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Norton Rose Fulbright

Norton Rose Fulbright

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United States • Finance

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Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate

Norton Rose Fulbright is geared to support clients across energy, healthcare, transportation, and telecommunications with restructuring issues, including Chapter 11 filings. Leading the team are Houston-based Jason Boland, who specialises in business bankruptcy and commercial disputes, Dallas-based Ryan Manns, who assists clients with financially distressed assets in cross-border restructurings, and New York-based Eric Daucher, who investigates complex transactions and unusual business failures. Howard Seife, who is based in New York, is well-versed in cross-border insolvencies. Also based in New York is David Rosenzweig, who advises clients on Chapter 11 proceedings, non-bankruptcy workouts, and restructurings.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘This practice’s main strength is the teamwork and smooth collaboration among its highly skilled professionals.'

  • 'Modest and unassuming, they let their work speak for itself, with thoughtful presentations that reflect the fact that they always buckle down to do their homework thoroughly before making legal recommendations.'

  • ‘Eric Daucher stands out for his highly creative problem-solving, outstanding work ethic, honesty, and commitment to truly understanding his clients and their goals.'

  • 'On a complex crypto restructuring case, Eric Daucher consistently made innovative proposals to bring together dueling factions, resulting in mutually beneficial compromises for all sides.'

  • ‘Excellent integration of restructuring capabilities with industry knowledge, specifically in Shipping and Aviation in the US and internationally. Full engagement from senior partners on all aspects of a case.'

  • 'Excellent collaboration within the firm, strong advocates for the client's goals and objectives.’

Key clients

  • Jackson Walker LLP
  • Liquidation Trust of Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.
  • Mirana Corporation
  • Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc.
  • Ad Hoc Group of Lenders of LifeScan Global Corporation
  • Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland
  • GoodFinch Management, LLC
  • Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC
  • Castlelake
  • Blue Owl Capital Group
  • Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
  • W.J. Deutsch & Sons Ltd.

Work highlights

Acting as lead counsel to Jackson Walker LLP in connection with its high-profile litigation across 36 cases in the Southern District of Texas.
Advising Mirana Corp. in defense of a US$1 billion claw-back action filed by FTX Trading Ltd. against Mirana and certain other parties related to assets withdrawn from the FTX exchange in the days before FTX filed for bankruptcy protection.
Advising JMB Capital Partners in connection with the Chapter 11 cases of Omnicare, LLC, a subsidiary of CVS, that provides pharmacy services to long-term care facilities.
Practice head

Jason Boland; Ryan Manns; Eric Daucher

Other key lawyers

Howard Seife; David Rosenzweig; Kristian Gluck; Robert Hirsh; Andrew Rosenblatt