Ellis Lawson

Ellis Lawson is a Partner in Dentons' Trade and Commodity Finance practice group, specialising in Banking and Finance Law. He focuses on international trade and commodity finance transactions, including bilateral and syndicated borrowing base, inventory, pre‑export and prepayment finance transactions, receivables finance, invoice discounting and supply chain finance.

Before joining Dentons in 2025, Ellis spent two years as a partner in Sullivan & Worcester's trade finance team and, prior to that, 13 years in the London and UAE offices of a Magic Circle law firm. He regularly acts for European and Middle Eastern lenders and borrowers, with extensive experience in emerging markets finance, development finance, and sustainability‑linked and green finance transactions, as well as restructuring of non‑performing financings and Sharia‑compliant finance structures.

Ellis holds an LL.B. from University College London (2007) and completed the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law (2008).