Sam Hamilton

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Sam Hamilton is a partner in the Finance Department of Latham & Watkins' London office and is a member of the Banking Practice.

Mr. Hamilton has more than 20 years’ experience working on a broad range of complex leveraged finance transactions and is widely regarded as one of the leading leveraged finance lawyers in London. Mr. Hamilton has particular experience advising private equity sponsors across a range of finance products.

Mr. Hamilton has been involved in a significant number of market defining transactions and his broad, multi-product, experience has seen him help structure numerous cutting edge ‘first of their kind’ financings.

Mr. Hamilton chaired the Finance Department of the firm’s London office for seven years between 2012 and 2019, is recognized in the Legal 500 "Hall of Fame" and is ranked in the top tiers of finance lawyers in multiple directories.