Ranking tables
Bankruptcy/Restructuring | USA
New Jersey
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Gibbons P.C. 18 Years Ranked
McCarter & English, LLP 18 Years Ranked
Riker Danzig LLP 18 Years Ranked- Porzio, Bromberg & Newman PC
Band 3
Band 4
Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. 9 Years Ranked- McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC
Senior Statespeople
Dennis J. O'Grady Riker Danzig LLP17 Years Ranked
Walter J Greenhalgh Duane Morris LLP16 Years Ranked- Arthur J AbramowitzSherman Silverstein Attorneys at Law
Band 1
Andrew H Sherman Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.13 Years Ranked
Joseph L. Schwartz Riker Danzig LLP15 Years Ranked
Joseph Lubertazzi Jr McCarter & English, LLP17 Years Ranked
Michael S Etkin Lowenstein Sandler LLP14 Years Ranked
Michael Sirota Cole Schotz P.C.17 Years Ranked
Robert K. Malone Gibbons P.C.14 Years Ranked
Warren A. Usatine Cole Schotz P.C.12 Years Ranked- Warren J Martin JrPorzio, Bromberg & Newman PC
Band 2
Alan Brody Greenberg Traurig, LLP13 Years Ranked
Charles M. Forman Forman Holt Attorneys At Law10 Years Ranked
David Bass Cole Schotz P.C.12 Years Ranked
Jeffrey T Testa McCarter & English, LLP14 Years Ranked
Joseph J DiPasquale Fox Rothschild9 Years Ranked
Morris Bauer Duane Morris LLP5 Years Ranked
Scott A Zuber Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC15 Years Ranked- John MairoPorzio, Bromberg & Newman PC
- Jonathan RabinowitzRabinowitz, Lubetkin & Tully, LLC
- Louis ModugnoTrif & Modugno LLC
- Richard D. TrenkTrenk Isabel
Band 3
Catherine Youngman Fox Rothschild7 Years Ranked
Daniel M. Stolz Genova Burns LLC9 Years Ranked
David H. Stein Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A.11 Years Ranked
Frank Velocci Faegre Drinker14 Years Ranked
Jeffrey Bernstein McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP5 Years Ranked
Mark Hall Fox Rothschild10 Years Ranked
Michael Pompeo Faegre Drinker6 Years Ranked
Robert Nies Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC14 Years Ranked
Tara J. Schellhorn Riker Danzig LLP5 Years Ranked- Brett MoorePorzio, Bromberg & Newman PC
- Eric PerkinsBecker
- Jay LubetkinRabinowitz, Lubetkin & Tully, LLC
- Paul HollanderOkin Hollander LLP
Band 4
Boris Mankovetskiy Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.3 Years Ranked
Brett S. Theisen Gibbons P.C.3 Years Ranked
Clement Farley McCarter & English, LLP3 Years Ranked
Curtis Plaza Riker Danzig LLP4 Years Ranked- Dale E. Barney Gibbons P.C.6 Years Ranked
David N. Crapo Gibbons P.C.12 Years Ranked
Felice Yudkin Cole Schotz P.C.6 Years Ranked
Jacob Frumkin Cole Schotz P.C.3 Years Ranked- Jeffrey D Prol Lowenstein Sandler LLP1 Years Ranked
Mark Conlan Gibbons P.C.13 Years Ranked
Natasha Songonuga Gibbons P.C.10 Years Ranked
Ryan Jareck Cole Schotz P.C.11 Years Ranked
Sam Della Fera Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC10 Years Ranked
Stephen V. Falanga Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga LLP3 Years Ranked
Stuart Komrower Cole Schotz P.C.14 Years Ranked- Andrea DobinMcManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC
- Anthony Sodono IIIMcManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC
- Douglas McGillWebber McGill LLC
- Jeffrey A. CooperRabinowitz, Lubetkin & Tully, LLC
Up and Coming
- Sari. B PlaconaMcManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC
- Sydney DarlingTrenk Isabel
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Cole Schotz P.C.Bankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedCole Schotz P.C. is home to a prestigious group of highly regarded practitioners known for the representation of debtors and creditors' committees as well as hedge funds and liquidating trustees. It is experienced in corporate restructuring and insolvency proceedings for distressed businesses, as well as asset sales. The law firm has represented clients in a broad range of industries including technology, retail and biosciences, both nationally and internationally, and is noted for its work in bankruptcy litigation.
