Bankruptcy/Restructuring
USA Guide 2024 : District of Columbia
Band 4
Contact number
+1 202 857 6000About
Provided by ArentFox Schiff LLP
ArentFox Schiff handles financial and corporate restructurings and recapitalizations, bankruptcy-related and strategic litigation as well as distressed asset and corporate acquisitions throughout the country. We represent creditors’ committees, indenture trustees, bondholders, contract counterparties, secured creditors, lenders, financing syndicates and providers of financing in bankruptcy proceedings in numerous industries, including health care, energy, oil and gas, exploration and production, mining, airline, life sciences, manufacturing, retail, telecommunications, metals, subprime lending, e-commerce and Internet, energy, restaurant, hotel and hospitality, medical technology, pharmaceuticals, construction, real estate, and bank and finance holding companies.
Chambers Review
ArentFox Schiff LLP has a solid presence in midmarket bankruptcy and restructuring work, with experience in handling bankruptcy litigation and distressed asset acquisitions. Represents a range of clients in these matters, including creditors, distressed companies, buyers and sellers of distressed assets, committees and indenture trustees.
Work Highlights
- ArentFox Schiff LLP represented CACI as creditor in two related Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team provides sophisticated legal analysis combined with practical wisdom and experience."
"The team has a strong bench of practitioners."
"They are responsive, collaborative and a pleasure to work with."
"The team provides sophisticated legal analysis combined with practical wisdom and experience."
"The team has a strong bench of practitioners."
"They are responsive, collaborative and a pleasure to work with."
Notable Practitioners
Mary Joanne Dowd handles a host of bankruptcy cases and out-of-court restructurings. Her client base includes secured and unsecured creditors.
"Mary is a smart, sophisticated bankruptcy practitioner."
"She is very good with the law and thinks about the issues that others don't think about."
"She is smart, capable and very hard-working."
"She is very intelligent, analytical and quick to understand."