Ranking tables
Bankruptcy/Restructuring | USA
Massachusetts
Rankings overview for Departments
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Band 4
Senior Statespeople
Star Individuals
Band 1
Charles A Dale III Proskauer Rose LLP20 Years Ranked
Daniel Bleck Mintz22 Years Ranked
Douglas R Gooding Choate Hall & Stewart LLP21 Years Ranked
Douglas Rosner Goulston & Storrs22 Years Ranked
John J Monaghan Holland & Knight LLP20 Years Ranked- Julia Frost-Davies Greenberg Traurig, LLP6 Years Ranked
William R Baldiga Brown Rudnick LLP21 Years Ranked- Daniel C CohnMurtha Cullina LLP
Band 2
Adrienne K Walker Locke Lord LLP14 Years Ranked
Charles R Bennett Jr Murphy & King, P.C.21 Years Ranked
D Ethan Jeffery Murphy & King, P.C.19 Years Ranked
Jeffrey L. Jonas Brown Rudnick LLP7 Years Ranked
John F Ventola Choate Hall & Stewart LLP20 Years Ranked
John Morrier Casner & Edwards, LLP19 Years Ranked
Jonathan W Young Locke Lord LLP12 Years Ranked
Michael Goldberg Casner & Edwards, LLP19 Years Ranked
Victor Milione Nixon Peabody LLP13 Years Ranked
William W Kannel Mintz20 Years Ranked
Band 3
Andrew G Lizotte Murphy & King, P.C.19 Years Ranked
Andrew J Gallo Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP5 Years Ranked
Kenneth Leonetti Foley Hoag LLP18 Years Ranked
Kevin J Simard Choate Hall & Stewart LLP12 Years Ranked
Lynne Xerras Holland & Knight LLP8 Years Ranked
Michael J. Fencer Casner & Edwards, LLP7 Years Ranked
Sunni P. Beville Otterbourg P.C.8 Years Ranked- Nina ParkerParker & Lipton
Band 4
- A. Davis Whitesell Casner & Edwards, LLP10 Years Ranked
Amy A. Zuccarello Sullivan & Worcester3 Years Ranked
Andrew Schwartz Foley Hoag LLP22 Years Ranked- Colleen A Murphy Greenberg Traurig, LLP1 Years Ranked
Ian Hammel Mintz5 Years Ranked
Lynne F Riley Casner & Edwards, LLP10 Years Ranked
P Miyoko Sato Mintz3 Years Ranked
Patrick P Dinardo Sullivan & Worcester16 Years Ranked
Stephen Moeller-Sally White & Case LLP5 Years Ranked
Steven D. Pohl Brown Rudnick LLP11 Years Ranked- Christine DevineLaw Office of Christine E. Devine
- Jeffrey SternklarJeffrey Sternklar LLC
- Joseph BaldigaMirick O'Connell
- Mark G DeGiacomoMurtha Cullina LLP
- Paul CareyMirick O'Connell
- Thomas S VangelMurtha Cullina LLP
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Brown Rudnick LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedBrown Rudnick is regularly engaged by ad hoc and official committees, equity holders and debtors to handle a range of insolvency matters. The firm's areas of expertise include Chapter 11 bankruptcy, litigation and out-of-court proceedings. The team has notable experience acting as bankruptcy counsel in mass tort claims.
1 MintzBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedMintz provides market-leading advice to investors and creditors from all sectors. It houses a leading practice representing bond holders and bond trustees in distressed debt situations, including defaults, workouts, restructuring, capital recoveries and bankruptcies. The lawyers are highly experienced in all types of insolvency and restructuring, including Chapter 11 cases and indenture trusteeship.
1 Murphy & King, P.C.Bankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedMurphy & King has standout bankruptcy specialists active in numerous sectors. The firm has substantial capabilities on both the debtor and creditor sides. It frequently handles Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 cases, and out-of-court workouts.
Band 2
2 Casner & Edwards, LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedCasner & Edwards represents creditor and debtor-side clients in Chapter 11 bankruptcy matters. The firm possesses sector experience in healthcare, pharmaceuticals and construction. Its lawyers are specialists at addressing sophisticated workouts and restructuring, and are skilled at the representation of commercial real estate clients in a wide array of insolvency transactions.
2 Choate Hall & Stewart LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 2 | 19 Years RankedChoate Hall & Stewart represents creditors across a wide range of bankruptcy and restructuring matters. The firm has broad sector strength encompassing insurance, technology, healthcare, energy and retail. It advises its roster of blue-chip clients on sales, financing and intercreditor disputes.
2 Goulston & StorrsBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 2 | 19 Years RankedGoulston & Storrs handles a range of complex restructuring and insolvency matters. The firm represents creditors' committees, corporate debtors, secured and unsecured lenders, landlords and court-appointed trustees, among others. It is specifically adept in energy, real estate, finance and hospitality.
2 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is experienced in all manner of distressed finance situations, typically representing financial institutions acting as lenders or agents. The firm is recommended for bankruptcy-related disputes including fraudulent transfer claims. It also offers expertise in advising investors on distressed asset transactions. The team advises on major municipal bankruptcies and often oversees cases involving prominent energy and retail-sector organizations.
Band 3
3 Foley Hoag LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 3 | 14 Years RankedFoley 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.
3 Holland & Knight LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 3 | 15 Years RankedHolland & Knight has expertise in midmarket-level bankruptcy and distressed finance on both a national and international scale. The firm represents clients across a range of industries, including maritime, hospitality, higher education and tax credit real estate investment. Its clients include creditors, contract counterparties, companies in distress and debtors.
3 Locke Lord LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedLocke Lord has a strong team with notable experience advising on high-profile bankruptcies across the country. The firm is adept at assisting clients with Chapter 11 proceedings, out-of-court restructurings and distressed acquisitions. It acts for clients from a range of sectors including media, financial services and energy.
3 Ropes & Gray LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 3 | 19 Years RankedRopes & Gray offers adept representation of debtors, lenders and shareholders. The firm's work includes Chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings. Its lawyers have substantial experience with distressed M&A, as well as insolvency litigation. They are notable for their prowess in counseling private equity firms on restructurings throughout the USA.
3 Sullivan & WorcesterBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 3 | 16 Years RankedSullivan & Worcester is known for skilled handling of contentious and out-of-court bankruptcy and restructuring matters across the USA. The firm is highly recommended for advising on Chapter 11 filings, with niche expertise in aviation. It also regularly advises local and international clients on the sale and acquisition of distressed assets.
Band 4
4 Greenberg Traurig, LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedGreenberg Traurig represented the noteholders of Brazos Sandy Creek Electric Cooperative, Inc. in connection with the claim objection proceedings in the Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. Chapter 11 proceeding pending in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
4 Nixon Peabody LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedNixon Peabody advises creditors and debtors in Chapter 11 cases. The firm stands out for its work on contentious matters in the bankruptcy courts, as well as matters involving healthcare.
4 Proskauer Rose LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked"The firm is responsive to our needs and we find the value it delivers, both in terms of quality of thought as well as relationships, to be very high."