1 Lowenstein Sandler LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 1 | 17 Years RankedLowenstein Sandler LLP is a prominent multi-service firm with a long-established presence in the market. It regularly advises on matters in New Jersey as well as those involving clients based outside of the state. The firm maintains a reputation for acting for creditors' committees, unions and debtors in Chapter 11 reorganizations. The team demonstrates additional strength in representing defrauded investors in bankruptcy litigation.
Band 2
2 Gibbons P.C.Bankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedGibbons P.C. offers a well-regarded group with experience in acting for both creditors and debtors. Its expertise includes workouts and insolvency counseling, bankruptcy litigation and foreclosure actions. The team works across a number of industries, with expertise in retail, healthcare and financial services. It works closely with specialists from other departments to provide a comprehensive bankruptcy service.2 McCarter & English, LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedMcCarter & English LLP is a notable presence in the New Jersey market, with the capability to advise clients throughout the Northeast. The law firm has experience across the full range of bankruptcy matters, including regular work on retail and health care insolvencies, as well as distressed real estate loans. It fields a team of attorneys with experience in federal, state and appellate courts, and regularly advises on out-of-court restructurings.2 Riker Danzig LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedRiker Danzig LLP houses an accomplished group of practitioners with experience in bankruptcy and Chapter 11 reorganizations. It has considerable experience representing debtors and creditors in a range of industries including construction, insurance, aviation and healthcare.
Band 3
3 Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PCBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedChiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC possesses considerable experience in representing creditors and debtors in work such as debtor-in-possession financings, exercising liens, and reorganizations for distressed companies in both Chapter 11 proceedings and out-of-court restructurings. It is also known for enforcing security interests and advising on issues relating to stock acquisitions. The firm routinely represents clients across the insurance, healthcare, energy and banking industries, among others.
3 Duane Morris LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedDuane Morris is a prominent firm that is well equipped to handle a range of matters. Its clients receive extensive support in bankruptcy filings and out-of-court financial restructuring services. The team is also adept at handling cross-border insolvency matters.
3 Faegre DrinkerBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 3 | 14 Years RankedFaegre Drinker has strong capability in bankruptcy litigation, and restructuring both in and out of court, accepting instructions from unsecured creditors' committees and other participants. It is adept in the media, corporate and healthcare markets.
3 Fox RothschildBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 3 | 13 Years RankedFox Rothschild LLP offers a respected bankruptcy practice with experience in representing creditors, debtors and trustees. It has considerable expertise in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcies. The firm is known for advising on bankruptcy matters involving companies from the fraud, retail and technology industries, among others.
3 Greenberg Traurig, LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedGreenberg Traurig's team represents a range of clients in both in-court and out-of-court matters. The practitioners have considerable strength in handling issues related to restructurings, distressed acquisitions and sales, among others. Its experienced lawyers effectively handle issues that contain both domestic and international elements.
3 Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.Bankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedSills Cummis & Gross P.C. is home to a well regarded team with experience in representing debtors, Chapter 9 and 11 trustees and secured creditors. It is especially notable for its work on healthcare and hospital-related bankruptcies. It also advises on out-of-court restructurings, as well as bankruptcy-related litigation. The firm is frequently sought by management firms to advise on commercial workouts.
Band 4
4 Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A.Bankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 4 | 9 Years RankedWilentz, Goldman & Spitzer's team is held in high regard for its capacity to handle a broad spectrum of distressed debt matters. Its practitioners are routinely called upon to provide counsel on out-of-court workouts and foreclosure issues. In addition, the group represents clients facing debt-related litigation.