A service of

Editorial Standards Board

This governing body represents a wealth of collective knowledge that significantly influences our editorial function, the wider organization and the industry as a whole.

The board’s
Objectives

  • Quality Assurance

    Identifying content requiring improvement in accuracy, relevance, clarity, or
    depth, with a particular focus on areas that have a significant impact on the
    organization.

  • Ethical Standards

    Developing comprehensive guidelines that promote the highest ethical practices in
    all editorial work, emphasizing fairness, transparency, and accountability.

  • Best Practices

    Compiling and disseminating best practices across all 27 brands to foster
    alignment and elevate the overall quality of everything from breaking news to
    in-depth data insights.

  • Content Innovation

    Functioning as a content innovation body that monitors and introduces the latest
    tools and technologies to improve editorial productivity and accuracy.

  • Professional Development

    Identifying and recommending key areas for skill development and enhancement
    within the editorial teams.

The members have been selected from across our editorial function:

Jill Abitbol, for her legal acumen; Dipannita Banerjee, with her expertise in content and compliance; Robin Ganguly, for media sector standards and China compliance; Patrick Harris for Europe, M&A, and ECM; Luc Mongeon, for his Asia-Pacific knowledge and focus on quality; Ryan Patwell, for research and AI.

Jill Abitbol
Jill Abitbol
Managing Editor, Law Report Group

Jill leads the Law Report Group, which includes the Hedge Fund Law Report, Private Equity Law Report, Cybersecurity Law Report and Anti-Corruption Report. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Cybersecurity Law Report where she plans, directs, manages and edits content on a range of cybersecurity, data privacy and AI topics, with a focus on operational guidance.

Dipannita Banerjee
Dipannita Banerjee
India Head, Content Editing Team
As chair of the board, Dipannita leads IONA’s content editing team in India, setting and enforcing editorial standards across all brands to ensure accuracy, fairness, and compliance.
Patrick Harris
Patrick Harris
Senior Editor, EMEA
Patrick has spent over a decade sourcing M&A and ECM market intelligence across public and private capital markets and spent several years directly engaged in these markets, originating transaction mandates as an associate director in a boutique M&A consultancy. He has held senior editorial roles across Mergermarket, Dealreporter and Infralogic and is a subject mater expert on the energy, infrastructure, natural resources and commodities markets.
Luc Mongeon
Luc Mongeon
Co-Managing Editor, Debtwire, APAC

Luc has more than 35 years of experience as a financial journalist in Asia covering fixed income, credit derivatives and distressed debt markets. He joined Debtwire in 2006 and established the publication's footprint in Asia, building a team of journalists and analysts covering the region's stressed/distressed debt, as well as the leveraged loan and high yield bond markets.

Ryan Patwell
Ryan Patwell
Global Head of Restructuring Data, Head of AI Content

Ryan manages Debtwire’s restructuring data team, overseeing a global database and producing data-driven reports. He also leads the AI Editorial team, responsible for implementing AI tools across the content organisation, and has worked in both Hong Kong and New York as part of the credit research team.