Sovereign Finance Associate - Junior to Mid-Level

About the role

The Sovereign Finance team at Arnold & Porter advises sovereign governments, sub-sovereigns, state-owned enterprises, and international financial institutions on complex and innovative transactions in the global capital markets. The team represents issuers and other market participants in sovereign bond offerings, liability management transactions, derivatives transactions, financings, refinancings, and sovereign debt restructurings. They also advise on transactions and strategic assignments involving leading international financial institutions.

Responsibilities

• Advise sovereign governments, sub-sovereigns, state-owned enterprises, and international financial institutions on complex and innovative transactions in the global capital markets.
• Represent issuers and other market participants in sovereign bond offerings, liability management transactions, derivatives transactions, financings, refinancings, and sovereign debt restructurings.
• Advising on transactions and strategic assignments involving leading international financial institutions, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and IFC, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), European Investment Bank (EIB), CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank, and Green Climate Fund.
• Collaborate directly with clients and counterparties on sophisticated international transactions.
• Contribute to a dynamic, globally recognized practice.

Requirements

Candidates must be fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, have outstanding academic credentials, strong drafting and analytical skills, and experience with capital markets, finance, sovereign debt, project finance, or related cross-border transactional matters.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be eager to work on sophisticated international transactions, collaborate directly with clients and counterparties, and contribute to a dynamic, globally recognized practice.

Skills

Fluency in Portuguese and Spanish, outstanding academic credentials, strong drafting and analytical skills, experience with capital markets, finance, sovereign debt, project finance, or related cross-border transactional matters.

Benefits

Arnold & Porter offers a collaborative environment, meaningful responsibility, and the opportunity to work alongside leading practitioners on groundbreaking transactions that shape sovereign finance markets worldwide.

Pay

The salary for this position is $225,000 - $310,000, commensurate with experience.

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Contact Information

To apply, please email Amanda Leslie, Firmwide Director of Attorney Recruiting, at recruitingdc@arnoldporter.com. For partner and counsel position inquiries, please contact Emily Whiting, Director of Partner Recruiting, at +1 202.942.6319.

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