Phil Houten

Phil Houten is a Senior Legal Counsel at Crédit Agricole CIB since September 2025, with a strong background in law and finance. Prior to this role, Phil served as a Senior Associate at Clifford Chance from September 2023 to September 2025 and worked as an Associate at White & Case LLP from September 2021 to July 2023. Phil began a career in law at Latham & Watkins, where duties included responsibilities as an Associate from October 2015 to June 2021 and as a Summer Associate in 2014. Phil's legal training commenced at Vanderbilt University Law School, where a Doctor of Law degree was earned in 2015, following a Bachelor's degree in History and Economics from Middlebury College in 2010. Additional experience includes an externship at the US District Court for the Central District of California and an analyst position at Chestnut Partners LLC.