Womble Bond Dickinson added David Contreiras Tyler to the firm’s New York office as a partner in the finance, bankruptcy and restructuring practice. Tyler has extensive experience advising issuers, project sponsors, underwriters, initial purchasers, placement agents and investors on public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, with a focus on capital markets and securitization transactions originating in Latin America. He also advises on financing solutions for corporate, sovereign, multilateral development and financial institution clients.
Tyler’s practice spans several product areas, including, among others, unregistered securities offerings under Rule 144A and Regulation S, private placements of debt securities, equity transactions (primarily IPOs and follow-on offerings for Latin American issuers), structured finance transactions, project bonds and liability management transactions. He is also experienced in corporate and securities law and is highly adaptable to working on many types of transactions and projects for corporate and financial institution clients.
“David is a strategic hire who will further expand our domestic and cross-border capital markets practice,” Taber Cathcart, finance, bankruptcy and restructuring practice group leader. “Our clients will benefit from his sophisticated experience with broad-based debt and equity financing, structured finance and multilateral financing. We are excited to welcome him to the firm.”
A dual U.S. and Brazilian national, Tyler also strengthens the cross-border transactional capabilities of the firm’s Latin America practice. His native fluency in English and Portuguese and cultural understanding of Latin America — particularly Brazil — enable him to effectively counsel clients with operations in Latin America.
“With its network of exceptional legal practitioners and commitment to client service, Womble provides an ideal platform for my practice,” Tyler said. “I look forward to working with the many talented lawyers at the firm to continue to grow the firm’s cross-border finance and Latin America practices.”
Prior to joining Womble, Tyler practiced at international law firms in New York and São Paulo, Brazil, and was a lawyer at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C. He was most recently resident in Hogan Lovells’ São Paulo office, where he advised clients on cross-border financing transactions and corporate governance and disclosure matters. He graduated from Boston University School of Law and earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia.
This addition reflects continued momentum for Womble’s New York office. Since 2023, it has welcomed a dozen attorneys, including high-profile corporate partner Tracy Bacigalupo, financial services partner Louis Froelich and bankruptcy partner trio Edward Schnitzer, David Banker and Wojciech Jung.
