David Phillips has joined Eversheds Sutherland as a partner after a brief but eventful stint in-house, saying he was attracted by the newly-merged firm’s mix of Atlanta roots and global reach.
After 19 years working on M&A deals at Jones Day, Phillips became deputy general counsel for one of the firm’s clients, chemical giant Axiall, in December 2015. Just a month later, the Atlanta-based public company was targeted in a hostile takeover bid by Westlake Chemical Co., based in Houston.
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