Ranking tables
Bankruptcy/Restructuring | USA
North Carolina
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
K&L Gates 19 Years Ranked
Moore & Van Allen, PLLC 19 Years Ranked- Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
- Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA
Band 2
Band 3
Maynard Nexsen 12 Years Ranked
Ward and Smith PA 5 Years Ranked- Grier Wright Martinez PA
- Hendren Redwine & Malone, PLLC
- Moon, Wright and Houston PLLC
Senior Statespeople
David L Eades Moore & Van Allen, PLLC21 Years Ranked- Albert F DurhamRayburn Cooper & Durham PA
Band 1
A Lee Hogewood III K&L Gates13 Years Ranked
James S. Livermon III Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP8 Years Ranked- Lisa P Sumner Maynard Nexsen11 Years Ranked
Margaret R Westbrook K&L Gates10 Years Ranked
Thomas Waldrep Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC9 Years Ranked- Andrew TarrRobinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA
- C Richard Rayburn JrRayburn Cooper & Durham PA
- David M SchilliRobinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA
- John A NorthenNorthen Blue
- Joseph W Grier, IIIGrier Wright Martinez PA
Band 2
Alan W Pope Moore & Van Allen, PLLC16 Years Ranked
Charles R Rayburn McGuireWoods LLP13 Years Ranked- Robert A Cox Jr Hamilton Stephens Steele + Martin, PLLC15 Years Ranked
Stephen E Gruendel Moore & Van Allen, PLLC14 Years Ranked
Zachary H Smith Moore & Van Allen, PLLC4 Years Ranked- Ashley A EdwardsParker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
- Brian DarerParker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
- Charles M Ivey IIIIvey, McClellan, Gatton & Talcott LLP
- Garland S CassadaRobinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA
- Jack MillerRayburn Cooper & Durham PA
- Kiah T FordParker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
- Rebecca F RedwineHendren Redwine & Malone, PLLC
- Richard WrightMoon, Wright and Houston PLLC
Band 3
Brian R Anderson Fox Rothschild8 Years Ranked- Felton Parrish Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP1 Years Ranked
James R Langdon Moore & Van Allen, PLLC2 Years Ranked
Jeffrey E Oleynik Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP20 Years Ranked
Jennifer B. Lyday Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC6 Years Ranked
Jim Lanik Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC1 Years Ranked
John Gardner K&L Gates3 Years Ranked
John H Small Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP16 Years Ranked
Kevin Sink Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC2 Years Ranked
Lance Martin Ward and Smith PA3 Years Ranked
Luis M Lluberas Moore & Van Allen, PLLC1 Years Ranked
Paul A Fanning Ward and Smith PA6 Years Ranked- Andy HoustonMoon, Wright and Houston PLLC
- Anna GormanGrier Wright Martinez PA
- Charles N Anderson JrEllis & Winters LLP
- Cotten WrightGrier Wright Martinez PA
- George F Sanderson IIIThe Sanderson Law Firm PLLC
- George OliverOliver & Cheek
- Gregory B CramptonNicholls & Crampton, P.A.
- Jason L HendrenHendren Redwine & Malone, PLLC
- Jill C WaltersBaker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
- Michael L MartinezGrier Wright Martinez PA
- William EsserParker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 K&L GatesBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedK&L Gates has an outstanding bankruptcy and restructuring group. It primarily represents creditors, including creditors' committees, in matters such as litigation, workouts and other restructurings, leveraging the superb nationwide capabilities of the firm. The team frequently appears before bankruptcy courts, as well as state and federal trial courts. The firm also offers experience representing an array of secured lenders and investors.1 Moore & Van Allen, PLLCBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedMoore & Van Allen is a sizable and high-quality bankruptcy group that features an excellent roster of attorneys adept in litigation as well as out-of-court insolvency and restructuring work. It acts mainly for creditors on complex and high-value mandates, including cross-border work, and is particularly well known for its representation of banks and other financial institutions. The firm also displays considerable experience handling a range of complex credit facility matters.
Band 2
2 Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 2 | 8 Years RankedBrooks Pierce has a well-regarded team with substantial experience in a wide range of bankruptcy matters, including Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 proceedings. The group also advises on the acquisition of assets through Section 363 sales. It acts for creditors, trustees and debtors.
2 McGuireWoods LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 2 | 19 Years RankedMcGuireWoods has a leading North Carolina group that acts for both debtors and creditors, including unsecured and secured creditors' committees and debtors in possession, across the spectrum of bankruptcy and insolvency matters. The firm assists clients from a wide range of industries, including transportation, manufacturing, real estate and healthcare. It also attracts a strong roster of regional and national financial institutions. The group has further expertise in representing clients in out-of-court workouts.
2 Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLCBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 2 | 4 Years RankedWaldrep Wall is a bankruptcy practice which advises debtors, creditors and trustees on the full scope or bankruptcy and corporate restructuring mandates, drawing from a deeply experienced bench of expert practitioners. Demonstrates particular expertise in the agricultural and healthcare sectors, including significant expertise in advising rural hospitals on their entry into Chapter 11 proceedings.
2 Womble Bond Dickinson US LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedWomble Bond Dickinson handles the full range of complex bankruptcy work, including Chapter 7, 11, 12 and 13 matters. The firm represents an array of major regional banks in litigation and negotiations. It also provides counsel for debtors in distressed proceedings. The team demonstrates considerable expertise advising on commercial foreclosure issues.
Band 3
3 Maynard NexsenBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 3 | 12 Years RankedMaynard Nexsen offers a well-regarded group that handles bankruptcy and restructuring work for a comprehensive array of clients, including creditors' committees, bankruptcy trustees and institutional lenders. The firm appears in bankruptcy, federal and state courts on a range of high-value and complex matters. It fields niche expertise in agricultural workouts. In addition, the group demonstrates expertise in Section 363 purchase agreement negotiations.3 Ward and Smith PABankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedWard and Smith offers significant capabilities in the full range of bankruptcy matters, including workouts, restructurings and litigation. It focuses on lender-side work, acting for regional and national banks, as well as trustees and individuals. The group regularly represents creditors in Chapter 7, 11, 12 and 13 proceedings.