WilmerHale has a New York-based bankruptcy and financial restructuring team with an established record in bankruptcy litigation at both trial and appellate levels, which is further supplemented by expertise in mass tort-driven bankruptcies. The team is especially active in the life sciences and biotechnology sectors, a particular forte of the wider firm. Beyond its specific sectoral expertise, the firm advised Diamond Sports Group on its Chapter 11 case in Houston. Philip Anker co-chairs the bankruptcy and financial restructuring group alongside Andrew Goldman with both noted for their bankruptcy litigation expertise. Benjamin Loveland and George Shuster (‘a brilliant problem-solver’) are also key partners, the latter recognised for his life sciences and biotechnology experience. All named individuals are based in New York.
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Testimonials
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‘WilmerHale is a leading firm nationally and has an outstanding bankruptcy practice. Extensive expertise and deep knowledge of the subject matter.’
‘George Shuster has been our go-to attorney for bankruptcy matters for the past 15 years. He is a brilliant problem-solver and has delivered great results for us again and again.’
Key clients
- Diamond Sports Group
- Hartford Financial Services Group
- Walt Disney
- Rio Tinto
- Northrop Grumman
- Medtronic
- Directors of Silicon Valley Bank
- BlackRock
- Homer City
- Bank of America
Work highlights
- Represented Diamond Sports in a $10bn bankruptcy case in the US.
- Represented the second lien indenture trustee, the representative of holders of some $1bn in secured notes, in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Endo Pharmaceuticals.
- Advised Medtronic, in a mass tort bankruptcy case linked to the US opioid epidemic, and a Medtronic subsidiary in related litigation brought in bankruptcy court by an opioid trust created under the confirmed plan for Mallinckrodt.
Lawyers
Practice head
Philip Anker; Andrew Goldman
Other key lawyers
Benjamin Loveland; George Shuster