LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP is delighted to announce that Phil Slater has joined the London office of Dorsey & Whitney as a Banking & Finance partner.
Phil brings with him an expanse of expertise in relation to corporate debt finance across a broad range of sectors and financing disciplines having represented corporates (FTSE100 through to start-up), financial institutions and PE/RE funds for many years on some of their most significant debt raising and investments.
He joins Dorsey from Morrison & Foerster LLP where he was a partner in the Financial Transactions Group in London.
“Phil Slater is an exceptional lawyer with deep expertise and experience in areas of banking and finance practice that will complement Dorsey’s Firm-wide strengths perfectly,” noted Ken Cutler, Managing Partner of Dorsey & Whitney. “We are delighted to add him to our London team.”
“I am excited to be joining the Dorsey team in London,” noted Slater. “As a Legal500 and IFLR1000 recognised finance lawyer, I believe Dorsey offers a terrific international platform through which I can continue to build my focus on a wide range of significant corporate banking and finance projects across all sectors and financing disciplines. In particular, focussing on acquisition finance mandates for corporates and private equity funds and working alongside the established corporate and private equity teams led by Mark Taylor and Fabrizio Carpanini.”
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