George Knighton Bio

George Knighton is co-head of Skadden’s U.K. Corporate Practice. He has a wide range of experience advising on public and private mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions and restructurings. Mr. Knighton has been ranked as a leading lawyer in Chambers Global, Chambers Europe and Chambers UK for Corporate/M&A: High-End Capability, in which clients describe him as “an effective and hard-working operator who is very focused on client service.” He also has been recognized as a leading individual for high-end M&A in The Legal 500 UK and for M&A and private equity law by The Best Lawyers in the UK and IFLR1000.