Francesca L. Odell is one of the foremost capital markets lawyers for Latin American and Brazilian international issues, and her clients include many of the region’s largest companies in the oil and gas and telecommunications sectors.

Francesca's cross-border practice focuses on capital markets, M&A, private equity, project finance, and restructuring transactions, and she is known for delivering practical, business-savvy solutions to complex and high-profile issues. In addition to her transactional practice, she regularly advises boards of directors and management on a variety of topics, including disclosure and compliance matters; stock exchange listing requirements; board composition and director independence; shareholder engagement and activism; shareholder proposals and proxy season trends; management and director succession planning; and environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.

She is recognized as a Leading Capital Markets and Corporate/M&A Lawyer by Chambers Global, Chambers Latin America, The Legal 500 Latin America, and Latin Lawyer 250, and as a leading lawyer for Latin American Investment by Chambers USA. Francesca joined the firm in 1996 and became a partner in 2005.