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Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

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Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

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Our bankruptcy, restructuring, and insolvency lawyers provide strategic, creative solutions to address issues arising from troubled investments and loans worldwide. We are a full-service bankruptcy and restructuring practice with teams dedicated to traditional restructurings, documentation throughout transactions, and, when necessary, insolvency litigation. With lawyers in offices across the United States, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, we have handled bankruptcy, restructuring, and insolvency matters for clients in more than 90 countries.

Our elite services for clients cover a broad array of industries, including financial services, insurance, energy, retail, travel, automotive, telecommunications, infrastructure, technology, healthcare, aviation, real estate, shipping, manufacturing, sovereign debt, municipal finance, and tribal gaming. 

Spanning a wide range of assignments and client constituencies, our experience includes advising ad hoc noteholder groups, institutional investors, debtors, creditors’ committees, acquirers, high-yield and distressed debt investors, insurance companies, banks, trustees, administrators, liquidators, boards of directors, shareholders, senior and junior debt holders, governments, and international agencies.

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Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is well regarded for its in-depth representation of creditors and institutional investors. The team routinely handles both out-of-court restructurings and bankruptcy proceedings. The practitioners draw on their previous experiences to act as effective litigators in complex disputes.

Work Highlights

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  • Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP served as counsel to John Royle and Paul Hennelly, as the Cayman Islands court-appointed Joint Official Liquidators of UnumX.

Strengths

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  • Morgan Lewis is able to deploy exactly what we need and when, tapping into various parts of the firm and coordinating with the client seamlessly.

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  • Morgan Lewis is very knowledgeable, responsive and strategically excellent.

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  • Morgan Lewis provides wise counsel during very complicated bankruptcy proceedings.

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  • They have excellent focus on the client needs and the end goal.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2John Goodchild
    Band 2John Goodchild

    John Goodchild

    John Goodchild is co-head of the bankruptcy and restructuring department. He acts on behalf of a range of parties, including lenders and fiduciaries, in high-value contentious bankruptcy matters, both nationally and internationally. He is a specialist in debtor representation of healthcare bankruptcies.
    • John is very quick to understand a situation and he is incredibly strategic.

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    • John gives pragmatic and sound advice.

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  • Band 3Matthew Ziegler
    Band 3Matthew Ziegler

    Matthew Ziegler

    Matthew Ziegler is skilled in domestic and cross-border restructuring. His broad client base looks to him for advice in Chapter 11 proceedings and out-of-court reorganizations.

    • Matthew coordinates overall strategy and has a strong, in-depth understanding across all matters.

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    • He has superb commercial and strategic awareness.

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    • Matthew is very responsive and always seeks practical solutions to complex issues.

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