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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
22 Bishopsgate
London
EC2N 4BQ
England

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 McDonaldSkadden, 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.