John H Thompson
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Band 3
About
Provided by John H Thompson
Practice Areas
John handles business reorganizations and cross-border insolvency matters, and has extensive experience representing debtors, creditors, acquirers, contract counterparties, landlords and equity holders, both in and out of court, across a broad range of industries. He has served as a key team member in the representation of numerous high-profile chapter 11 debtors, including Enron, Worldcom and LyondellBasell. In addition, he represents creditors across a wide range of industries, including automotive, healthcare, and energy, and regularly advises financial institutions on trading contract and derivatives issues in bankruptcy.
Chambers Review
USA
John Thompson of Akerman LLP is an experienced bankruptcy practitioner who is regularly called upon to advise on Chapters 11 and 15 cases, among other matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"John is commercially minded and practical."
"John is extremely thoughtful and extremely diligent. He just has great client-handling skills."
"John is a very meticulous and thoughtful lawyer."
"John is commercially minded and practical."
"John is extremely thoughtful and extremely diligent. He just has great client-handling skills."
"John is a very meticulous and thoughtful lawyer."