Stelios G. Saffos

Stelios G. Saffos, Global Chair of Latham’s Capital Markets and Public Company Representation Practices and Global Chair of the Hybrid Capital Practice, advises many of the world’s leading private equity sponsors, asset managers, financial institutions, and companies on investments and financings at all levels of the corporate structure, from initial public offerings and traditional loan and bond structures through complex structured equity and mezzanine financings.

Stelios advises clients on investments and accessing capital through:

• IPOs, direct listings, and deSPAC mergers
• Secured and unsecured high-yield debt offerings
• Direct lending and other private capital transactions
• Bridge lending and loan commitments
• Preferred, growth, and control equity investments
• Debt exchange offers and tender offers
• Workouts and restructuring transactions
• Mezzanine financings

He also serves as a strategic adviser to both domestic and foreign companies with respect to their most sensitive and highest-stakes general corporate, finance, and securities matters.

Stelios provides clients a sophisticated understanding of what is at market, drawing on diverse financing experience and deep relationships with global investment banks, private equity funds, venture capital funds, direct lenders and alternative capital providers, and innovative companies, including high-growth and disruptive entities in the technology, consumer, retail, and healthcare sectors.

Prior to joining Latham, Stelios served as a Judicial Clerk to United States District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez. He is a former member of the firm’s Strategic Client Committee.

Accolades

• “Truly the best in the business. He’s built an amazing franchise at Latham, and it’s because he is extremely commercial, offers tremendous client service and has seen everything.”
  “He has an unusually high level of touch and service, which combines with a perfectly current and relevant base of knowledge.”
  “He has a broad network; he is very experienced across a range of transactions and knows who to bring into a deal team.”
  “He is deeply networked and extremely knowledgeable.”
  “He is outstanding, he is always our first call. He is the one who comes up with innovative ideas by being incredibly commercial and is always striving to broker the most commercial outcome.”
  “He is a highly engaging and skillful lawyer. He is highly commercial and goes above and beyond to deliver the very best outcome for his clients.”
  “He has an unrivaled network that he has tactfully utilizes to assist clients. He has built a strong team around him yet is always personally available if needed.”
  Chambers USA 2025
• “Knows the market inside and out.”
  “My first call when approaching complex situations. He brings a depth of experience and judgment to deliver exceptional outcomes.”
  “An exceptional lawyer. He has both a strong set of technical capabilities and is very commercial in representing his clients.”
  “An amazing lawyer with terrific knowledge of the market and a commercial approach.”
  “He has established his market standing as a force in the New York capital markets space, displaying strengths in IPOs and high-yield debt, as part of a wide transactional skill set.”
  Chambers USA 2024
• “The best lawyer with whom I have ever worked.”
  “Excellent at connecting individuals and institutions across wall street. This is certainly above and beyond what most lawyers do and is additive to any lender’s experience.”
  Legal 500 US 2024
• “He is highly intelligent and able to handle complex situations well. Importantly, given his leadership in the market, he has a full grasp of the most cutting-edge concepts.”
  “Stelios is a very bright, savvy and skilled attorney who has an encyclopedic knowledge of his area of expertise.”
  “He has a wealth of knowledge and a vast network to draw on to get things done.”
  Chambers USA 2023
• “Master of his craft with market-leading knowledge of capital markets, trends, players, and overall activity.”
  “Within private credit…the gold standard of buy-side counsel particularly for complex transactions.”
  Legal 500 US 2023
• “Stelios is my first call when I have a complex deal that needs thoughtfulness, creative structuring, execution and white-glove service.”
  “He has an exceptional knowledge with a level of client service you don’t find everywhere. He is always calm, cool and collected, bringing resolution to difficult situations.”
  Chambers USA 2022
• “Stelios Saffos has become a big name in the market.”
  Legal 500 US 2022
• “He knows everyone and he has a network of people that provides a lot of insight into how people think.”
  “A force in the New York capital markets space.”
  Chambers USA 2021
• “He has the right combination of encyclopedic knowledge as well as knowing all the right players. He prioritizes us as a client and is excellent in response time. He is also very personable.”
  “An increasingly prominent up-and-coming partner.”
  Chambers USA 2020
• Band 1 – Private Credit
  Chambers USA 2024-2025
• Hall of Fame – Commercial Lending: Advice to Direct Lenders/Private Credit
  Legal 500 US 2025
• Leading Lawyer – Finance: Capital Markets: High Yield Offerings
  Legal 500 US 2022-2025
• Ranked – Banking & Finance
  Chambers USA 2024-2025
• Ranked – Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
  Chambers USA 2020-2025