On the Rise 2015: Christopher Dillon | 38
Transactional finance lawyer, Jones Day Christopher Dillon didn't plan to be a lawyer. Born in Atlanta and raised in East Cobb, Dillon majored in international…
September 15, 2015 at 07:09 PM
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Transactional finance lawyer, Jones Day
Christopher Dillon didn't plan to be a lawyer. Born in Atlanta and raised in East Cobb, Dillon majored in international affairs at Georgia Tech and was leaning toward a future with the U.S. State Department, the CIA or the FBI. “I was looking at what the future was going to be like globally,” he says.
But a year after his 1999 graduation, he was working at the Woodruff Arts Center when, he says, the idea of going to law school “just popped into my mind.” By the end of the day, he had applied to Georgia State University's law school and signed up to take the LSAT.
In 2004, after earning his law degree, Dillon landed at Jones Day. As an associate, he plunged into transactional work and quickly discovered that quarterbacking financial deals gave him the international platform he desired. He never looked back. Dillon says his practice with the firm's Banking and Finance group in Atlanta is intent on challenging the traditional dominance of the transactional legal market by a few top-tier New York firms.
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