Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP is pleased to announce that David S. Phillips has joined the firm’s Corporate Practice Group as a partner in the Atlanta office. Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland (US), Mr. Phillips served as ?Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Axiall Corporation.

With more than 20 years of experience—both in private practice and as a senior legal officer for a large, publicly traded manufacturer of chemicals and building products—Mr. Phillips advises clients on a broad range of corporate governance matters and complex business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), strategic investments, capital formation, divestitures, debt and equity restructurings, and securities offerings.

“Having served as a law firm partner and as in-house counsel, David’s first-hand knowledge of complex corporate legal issues is invaluable and will greatly enhance the representation available to our clients,” said Mark D. Wasserman, Eversheds Sutherland (US) Managing Partner and Co-CEO of Eversheds Sutherland Ltd. “David is an important addition to our M&A and finance practices, and we are very pleased to have him join the firm.”

Mr. Phillips’ extensive experience includes counseling companies operating in the manufacturing, technology and distribution sectors on their most strategically significant matters, including advising some of the nation’s leading chemical and consumer goods companies in connection with their acquisitions and dispositions.

He also regularly represents private equity funds in their portfolio investments as well as sponsors in connection with fund formation and regulatory matters affecting funds and fund sponsors. To date, he has handled more than 100 of these representations.

“David increases the depth of our corporate transactional team and will be a valuable resource in counseling clients as they navigate through a challenging and changing business and regulatory environment,” said Wade H. Stribling, Partner and Leader of the Eversheds Sutherland (US) Finance and Private Capital team. “The addition of David further enhances our global corporate practice and directly supports our continuous efforts to provide outstanding legal services to our clients.”

Mr. Phillips’ previous experience includes being seconded to the in-house legal department of a leading Japanese automotive manufacturer, where he provided general counseling advice with respect to US legal matters.

Eversheds Sutherland’s corporate attorneys serve public and private companies in virtually every industry, with nearly every type of transaction. Advising on general corporate matters, finance, mergers, acquisitions and other transformative transactions, corporate governance and compliance, Eversheds Sutherland serves clients of all sizes, from entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies. Clients include insurers, financial institutions, investment companies, mutual funds, private equity funds, underwriters, broker-dealers and industries as diverse as water, energy, e-commerce, communications, retail, franchising, manufacturing, hospitality, health care, mining, and aerospace and defense.

About Eversheds Sutherland

As a global top 40 law practice, Eversheds Sutherland provides legal services to a global client base ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest multinationals, acting for 71 of the Fortune 100, 57 of the FTSE 100 and 119 of the Fortune 200.

With more than 2,300 lawyers, Eversheds Sutherland operates in 61 offices in 29 jurisdictions across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. In addition, a network of more than 200 related law firms, including formalized alliances in Latin America, Asia Pacific and Africa, provide support around the globe.

Eversheds Sutherland provides the full range of legal services, including corporate and M&A; dispute resolution and litigation; energy and infrastructure; finance; human capital and labor law; intellectual property; real estate and construction; and tax.

Eversheds Sutherland comprises two separate legal entities: Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP (headquartered in the UK) and Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP (headquartered in the US), and their respective controlled, managed, affiliated and member firms. For more information, visit www.eversheds-sutherland.com.