Baker McKenzie has an established team that has an extensive background in domestic and cross-border out-of-court corporate restructurings and formal bankruptcy cases. The group is primarily located in New York and Miami and has experience in key bankruptcy courts, including New York and Delaware. It represents an array of debtors, creditors and liquidators. Former chair of the global restructuring and insolvency group, New York-based Debra Dandeneau continues to be a prominent figure in headline restructurings and bankruptcies, particularly cross-border matters. Mark Bloom is North America chair of the global restructuring and insolvency practice, with more than 40 years’ experience in the field. Paul Keenan is further recognised for cross-border restructurings, including landmark cases, particularly those involving Latin American debtors. Named individuals are based in Miami unless stated otherwise.
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Key clients
- Acorda Therapeutics
- Vitaly Ivanovich Smagin
- 1GC Collections Creditors' Liquidating Trust
- Ad Hoc and Official Committee of Equity Holders of Clovis Oncology
- Mike Morrison and Ian Stokoe, as Directors of FP Offshore
- Brian Simms KC and Peter Greaves as Joint Official Liquidators for FTX Digital Markets (In Liquidation) (Bahamas)
- Jeffrey Stower and Jason Robinson as Controllers and later Joint Provisional Liquidators of Premier Assurance Group
- Safran Landing Systems Services Americas
- MB Global
- Mt. Gox Investment Fund
Work highlights
- Lead counsel to Acorda and its affiliated entities in their chapter 11 cases in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Acted for Jeffrey Stower and Jason Robinson as Foreign Representatives Joint Official Liquidators of Premier Assurance Group.
- Represented Brian Simms KC and Peter Greaves as Joint Official Liquidators for FTX Digital Markets (In Liquidation) (Bahamas).
Lawyers
Practice head
Debra Dandeneau; Mark Bloom
Other key lawyers
Paul Keenan