Edward Best is a partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP where he is a member of the Corporate & Financial Services Department and Co-Chair of the Capital Markets practice. Eddie is based in Chicago and maintains an office in New York. With over 35 years of experience, Eddie is recognized as one of the nation’s leading capital markets lawyers, representing issuers and underwriters in debt, equity, convertible and hybrid securities offerings, and liability management transactions in the U.S. and international markets. Eddie’s comprehensive capital markets practice includes a particular focus on offerings by financial institutions, including banks, insurance companies, broker-dealers and specialty finance companies, and cross-border offerings. Eddie also regularly advises publicly listed clients on ongoing securities law compliance, listing compliance and corporate governance matters.Eddie also advises clients on mergers and acquisitions transactions. Eddie’s M&A practice includes a focus on transactions by financial institutions, including insurance companies, broker-dealers and asset managers.Eddie is listed in both Chambers Global and Chambers USA for Capital Markets: Debt & Equity, in The Legal 500 United States for Capital Markets: Debt Offerings; Capital Markets: Equity Offerings; Capital Markets: Global Offerings; Corporate Governance and in IFLR1000 for Capital Markets: Debt; Capital Markets Equity and M&A. Eddie was named 1 of 31 “Best of the Best USA” capital markets lawyers by Expert Guides and “Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year - Illinois, USA” by Global 100 for 2021 and 2023, Eddie has been named a "Client Service All-Star" by BTI Consulting in 2007, 2009, 2012. Eddie is listed in The International Who's Who of Capital Markets Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America for Securities Law.