Dorsey & Whitney LLP has appointed finance and restructuring lawyer Peter Knust as of counsel in its London office, bolstering its UK capabilities in cross-border finance and restructuring matters. He joins from Fieldfisher, where he spent the past three years.
Knust specialises in corporate trust work, advising trustees, agents and service providers across structured finance, debt capital markets and project finance transactions. His practice also focuses on post-closing issues, including amendments, defaults and restructurings, with significant experience in matters involving both English and U.S. law.
Eric Lopez Schnabel, finance & restructuring practice group co-leader at Dorsey & Whitney, said Knust is ‘highly regarded for English law financings, restructurings, and seamless transatlantic collaboration’, adding that ‘he is also passionate about cross-border collaboration to ensure successful results for clients, which makes him a perfect fit for the Dorsey & Whitney offering.’
Knust said ‘Dorsey’s collaborative culture and existing strength in corporate trust made it the obvious choice’, adding that ‘it’s a great platform for a specialist practice like mine’ and he is ‘looking forward to working with colleagues… on complex cross-border matters’.
