Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded
USA Guide 2024 : New York
Band 1
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Provided by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Morgan Lewis’s bankruptcy and restructuring team provides strategic and creative advice and solutions concerning troubled investments and loans worldwide. We have dedicated trial and appellate lawyers, who are high-quality litigators, identified as restructuring partners. We represent clients in some of the largest and most complex workouts, restructurings, and bankruptcies in the world. Our experience spans many client constituencies involving a wide range of assignments.
We also represent creditors throughout the capital structure, across all industries, in both out-of-court restructurings and US bankruptcy proceedings. We have counselled creditors in bankruptcy matters involving involuntary petitions, DIP financing, cash collateral arrangements, creditors’ committees, derivatives transactions, claims allowance/litigation, avoidance actions, executory contracts, 363 sales, plan confirmation, valuation issues, and related trial and appellate litigation. We have significant experience representing lenders and companies in the energy and utility industries, having represented international power producers, major coal companies in the United States, and lenders to offshore drilling companies in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
Chambers Review
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is well regarded for acting on workouts and restructurings as well as related litigation. Routinely acts for noteholder groups and creditors' committees. Active on high-profile healthcare and oil and gas-related matters. Also fields significant Chapter 15 capabilities, with particular experience in matters concerning Latin America.
Work Highlights
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP represented Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken in the Chapter 11 proceedings of SAS.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Their ability to solve problems, find practical solutions and negotiate a result is excellent."
"Their advice is practical, focused and driven towards consummating transactions."
"Their ability to solve problems, find practical solutions and negotiate a result is excellent."
"Their advice is practical, focused and driven towards consummating transactions."
Notable Practitioners
Michael Luskin regularly represents lenders in bankruptcy litigation and Chapter 11 proceedings, with significant experience appearing in state and federal courts.
Richard Stern is noted for his vast experience acting for lenders on both in-court and out-of-court restructurings.
"Richard is always available. He provides practical solutions and has the ability to make the complex simple to understand."