Freshfields has strengthened its US capital markets practice with the appointment of two partners, Jeffrey Gould and Justin Michael, in Silicon Valley and New York.

Global law firm Freshfields has expanded its capital markets team with the addition of Jeffrey Gould in Silicon Valley and Justin Michael in New York. Gould built a practice advising on convertible bond transactions The appointments come as companies increasingly use equity-linked and structured products to raise capital, alongside traditional equity and debt offerings. Gould and Michael advise on convertible bonds, convertible preferred securities, equity-linked offerings, equity derivativ