Robert W. Aulsebrook is head of the international finance group and a partner in the London office, who focuses on international debt finance, capital markets and derivatives. He advises corporate borrowers, lenders, investment funds, investment fund managers, corporate investors, high-net-worth individuals and other market parties on a wide variety of finance and derivatives issues in the London market.

Practice & Background

Mr. Aulsebrook advises borrowers and lenders on terms of primary market loans, loan participations and secondary market trading of debt. He acts for issuers and purchasers of equity and debt instruments, depository receipts, Eurobonds, convertible debt securities and commercial paper.

He advises on the creation and structure of debt instruments, swaps and derivatives, securities loans, repos, futures and options, and other financial market instruments, as well as prime brokerage terms. He also advises on related U.K. regulatory issues, including client money protection and asset custody requirements.

He advises extensively on financing and investment in Russia and elsewhere in the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Mr. Aulsebrook received his B.A. magna cum laude in economics and Russian from Vanderbilt University in 1986 and his J.D. cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1989. He was admitted as a solicitor of England and Wales in 1999. He is also a member of the New York State Bar.

Awards & Accolades

• Who’s Who Legal: Energy 2017 recognizes Mr. Aulsebrook as being among the world’s leading energy lawyers
• Chambers UK 2017, “Robert is an experienced finance lawyer with extensive knowledge of different financing techniques. He combines strong technical skills with commercial common sense, helping us to focus on the most important issues.”