LAWYER PROFILE

Denise Gibson

Europe 2026

A&O Shearman

Ranked in 1 practice area

Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket

1 year ranked

About

Provided by A&O Shearman

Practice Areas

Denise is Managing Partner of the UK and a member of the Executive Committee at A&O Shearman. She specialises in leveraged finance and private credit.

Denise is highly regarded and recognised in the market as one of the leading lender-side leveraged finance lawyers. This is reflected by her Eminent Practitioners Chambers ranking as well as many industry awards and recognitions. She has been named as Banking & Finance Lawyer of the Year at the Women in Business Law Awards Europe 2021 and has been ranked by Financial News including Most Influential in European Finance 2024 and 100 Women in European Finance 2024

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Leveraged Finance: Big Ticket - UK

Eminent Practitioners

Individual Editorial

Denise Gibson is A&O Sheaman's managing partner. She has a respected practice advising on a range of financings, regularly assisting with particularly complex deal structures. She is especially well-versed in handling lender-side mandates, with ample experience advising traditional as well as direct lenders on high-value international transactions.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Denise is great to work with - she's a personable, pragmatic problem-solver who clients and counterparts respect.
Leveraged Finance: Big TicketChambers European Guide
She's a top notch practitioner.
Leveraged Finance: Big TicketChambers European Guide