Samuel F Pryor III

Mr. Pryor is senior counsel in Davis Polk and Wardwell’s corporate department. His practice is largely focused on corporate finance, representing companies such as J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Smith Barney & Company, and Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette. Foreign clients also make up a large part of his practice, and Mr. Pryor represented the British government on the sale of British Petroleum and British Airways. He has also represented Italian and Spanish governments, and the Republic of China in international transactions. He has many interests in the not-for-profit area. Mr. Pryor has been an Overseer of the Penn Law School, President of the Appalachian Mountain Club, Vice-Chairman of the Church Pension Fund, Co-Chair of the Republican Majority for Choice, and a board member of the Land Trust Alliance. Currently, Mr. Pryor is Chairman of the World Rehabilitation Fund, the Westchester Land Trust, and The Provident Loan Society. He is a commissioner of the Palisades Park Commissions and a director of Scenic Hudson, Inc. He is chairman of the advisory board of the Appalachian Mountain Club and a member of the advisory board of the Trust for Public Lands.