At no time has an intelligent and multi-disciplined approach to restructuring and reorganization been more important than in today’s economic environment.  The firm’s restructuring and reorganization group employs a creative, efficient approach to complex business issues and legal precedent, driving towards  practical solutions in an area of risk and opportunity.  We use attorneys from all of the firm’s major practice areas to provide comprehensive counsel on questions of restructuring, reorganization, litigation, bankruptcy and creditors' rights.  With practicality and speed as their goals, these lawyers assist clients in evaluating the rights and objectives of their various constituencies, developing a plan of action, summoning stakeholder support, and executing the plan despite conditions that are often difficult and dynamic.  

Whether we represent creditor or debtor, we work with the initial view that consensual changes in capital structure are preferable to bankruptcy.  Some clients face bankruptcy protection or litigation as their only paths; but we explore every alternative that might allow a distressed company to recast its obligations, continue operations, and strive for profitability.  We also offer counsel on employee issues, lay-off decisions, shareholder relations, officer and director duties, and creditor’s rights.

Our attorneys regularly advise those seeking to acquire distressed businesses (either inside or outside of bankruptcy proceedings), real estate, loans and similar debt instruments, and other situations created by capital shortages.  Our clients in this area of our practice seek to acquire distressed assets and obligations while preserving going-concern value free from prior encumbrances.  We also represent clients in bankruptcy litigation that are acquisition targets.  The members of this practice group have working relationships with resources through which debt and equity capital may be obtained.  Regardless of the case or the particular business and legal issues involved, our diverse team stands at the intersection of a multitude of legal practice areas and disciplines, ready to find efficient and practical solutions.