Philip Stopford
UK Guide 2025
Band 5 : Banking & Finance: Big-Ticket
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About
Provided by Philip Stopford
Practice Areas
Philip Stopford is a partner in Cravath’s Corporate Department. He focuses his practice on leveraged finance, acquisition finance, corporate finance and restructuring transactions, with a particular emphasis on cross-border financings. Mr. Stopford represents investment banks, commercial banks, private equity sponsors, corporate borrowers and alternative lenders on super senior, senior and subordinated financing arrangements, in Europe and internationally.
Career
Oxford Institute of Legal Practice (LPC, with Distinction, 2006); Oxford Brookes University (PGDL, with Merit, 2005); Oxford University (BA, with Honors, 2004)
Personal
https://www.cravath.com/people/philip-stopford.html
Chambers Review
UK
Philip Stopford is experienced assisting banks and alternative lenders on a range of leveraged financings, particularly in cross-border transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Philip's competence, patience and ability to explain complex matters in a simple way whilst ensuring all of the nuances are also considered have been instrumental for our success."
"He is extremely knowledgeable on a wide range of legal as well as commercial issues and he has very good negotiation skills."
"Philip's competence, patience and ability to explain complex matters in a simple way whilst ensuring all of the nuances are also considered have been instrumental for our success."
"He is extremely knowledgeable on a wide range of legal as well as commercial issues and he has very good negotiation skills."