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The focus is on corporate bankruptcy and restructuring and the legal processes related to distressed businesses, which can either be reorganized or go into liquidation. Also, especially in the current economic environment, the chapter includes lawyers who advise on acquisition opportunities that arise out of distressed businesses. Lawyers in this chapter assist clients such as corporate debtors, investors and asset purchasers, secured and unsecured creditors and creditors' committees, bondholders, insurers, directors of distressed companies and any other interested parties in corporate restructurings and bankruptcy proceedings. In addition to transactional work, bankruptcy also covers any related litigation, such as disputes between such parties in connection with distressed companies and Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 processes.

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Band 1

  1. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
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    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
    Bankruptcy/Restructuring
    2024 | Band 1 | 16 Years Ranked
    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings has a market-leading legal team in Alabama for bankruptcy work, assisting distressed businesses and municipalities on big-ticket Chapter 11 and Chapter 9 matters across the state. The firm is recognized for its regulatory compliance advice to banking clients and its stellar reputation in bankruptcy-related litigation. It has extensive experience handling cases in the mining, energy and healthcare sectors and is further noted for its work in loan restructuring and securities fraud.
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  2. Burr & Forman LLP
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    Burr & Forman LLP
    Bankruptcy/Restructuring
    2024 | Band 1 | 16 Years Ranked
    Burr & Forman has an outstanding bankruptcy and creditors' rights law group in Alabama, with experience assisting distressed companies in the coal and mining, manufacturing, retail and automotive industries. The team represents a number of nationally significant financial institutions and investment funds in an array of contentious and noncontentious bankruptcy and restructuring matters as well as Chapter 11 claims. The firm has extensive strength in depth and a team of expert bankruptcy attorneys across Alabama and throughout the Southeast.
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  3. Maynard Nexsen
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    Maynard Nexsen
    Bankruptcy/Restructuring
    2024 | Band 1 | 16 Years Ranked
    Maynard Nexsen in Alabama continues to be known equally for its handling of complex insolvency law matters and financial transactions as well as more straightforward commercial loan defaults. A major part of the practice consists of secured creditor representations, as well as advising debtors and receivers. The team can offer a broad range of experience that includes matters in the healthcare, financial services, energy and education sectors. Its expertise includes bankruptcy dispute resolution as well as acquisitions of distressed assets across the country.
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Band 2

  1. Christian & Small LLP
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    Christian & Small LLP
    Bankruptcy/Restructuring
    2024 | Band 2 | 7 Years Ranked
    Christian & Small is a law firm in Alabama with a recognized bankruptcy practice with numerous significant clients in the financial, healthcare and energy sectors. The team demonstrates an aptitude for handling high-value cases with an emphasis on Chapter 7 bankruptcy matters, preference adversary proceedings and fraudulent transfers. It offers notable representation of clients in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, as well as trustees, and is particularly recognized for nationally significant work within the coal mining industry.
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  2. Holland & Knight LLP
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    Holland & Knight LLP
    Bankruptcy/Restructuring
    2024 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked
    The team at Holland & Knight regularly acts as bankruptcy counsel to debtors and lenders in high-value Chapter 11 proceedings. The firm has further experience advising on fraud and fraudulent claims. Its clients span a range of sectors including utilities and manufacturing and the firm is able to draw on a network of offices in different states.
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  3. Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
    Bankruptcy/Restructuring
    2024 | Band 2
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Band 3

  1. Balch & Bingham LLP
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    Balch & Bingham LLP
    Bankruptcy/Restructuring
    2024 | Band 3 | 16 Years Ranked
    Balch & Bingham has a respected legal team in Alabama, particularly noted for its close relationship with utility providers. Its wide range of experience extends to the natural resources and real estate sectors. The group also advises banks, capital funds, private equity firms and financial institutions as creditors and secured lenders on major bankruptcy and restructuring matters. Balch & Bingham maintains a strong market reputation for its work on Chapter 11 bankruptcies and in workout situations.
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  2. Dentons Sirote
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    Dentons Sirote
    Bankruptcy/Restructuring
    2024 | Band 3 | 2 Years Ranked
    Dentons has a growing practice in the bankruptcy space in Alabama. The firm is particularly noted for its representation of creditors and bankruptcy trustees, with notable expertise in Chapter 7 cases.
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