Andrés V. Gil

Partner

andres.gil@davispolk.com

Mr. Gil is a senior partner in Davis Polk’s Corporate Department with significant international experience. He is currently based in the Paris office, having been formerly based in New York where he headed the Corporate Department, was a member of the firm’s Management Committee and headed the Latin America practice. Mr. Gil also founded Davis Polk’s Madrid office and has been integrally involved in charting the course of the firm’s international strategy. Earlier in his career, he was based in the Paris office as an associate.

Contact

Paris
121, avenue des Champs-Elysées
Paris 75008
P: +33-1-56-59-36-30
F: +33-1-56-59-37-30

New York
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
P: 212-450-4779
F: 212-701-5779

Related Practices

Corporate
Anti-Corruption and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
International
Technology

Bar Admissions

Paris, Avocat à la Cour
State of New York

Education

A.B., Princeton University, 1978
- magna cum laude
- Latin American Studies Thesis Prize
- PhiloSherman Bennett Prize in Politics
J.D., New York University School of Law, 1981
- Moot Court Board

Languages

Spanish
Portuguese
French

Work Highlights

His clients have included Arcos Dorados, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), Credit Suisse, GDF SUEZ, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, LVMH, Morgan Stanley, Roche Ltd. and Telefónica.

Mr. Gil has led the Davis Polk team on some of the most significant international transactions to date, including advising:

Goldman, Sachs as global coordinator of a $4 billion Rule 144A/Regulation S convertible bond and equity offering by ArcelorMittal in January 2013
GDF SUEZ S.A. on its $1.5 billion inaugural Rule 144A/Regulation S notes offering in October 2012
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A., the parent company of the LVMH Group, on its inaugural $850 million notes offering in June 2012
The initial purchasers on a $2 billion debt offering by Vivendi, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated as dealer managers for a cash tender offer by Vivendi to purchase any and all of its outstanding 5.75% notes due 2013 in April 2012
The initial purchasers on a $3 billion SEC-registered notes offering by ArcelorMittal, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as dealer manager for a cash tender offer by ArcelorMittal to purchase any and all of its outstanding 5.375% notes due 2013 in February 2012
The initial purchasers in several debt offerings by Pernod Ricard ($2.5 billion in January 2012, $1.5 billion in October 2011 and $1 billion in April 2011)
Bankia, S.A. on its €3.092 billion IPO of its ordinary shares in July 2011
Arcos Dorados on its $1.4 billion SEC-registered IPO in April 2011 – the largest Latin American IPO in 2011
RCI Banque S.A. on its inaugural $1.25 billion notes offering in April 2011
The dealers in the establishment of a US$25 billion medium-term notes program and a $3.5 billion notes offering by Société Générale in April 2011
The arrangers and/or permanent dealers in the establishment of a €35 billion global covered bond program and a US$1.5 billion private placement of covered bonds (Obligations de Financement de l'Habitat) by Crédit Agricole Home Loan SFH in April 2011
Roche Group on its $16.5 billion rule 144A/Regulation S bond offering – this is the largest corporate bond sale in history

Recognition

Band 1 in Latin America-wide: Corporate/M&A (Experts Based Abroad) − Chambers Latin America 2013 and Chambers Global 2013

Listed as a leading lawyer in several legal industry publications, including:
• Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business
• Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
• Legal Media Group’s Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Capital Markets Lawyers

Of Note

Speaker at conferences on international securities transactions
Legal commentator on CNN-en-Español’s program “GloboEconomía”
Author of numerous articles for The National Law Journal and Corporate Finance on securities, corporate governance and privatization issues
Lecturer, Droit des Affaires, Université Paris 1 Sorbonne, 2009/2010

Current Memberships

Member, The Council on Foreign Relations
Member, Institut français des relations internationales
Member, Maison de l’Amérique latine
Member, The Americas Society
Chair, Legal Committee, The Hispanic Society of America

Past Memberships

Member, Board of Directors, Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, 1990-1997
Trustee, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center

Professional History

Partner, 1990-present
Associate, 1981-1990
Madrid office, 2000-2002
Paris office, 1984-1987

News

ArcelorMittal $4 Billion Equity and Convertible Notes Offerings

Davis Polk Advises Technicolor on an Investment by JPMorgan Chase

Vivendi $2 Billion Notes Offering and Tender Offer

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Client Publications

Preparing Your 2012 Form 20-F
Client Memorandum

European Commission Action Plan on Corporate Governance of Listed Companies
Client Memorandum

Plan d’Action de la Commission Européenne sur la Gouvernance des Sociétés Cotées
Client Memorandum

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