John Sobolewski is the Global Chair of Latham’s Liability Management Practice, and the Global Vice Chair of Latham’s Capital Markets Practice.
John represents funds and corporate borrowers in their most complex financing and liability management transactions.
His experience spans the full range of leveraged finance, including liability management and special situations, leveraged M&A and LBOs, hybrid capital, debt capital markets offerings and exchanges, syndicated and private credit, NAV loans, management company financings, and in-court and out-of-court workouts.
He has led many of the largest and most complex liability management exercises seen in the market, and has received numerous recognitions for his work in the field.
John writes frequently on financing and liability management matters, and his work has been published in CFO magazine, Financier Worldwide magazine, the International Comparative Legal Guide, and the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance.
He has advised clients across numerous industries, including technology, communications, media and entertainment, REITS and real estate, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, retail, education, transportation and logistics, and energy.
John’s notable representations both prior to and after joining Latham include:
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Latham’s Capital Markets team steered a number of blockbuster transactions last year, including StubHub’s US$800 million IPO and Verisure's US$4.3 billion IPO, and represented funding sources in Sycamore Partners' US$23.7 billion take-private purchase of Walgreens Boots — earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Capital Markets Practice Groups of the Year.
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