Overview
Peter Denton has experience counseling clients in a variety of debt finance and capital markets transactions in addition to other general corporate matters.
While in law school, he was a judicial extern to the Hon. Dolly Gee of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Education
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D., 2020, Business Law Certificate
Pepperdine University School of Law, First-year Legal Studies, 2017-2018
Occidental College, B.A., Economics, 2012
Admissions
Not licensed to practice in Washington
Admitted only in California
Experience
- Drafted and negotiated financing documents on behalf of major commercial banks, investment banks, private equity sponsors, and corporate borrowers in connection with syndicated and direct lending facilities.
- Engaged and managed local counsel in connection with cross-border and foreign law transactions.
- Conducted corporate diligence on behalf of lenders for proposed borrower acquisitions.
- Represented underwriters and issuers in connection with several special purpose acquisition companies’ (SPACs) initial public offerings and subsequent mergers.