Brown Rudnick LLP’s tax team in New York is well known for handling the tax aspects of major bankruptcies and restructurings. Practice head Nicole Bouchard has built up a varied practice covering corporate, partnership, real estate, and funds tax planning, as well as restructurings in and out of court. Firm CEO and chairman Vincent Guglielmotti and counsel Barbara Kelly play key roles. Having joined the firm from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in September 2023, Kevin Brown brings experience handling executive compensation and employee benefits matters in the context of mergers, financings, and corporate restructurings. Barbara Klepper left the firm in June 2023, while Rodney Bedow departed in July 2023.
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Key clients
- Official Committee of Talc Claimants: LTL Management (Johnson & Johnson)
- Official Committee of Equity Securityholders: Lordstown Motors Corp.
- The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors: Revlon
- Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors: BlockFi
- Governmental Plaintiffs Ad Hoc Committee: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
- Governmental Plaintiffs Ad Hoc Committee: Purdue Pharma
- Coalition of Abused Scouts for Justice
- Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in MDL of Juul Labs
- Trustee of the PG&E Fire Victim Trust
- ProFrac Holding Corp.
Work highlights
- Represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 case of crypto platform BlockFi.
- Advised the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors on many aspects in the Chapter 11 case of Revlon, including the design and implementation of two separate trusts and the analysis and negotiation of an equity trading order.
- Advised the Governmental Plaintiffs Ad Hoc Committee on the complex structure of the restructuring support agreement and other elements of Mallinckrodt’s broader Chapter 11 reorganization plan to maximize the after-tax value of the recovery.
Lawyers
Practice head
Nicole Bouchard
Other key lawyers
Vincent Guglielmotti; Barbara Kelly; Kevin Brown