Biography: Banking

Mr Florack is a member of Davis Polk's corporate department and co-head of the global credit group, advising clients on a range of corporate finance transactions, including leveraged lending, structured finance, high-yield debt offerings and other capital markets transactions, with a particular focus on financings for leveraged acquisitions whether led by financial sponsors or otherwise. His practice includes transactions both in the US and in international and cross-border markets, particularly Europe and Latin America, and in a variety of industries ranging from oil and gas and basic manufacturing to technology. His clients have included many financial institutions, such as JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs, as well as a number of corporate clients.

He is listed as a leading lawyer in several legal industry publications, including: Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business; Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business; Chambers Latin America, where he was ranked in the 1st tier in banking; Law Business Research's Who's Who Legal – The International Who's Who of Banking Lawyers; Legal Media Group's Expert Guide to the World's Leading Capital Markets Lawyers; and the IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms.

He was a law clerk to Alicemarie H Stotler, US District Court for the central district of California from 1984 to 1986; an associate from 1986 to 1994 and a partner from 1994 to the present.

He is admitted to the Bar in the State of New York.