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Paul Deakins

Global 2026

Clifford Chance LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Capital Markets: Debt

7 years ranked

About

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Global

Practice Areas

Paul Deakins advises on Eurobonds, EMTN Programmes and other public securities offerings by both corporate and financial institution issuers. Paul leads our advisory work with the International Capital Market Association, through which we help to shape industry developments and market practice and sits on the Financial Markets Law Committee and the Bank of England's Working Group on Risk Free Rates.

Career

University of Oxford, Magdalen College (BA Classics) 1997

Joined Clifford Chance 2004

Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2006

Partner since 2016

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Capital Markets: Debt - UK

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Paul Deakins is a respected DCM practitioner with notable expertise in floating rate notes and equity-linked instruments.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

I consider Paul to be one of the debt capital markets masters. His technical knowledge knows no bounds and there is not a single question I would not trust him to answer to perfection.
Capital Markets: DebtChambers Global Guide