McDermott Will & Schulte

Under the guidance of Aymen Mahmoud, the ‘very practical and hands-on’ team at McDermott Will & Schulte has, in recent years, gained most traction for its work in the private credit space on mid to upper-mid-market leveraged finance transactions. The arrival in mid-2024 of John Burge and Christopher Kandel from Morrison Foerster has not only further enhanced this core strength but also afforded the firm more visibility among banks and borrowers in the syndicated loan market. Kandel, in particular, has ’vast knowledge’ of different finance structures governed by both UK and US law, and consequently, over his many years’ in practice, has developed a trusted advisor role, particularly for stakeholders in the large-cap acquisition finance space.