Emil Arca heads the firm's International Debt Capital Markets practice group for the Americas. He represents underwriters, placement agents, issuers, investors, lenders, borrowers, and insurers in debt capital markets, banking, and restructuring transactions in the United States and around the world, particularly in emerging markets. Originating in two dozen countries and involving diverse industries, many of the transactions were the first of their type involving a particular structure, asset type, or country.

Since 2001, Emil has had nine transactions earn 20 "Deal of the Year" awards or other prominent recognitions. You may recognize a few of the honors: Financing Innovation of the Year and Structured Finance Deal of the Year (Latin Finance, 2014); Corporate Finance Deal of the Year (Latin Lawyer, 2014); a commendation in the Financial Times 2012 U.S. Innovative Lawyers awards; and Latin American Deal of the Year (Euromoney, 2010).

In emerging markets, Emil has worked with structured finance transactions backed by operating assets (airports, drill ships, mines, toll roads); future flow cross-border assets (airline tickets, credit card merchant vouchers, diversified payment rights, export receivables, oil royalties, telephone receivables); existing financial assets (commercial real estate leases, construction loans, residential mortgage loans, telephone receivables, vehicle loans and leases), and more.

He has worked on U.S. securitization transactions backed by auto loans, equipment leases (aircraft, railcars, and small-ticket equipment), franchise loans, healthcare receivables, insurance premium finance loans, mortgage loans (commercial, multi-family, and residential properties), nonperforming assets, royalties, small business loans, and trade receivables.