James McDonald > Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP Offices

22 Bishopsgate
London
EC2N 4BQ
England
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James McDonald

Work Department
Capital Markets
Position
Partner
Career
James McDonald concentrates in corporate finance transactions, focusing on international offerings of securities, including high-yield debt offerings. His transactional experience includes representing issuers and underwriters on a broad range of corporate finance transactions in Europe and the United States.
Memberships
- Massachusetts
- New York
Education
- J.D., Boston University School of Law, 1998
- M.B.A., Boston University School of Management, 1999
- B.A., Cornell University, 1993
Lawyer Rankings
London > Finance > High yield
(Leading partners)James McDonald –Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP is one of a select group of firms that can handle the full range of public and private financings in the US and Europe, with an integrated team of New York and English law qualified partners in London. European head of capital markets Danny Tricot oversees the high yield practice, in which James McDonald is the standout partner. He recently acted for an oil and gas client in its first issuance of high yield bonds. The hire of Noel Hughes from Linklaters LLP adds significant expertise in leveraged financing, high yield debt and debt liability management transactions in both the European and US markets.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – mid-large cap
- Finance > High yield
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds