Overview

Peter Denton is an associate in Stoel Rives’ Corporate group. Peter has experience counselling clients in a variety of debt finance and capital markets transactions in addition to other general corporate matters.

Before joining Stoel Rives, Peter was an associate (2021–2023) and summer associate (2019) with White & Case LLP. While in law school, he was a judicial extern to the Hon. Dolly Gee of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (2018).

Education

University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D., 2020, Business Law Certificate

Pepperdine University School of Law, First-year Legal Studies, 2017-2018

Occidental College, B.A., Economics, 2012

Admissions

Not licensed to practice in Washington

Admitted only in California

Experience

  • Drafted and negotiated financing documents on behalf of major commercial banks, investment banks, private equity sponsors, and corporate borrowers in connection with syndicated and direct lending facilities.
  • Engaged and managed local counsel in connection with cross-border and foreign law transactions.
  • Conducted corporate diligence on behalf of lenders for proposed borrower acquisitions.
  • Represented underwriters and issuers in connection with several special purpose acquisition companies’ (SPACs) initial public offerings and subsequent mergers.
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