Christopher Dunomes

NY-Qualified Finance Lawyer | Leveraged Finance | 144A/Reg S Offerings | Cross-Border Transactions

New York, New York, United States

About

NY-qualified finance lawyer with Cahill training and 6+ years’ experience across U.S. leveraged finance, high-yield, Rule 144A/Reg S debt offerings, acquisition finance and cross-border NY-law transactions. I’ve advised major financial institutions, corporate issuers, and sponsors on high-yield bonds, acquisition financing, liability management, and hybrid loan-and-bond structures, supported by project finance and DFI-backed emerging markets exposure. Experienced in drafting and negotiating credit and guaranty agreements, security and intercreditor arrangements, and NY-law enforceability opinions, indentures, offering memoranda, purchase/underwriting agreements. Transaction experience spans the U.S., U.K., Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Africa. Now exploring roles within U.S. Finance & Capital Markets desks at elite international firms.

Experience

  • Founder & Principal Attorney at Dunomes Legal
    Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

    Provided NY-law support to international clients on cross-border compliance, diligence, and transactional matters. Worked with lenders, investors, foreign counsel, and multinational institutions on financing and investment transactions spanning the U.S. and emerging markets.

  • Corporate Associate at Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
    Nov 2020 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

    NY-law drafting and negotiation on DFI-backed and commercial financings, project finance, private credit facilities, and cross-border lending transactions. Led workstreams, supervised junior associates, prepared NY-law enforceability opinions, and coordinated multi-jurisdictional diligence.

  • Corporate Associate at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
    Sep 2016 - Jun 2020 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    Represented major banks and corporate issuers on leveraged loans, acquisition financings, HY 144A/Reg S debt offerrings, liability management, refinancings, and sponsor-backed financing structures.

  • Global Investment Banking Division (Secondee) at Morgan Stanley
    Dec 2018 - Jun 2019 · 7 mos

    Supported high-yield and investment-grade offerings, acquisition finance, leveraged finance, and structured capital markets transactions. Drafting and negotiation lead for confidentiality and data-sharing agreements.

  • Summer Associate at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
    May 2015 - Aug 2015 · 4 mos