Bankruptcy/Restructuring
USA Guide 2024 : Massachusetts
Band 3
About
Provided by Foley Hoag LLP
We provide comprehensive counsel to clients facing financially distressed situations. Our multidisciplinary team serves as strategic partners for our clients across many industries to proactively issue spot, educate on processes, and offer solutions to strengthen recoveries.
We pride ourselves on working proactively to advise on mitigating bankruptcy risks in structuring mergers, financings, acquisitions and settlements. Our collective experience allows us to anticipate insolvency issues and address them through transaction analysis and deal structuring.
Our team provides services to all stakeholders in distressed business scenarios, including:
- Debtor Representation
- Distressed Mergers & Acquisitions
- Committee Representation
- General Creditor Representation
Our bankruptcy and restructuring team includes experienced litigators who regularly try complex insolvency-related and other business cases in federal and state courts. We represent:
- Creditors in avoidance actions, including in defense of preference and fraudulent transfer claims
- Big Four accounting firms in suits and arbitrations brought by litigation trustees
- Foreign sovereign governments, foreign government-owned businesses, and foreign pension funds when their interests are implicated in a bankruptcy or insolvency matter, or in a related commercial dispute
- Clients in asset-recovery actions both in United States and numerous foreign jurisdictions
Chambers Review
Foley Hoag represents both creditors and debtors, and is adept in Chapter 11 reorganizations as well as out-of-court restructurings and wind-downs. The firm is also capable of advising clients on the full range of bankruptcy-related disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm is able to provide guidance on matters that have layers of complexity and diverse parties involved. They manage to stay current on complex matters and have provided extremely high levels of service."
"The firm is able to provide guidance on matters that have layers of complexity and diverse parties involved. They manage to stay current on complex matters and have provided extremely high levels of service."
Notable Practitioners
Kenneth Leonetti is cochair of the firm's bankruptcy and restructuring practice. He focuses his practice on bankruptcy and corporate reorganization.
"He has strong courtroom skills coupled with the ability to analyze a case and present both the legal and practical aspects."
"Kenneth is a professional in the sport of bankruptcy litigation."
Andrew Schwartz is an experienced litigator with a strong track record in insolvency proceedings.
"Andrew has the ability to provide a detailed, thorough analysis of a case, coupled with the hard-nosed skill to implement any strategy."