Walt Looney is a partner in the Firm's New York office, where he advises on financing and securities matters, with a particular focus on the international capital markets.  A substantial part of his practice involves counseling investment banks in their underwriting and financial advisory activities.   Mr. Looney has practiced in the Firm's Corporate Department for more than 25 years.

From 1997 until his relocation to New York in April 2007, Mr. Looney headed the Firm’s London office.  Over that period, he handled securities offerings, including privatizations, corporate bond offerings, initial public offerings and other equity transactions, across Europe.  In recent years he has been particularly active in the high yield bond area and in acquisition finance generally, and served on the board of directors of the European High Yield Association. 

Before 1997, Mr. Looney managed the Firm's Hong Kong office, which he established in 1993.  During his tenure in Hong Kong, Mr. Looney advised on several of Asia's landmark corporate finance transactions, including privatizations of the national bank of India, the national bank of Indonesia, the Malaysian national telecommunications company, and the Thai national oil company.  He also counseled participants in major Yankee bond offerings in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, as well as initial public offerings for companies throughout Asia, from Sri Lanka and India to Taiwan. 

Prior to 1993, Mr. Looney was engaged in a wide-ranging corporate practice in the Firm's New York office.  He became associated with the Firm following his graduation from Harvard Law School, cum laude, in 1977 and became a partner in 1984.  He also holds degrees from Boston College (A.B. summa cum laude, 1972) and the University of Virginia (M.A. with honors, 1973).  He is a member of the New York Bar, the International Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

Honors/Associations

•	Association of the Bar of the City of New York
•	International Bar Association
•	American Bar Association
•	New York State Bar Association

Publications

•	Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 And Its New Rules For Senior Management
•	Non-U.S. Issuers to Become Subject to EDGAR
•	SEC Adopts Exemptions for Cross-Border Tender Offers, Exchange Offers and Rights Offerings
•	SEC Launches “Aircraft Carrier” Release: Proposed Major Changes in Regulation of Securities Offerings in the United States
•	SEC Proposes Exemptions for Cross-Border Tender Offers and Rights Offerings
•	Amendments to Regulation S: New Restrictions on Offshore Equity Offerings by U.S. Issuers

Speaking Engagements

•	Walt Looney Speaks at Harvard's Worldwide Alumni Conference June 27, 2007

Admissions

•	New York 1978

Education

•	Harvard Law School, 1977 J.D. Cum Laude
•	University of Virginia, 1973 M.A. With Honors
•	Boston College, 1972 A.B. Summa Cum Laude; Phi Beta Kappa