Philip Gilligan Joins Deacons As Partner in Finance & Insolvency Department
January, 2005 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Deacons is pleased to announce that Philip Gilligan has joined the firm as a partner in the Finance & Insolvency Department. Prior to joining Deacons, Philip was a partner at Lovells Hong Kong and before that White & Case Hong Kong.
Philip has represented lenders and borrowers in numerous Hong Kong, English, New York and PRC law governed secured and unsecured syndicated and single bank loan facilities in various countries in Asia (particularly China), as well as shareholder financings, security arrangements, acquisition finance, receivables financing, warehouse financing, structured trade, securities transactions and securitisation. Additionally, he has represented sponsors and lenders on the commercial and financing aspects of English, New York and PRC law governed projects in various sectors throughout Asia (particularly China). Philip also has extensive experience in private M&A and private equity in North Asia, and in the non-contentious aspects of both upstream and downstream restructuring and insolvency work in Hong Kong, China and regionally.
“I am impressed by the depth and breadth of the firm’s experience, its committed China focus, and the quality of its F&I practice,” says Philip. “I am excited about bringing my expertise to the firm.”
Philip received his B.A., M.A. and LL.M. from Trinity College, Cambridge. He is a management committee member of the Insolvency Interest Group, a member of the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association and the author of the chapter on PRC bank regulation in Gruson and Reisner’s “Regulation of Foreign Banks” published in the US by LexisNexis.
