USA Guide 2026 : District of Columbia
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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.
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ArentFox Schiff LLP has a solid presence in mid-market bankruptcy and restructuring work, with experience in handling bankruptcy litigation and distressed asset acquisitions. The firm represents a range of clients in these matters, including creditors, distressed companies, buyers and sellers of distressed assets, committees and indenture trustees.
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ArentFox Schiff LLP represented CACI as a creditor in two related Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases.
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The group is extremely talented; they are strong and effective in court, experienced, and knowledgeable. They are super responsive and very commercially aware.
ArentFox Schiff is very client-oriented. They have a very practical sense of how things should be run and results that need to be achieved. They don't take unnecessary steps.
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She is a brilliant lawyer; very thoughtful, meticulous and has a great demeanor.
She is highly thought of by judges and very experienced. She can do both the litigation and transactional sides of matters.
She is one of the sages of DC bar.
Jackson Toof heads the firm's complex litigation practice. As an experienced trial lawyer, he has earned a strong reputation for his representation of clients in sophisticated bankruptcy and restructuring disputes.
Jackson is great to work with; a solid leader.
He is smart, reasonable and results driven; a pleasure to work with.
Jackson understands the client's needs and is able to look at a case from a litigation standpoint.
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
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