“Always attentive and has deep knowledge across a range of topics.”
Chambers USA 2025
"A rock star. He is extremely knowledgeable, highly responsive and a pleasure to work with."
Chambers USA 2024
"Incredibly bright and very knowledgeable. Ian identifies risks and provides solid solutions."
Chambers USA 2024
Band 1 – Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
Chambers USA 2025
Leading Partner ‒ Capital Markets: Equity Offerings
Legal 500 US 2025
Leading Partner – Capital Markets: Global Offerings
Legal 500 US 2025
Leading Partner – Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings
Legal 500 US 2025
"Giant of the capital markets arena and frequently advises on bulge-bracket global offerings."
The Legal 500 US 2023
Profile
Ian Schuman, Global Chair of Latham’s Capital Markets and Public Company Representation Practices, represents issuers and underwriters in complex, high-profile equity and debt offerings, both in the United States and internationally.
Ian offers clients unique experience handling prominent capital markets transactions on behalf of globally recognized brands and major investment banks. He advises on matters involving a range of industries, with a particular focus on the consumer retail, restaurant, and technology sectors.
Ian also represents companies with respect to general corporate and securities matters.
His transactional work includes advising on:
Cross-border transactions
Debt exchange offers
High yield debt offerings
Initial public offerings
Public and private equity offerings
Tender offers and consent solicitations
His broader corporate practice includes advising on:
Corporate governance issues
Periodic and current filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
Satisfying requirements set forth by the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq
Ian previously served as the firm’s New York Deputy Office Managing Partner.
Experience
Since 2011, Ian represented underwriters and issuers on more than 370 debt and equity offerings across various industries, including more than 80 IPOs and 90 high yield offerings. Select issuers include:
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.
Firm’s Capital Markets Practice once again earns top legal advisor league table rankings across debt and equity products and industries globally in Bloomberg, Dealogic, Deal Point Data, and LSEG.
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