Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Davis Wright Tremaine counsels clients ranging from multinational corporations to individuals involved with distressed or troubled companies and assets, including secured creditors, unsecured creditors, major carriers, suppliers, and other corporate clients.

Our bankruptcy and creditors’ rights attorneys are best known for their work in the following areas:

• Extensive experience in complex Chapter 11 cases and in bankruptcy courts throughout the United States. We also represent parties involved in cross-border cases, including U.S./Canadian proceedings.
• Enforcement of security interests in real estate and personal property assets
• Bankruptcy litigation, including cases involving asset recovery, director-and-officer liability, preferences, and fraudulent transfers
• Counselling on complex and nonstandard transactions involving distressed assets, including mergers and acquisitions, sale of assets in bankruptcy, and resolution of security interests and intellectual-property rights