Sandy Kugbei is a corporate associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Capital Markets Practice.

Sandy primarily handles capital markets, general securities, and corporate matters. He has experience advising and representing issuers and investment banking firms on a broad range of domestic and cross-border financing transactions, including initial public offerings, direct listings, follow-on equity offerings, and investment-grade and high-yield debt offerings. Sandy’s experience also includes providing general corporate and US securities law advice.

Sandy was previously seconded to BofA Securities, where he advised on a broad array of equity and equity-linked capital markets transactions.

Sandy previously served as a member of the firm’s Associates Committee and Diversity Leadership Committee and as local leader of the Black Lawyers Group in New York.

Sandy’s experience includes advising on matters for the following companies:

  • Abivax
  • Aegon
  • ArriVent
  • Caris Life Sciences
  • Casper Sleep
  • Compass
  • Copa Holdings
  • Cummins
  • EngageSmart
  • EVO Payments
  • Figure Technology Solutions
  • Five9
  • GoHealth
  • Guidewire Software
  • Inovio Pharmaceuticals
  • Intellia Therapeutics
  • Jefferson Capital
  • Kaltura
  • Keros Therapeutics
  • MNTN
  • Momenta Pharmaceuticals
  • Oscar Health
  • Resorts World Las Vegas
  • Snap
  • Spirit Airlines
  • Spotify
  • SPX Technologies
  • Supermicro
  • UroGen
  • Vapotherm

Bar Qualification

  • New York

Education

  • JD, Washington University School of Law, 2017
    cum laude
  • BA, University of Miami, 2012
    summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa