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Paul Deakins

Paul Deakins

UK 2026

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Clifford Chance LLP
 Clifford Chance LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Capital Markets: Debt

UK-wide

3 years ranked

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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

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Capital Markets: Debt - UK-wide

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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  • 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 Guide to the Legal Profession

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