• Initial public offering of BM&F (the Brazilian futures exchange) – one of the largest ever in Latin America
• Rights offerings by Enersis and Banco Santander
• Initial public offerings of Arcos Dorados, Adecoagro, Carrefour Brasil, CPFL Energia, Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta, GeoPark, Smiles, StoneCo, Lojas Renner, Vivax, Brascan, Inpar, SEB and many other issuers
• Follow-on equity offerings by Arcos Dorados, Adecoagro, Almacenes Exito, Banco do Brasil, BR Distribuidora, CCR, Copa Airlines, Anhanguera, Telefónica Brasil and SLC Agricola
• High-yield debt offerings by AI Candelaria (Spain), Arcos Dorados, Arcor, Automotores Gildemeister, Banreservas, Cash America, Cementos Progreso, Comcel, Credivalores, GeoPark, Gol Airlines, Gran Tierra Energy, Grupo Posadas, KIO Networks, Kodak, IRSA Commercial Properties, Independencia, Industrias Peñoles, Pampa Energia, PDVSA, Promigas, Telefónica Celular del Paraguay and other issuers
• Investment-grade debt offerings by AES Angamos, AES Gener, Andina, Aruba, Colbún, Embotelladora Andina, Emgesa, Enersis Americas, Endesa Chile, Entel, Banco do Brasil, Bci, Banco Santander Chile, Banco Estado, Banco Votorantim, Guacolda, Industrias Peñoles, Metro de Santiago, Ocensa, Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile, Telefónica Moviles Chile, Telefónica Chile and Terrafina
• Tier 1 and Tier 2 notes offerings by Banco do Brasil
• Debt restructurings of Aeroméxico, LATAM Airlines, Maxcom, Independencia, PDVSA, RBS Zero-Hora, Metrogas and Autopistas del Sol
• A variety of debt and equity offerings by Genworth and Western Refining

Mr. Blanco is recognized as a leading capital markets lawyer in various industry publications:

• Latinvex – one of "Latin America's Top 100 Lawyers," 2018
• Latinvex – one of "Latin America's Rising Legal Stars," 2016
• Legal 500 – Private Practice Powerlist | US-Mexico, 2019 
• "Foreign Expert," Capital Markets: Latin America-Wide, 2020
  – Chambers Global
  
  • “Maurice Blanco is known among sources for his ‘fantastic and creative’ handling of cross-border capital markets transactions. One in particular calls him ‘a great lawyer with a really deep understanding of the subject matter.’”
    – Chambers Global
• Ranked for Capital Markets: Latin America-Wide and Capital Markets: International Brazil 2020
  – Chambers Latin America
  
  • “The ‘excellent’ Maurice Blanco continues to advise issuers on an array of complicated debt and equity offerings. He is acclaimed by clients as ‘very knowledgeable and responsive, business-oriented and someone who gets things done.’ Another equally impressed source adds: ‘I just know everything will be done perfectly when he's involved.’"
  • Distinguished practitioner Maurice Blanco has a superb track record advising on Latin American securities transactions, with an interviewee affirming: "He's one of my go-to lawyers. He's really knowledgeable, he has a ton of experience, and we really like working with him.“ He is regularly called upon by leading corporates and financial institutions acting as issuers, placement agents and initial purchasers to assist with intricate debt and equity offerings throughout the region.
    
    – Chambers Latin America