Justine DeSilva is a corporate associate in the London office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Capital Markets Practice.

She advises clients on corporate transactions, including issuers and initial purchasers in connection with securities offerings.

Justine maintains an active pro bono practice, representing refugees in partnership with the International Refugee Assistance Project and surviviors of gender-based violence in partnership with Sanctuary for Families in NY and the Domestic Abuse Response Alliance in London.

Prior to joining Latham, Justine received her law degree from UC Berkeley School of Law, where she was an associate editor for the California Law Review, the managing editor for the Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice, and a co-founder of the Family Defense Project.

Justine's experience includes advising:

  • Biffa in connection with its issuance of £350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.375% senior secured notes due 2031 and €550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.25% senior secured notes due 2031
  • Urbaser in connection with its issuance of €800 million 5.5% senior secured notes due 2032
  • The initial purchasers on the issuance of US$1 billion 5.875% senior secured notes due 2031, €550 million 4.000% senior secured notes due 2031, and £450 million 6.125% senior secured notes due 2031 by Flutter Treasury DAC
  • The initial purchasers on the issuance of $625,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.875% senior secured notes due 2031, €300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.000% senior secured notes due 2031, and £250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.125% senior secured notes due 2031 by Flutter Treasury DAC
  • The initial purchasers on the issuance of €300 million 4.5% sustainability-linked senior notes due 2032 by Sappi Papier Holding GmbH

Bar Qualification

  • New York

Education

  • BA, Stanford University
  • JD, UC Berkeley School of Law
  • MS, London School of Economics and Political Science

Practices