Anna T. Pinedo has concentrated her practice on securities and derivatives. She represents issuers, investment banks/financial intermediaries and investors in financing transactions, including public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities, as well as structured notes and other structured products. Ms. Pinedo works closely with financial institutions to create and structure innovative financing techniques, including new securities distribution methodologies and financial products.

Ms. Pinedo has particular financing expertise in working with companies in the areas of technology, telecommunications, life sciences and healthcare, REITs and consumer finance. She also has worked closely with foreign private issuers in their securities offerings in the United States and in the Euro markets.

In the derivatives area, Ms. Pinedo counsels a number of major financial institutions acting as dealers and participants in the commodities and derivatives markets. She advises on structuring issues, as well as on regulatory issues and monetization and hedging techniques. Her work focuses on foreign exchanges, equity and credit derivatives products and structured derivatives transactions.