International law firm Proskauer has appointed Alexander Griffith (pictured) as a partner in the firm’s Finance practice in London.
Griffith has extensive experience in leveraged finance and general banking. He advises senior, mezzanine, second lien, multi-tranche and unitranche debt providers in connection with corporate refinancings, management buyouts and buy-ins, recapitalisations, institutional acquisitions, restructurings and public-to-private takeovers. Griffith also advises financial sponsors and lead arrangers of syndicated loan facilities, as well as participants in the primary and secondary debt markets. He is a graduate of The University of London and a post-graduate of The College of Law, London. He joins the firm from DLA Piper.
Stephen Boyko, co-head of the firm’s Finance Group and Multi-Tranche Finance Group, says: “Alex’s vast experience in advising alternative debt providers and financial sponsors greatly complements our market-leading finance practice. His arrival enables us to provide our clients with an even deeper bench of experience in the European market.”
Thomas W Dollinger, managing partner of Proskauer’s London office, says: “We continue to grow our footprint in the capital and are pleased to be adding a partner with Alex’s depth of expertise to our finance team. Proskauer’s London office has been at the center of some of Europe’s most innovative and complex mandates, and Alex’s substantial experience fits very well with our practice and our strategic focus in London and globally.”
