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K&L Gates

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

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K&L Gates

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Bankruptcy/Restructuring - North Carolina

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
K&L Gates has an outstanding bankruptcy and restructuring group. It primarily represents creditors, including creditors' committees, in matters such as litigation, workouts and other restructurings, leveraging the superb nationwide capabilities of the firm. The team frequently appears before bankruptcy courts, as well as state and federal trial courts. The firm also offers experience representing an array of secured lenders and investors.
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Work Highlights

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  • The team at K&L Gates represented a senior secured lender with respect to enforcement of rights and remedies against all assets of a publicly traded borrower.

Strengths

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  • The team at K&L Gates have a high level of technical knowledge and hands-on experience dealing with receiverships.

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  • The firm has expertise in nearly all areas. Complexity is not a problem for them.

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  • The team has a deep expertise with very niche capabilities across issues.

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  • The team at K&L Gates is very responsive and provides excellent service that addresses client needs.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • A Lee Hogewood III
    A Lee Hogewood III

    A Lee Hogewood III

    Lee Hogewood offers extensive experience representing creditors in disputes, insolvency and bankruptcy matters in courts throughout North Carolina and beyond. He currently serves as the managing partner of the Raleigh office of K&L Gates.

    • Lee provided excellent advice on a complex matter and was a pleasure to deal with.

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    • Lee is a well-known and respected leader of the bankruptcy bar.

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    • Lee Hogewood is an expert in his field. He has been doing it a long time and has seen a lot of things which allows him to give practical advice in different circumstances.

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  • Margaret R Westbrook
    Margaret R Westbrook

    Margaret R Westbrook

    Margaret Westbrook serves as the head of the restructuring and insolvency practice group at K&L Gates. She focuses her practice on counseling creditors on both contentious and noncontentious restructuring and insolvency matters, regularly appearing in bankruptcy courts and advising on risk management for clients. Westbrook also offers additional strengths in campaign finance work, acting for businesses on corporate political activity issues.

    • Margaret is excellent in bankruptcy and restructuring law, and in general business. She is very pragmatic.

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    • Margaret was amazing to work with. She knocked it out of the park.

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    • Margaret Westbrook is easy to work with in addition to being an excellent attorney. I would recommend her services to anyone.

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  • John Gardner
    John Gardner

    John Gardner

    John Gardner is based out of the firm's Raleigh office. He is held in particularly high esteem for his creditor-side practice in bankruptcy mandates and restructuring matters.

    • John is very good at keeping me up to date and strategizing. He is good at being more aggressive when required.

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    • John Gardner is very knowledgeable about bankruptcy matters and a great person to work with. He is tailored and personable in his approach.

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    • John is very able and reliable.

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