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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.

Work Highlights

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  • K&L Gates advised Rialto Capital Advisors on a Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Houston office building owner.

Strengths

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"The K&L Gates team is extremely well versed in bankruptcy law."

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"Always industry-best advice and insight from their attorneys."

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"The team are first rate, with a good pragmatic and experienced approach coupled with excellent handling of the relevant law."

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Notable Practitioners

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A Lee Hogewood III
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A Lee Hogewood III
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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 is a worthy and formidable adversary."

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Margaret R Westbrook
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Margaret R Westbrook
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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 has given us an extremely high level of experienced service."

"She is a fantastic attorney."

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John Gardner
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John Gardner
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John Gardner is held in particularly high esteem for his creditor-side practice in bankruptcy mandates and restructuring matters.

"John has a wealth of knowledge."

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A Lee Hogewood III
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A Lee Hogewood III
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Margaret R Westbrook
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Margaret R Westbrook
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John Gardner
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John Gardner
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