David Griffin

David Griffin, counsel in Dechert’s global finance practice, focuses his practice on various types of structured finance solutions. Mr. Griffin is a member of Dechert’s Structured Credit and CLO team, which has not only been ranked one of the most active in the CLO market since it restarted but also one of the most distinguished in terms of industry awards for best CLO law firm.

Mr. Griffin primarily represents asset managers in the private credit sector in middle market collateralized loan obligation transactions and term and revolving warehouse facilities, but he also represents asset managers, underwriters, sponsors and issuers in broadly syndicated loan collateralized loan obligation transactions, private collateralized loan obligation transactions, asset backed securitizations, loan to SPV facilities and other structured lending transactions. Mr. Griffin also has experience advising asset managers and borrowers in fund financing structures such as rated feeder funds and collateralized fund obligations.

Prior to rejoining Dechert in 2023, Mr. Griffin was Associate General Counsel for a global specialty insurance finance company. Prior to that, Mr. Griffin was a Dechert associate from 2018 to 2022. Prior to first joining Dechert, Mr. Griffin was an associate for Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York. Before becoming a lawyer, Mr. Griffin was a senior associate in the audit practice of a “big four” accounting firm in North Carolina.