Listings in the US: An Overview for Non-US Issuers,” IFLR; “Developments in Financing Leveraged Acquisitions in Europe,” 1460 PLI 493; Recent Developments in Financing Leveraged Acquisitions in Europe,” 1400 PLI 1155; “Restructuring European High Yield Bonds” 1347 PLI 753; “Restructuring High-Yield Securities Through Prepackaged Bankruptcies,” 5 Insights 3-10 (Prentice-Hall); “Modifying Debt Securities: The Search For the Elusive `New Security’ Doctrine,” 47 The Business Lawyer 571; “Mandatory Class Action Lawsuits as a Restructuring Technique” 19 Pepperdine Law Review 875; and “Restructuring Leveraged Buyouts: An Overview,” Thirteenth Annual Institute (Prentice Hall). Prior to his move to London, Mr. Edwards was a lecturer in Law at the UCLA School of Law.