White & Case has added debt finance partner Will Stawell to its Sydney office, expanding the firm’s Global Debt Finance Practice and Global Financial Institutions Industry Group as it continues to build out its Australia platform.
Stawell, a debt finance lawyer with nearly 20 years of experience, advises on acquisition and leveraged finance, general corporate finance, private capital, syndicated term loan B facilities, debt trades, payment-in-kind instruments, subordinated instruments, warrants, and matters involving restructuring, insolvency, and distressed situations.
He previously worked at White & Case as an associate in New York from 2013 to 2016, and returns to the firm from King & Wood Mallesons, where he was a partner.
The move follows a string of recent Australia-related additions and promotions for White & Case, including the lateral hires in Sydney of M&A partners Aaron Kenavan and Jamie Palmer from A&O Shearman and intellectual property partner Nick Boyle from Bird & Bird, along with the promotion to partner in Melbourne of project development and finance lawyer Paul Marshall and M&A lawyer Girish Rao.
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“Our fully integrated global finance offering across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific allows us to provide comprehensive and customized advice to our clients across today’s most relevant credit products and markets. We are excited to welcome Will back to White & Case and to our strong and growing team in Asia-Pacific. His reputation, experience and commitment to serving his clients are a welcome addition to our global team and will help us further our expansion in the important Australian market.”
Eliza McDougall, Partner, Head Of The Global Debt Finance Practice, White & Case
“Our ongoing strategy is to build globally to ensure we’re best placed to support clients on their key deals and the addition of Will, a leading lawyer in the Australia finance market, clearly aligns with that strategy. He also continues the expansion of our strong and successful practice in Australia, following the recent addition in Sydney of M&A lateral partners Aaron Kenavan and Jamie Palmer from A&O Shearman and intellectual property lateral partner Nick Boyle from Bird & Bird, as well as the promotion to partner in Melbourne of project development and finance lawyer Paul Marshall and M&A lawyer Girish Rao.”
Oliver Brettle, Partner And Vice Chair, White & Case
