Bankruptcy/Restructuring
USA Guide 2024 : Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds
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Reed Smith offers an outstanding bankruptcy practice with significant experience in representing national and international clients in debt restructuring, workouts and other sophisticated insolvency proceedings. The team regularly acts for creditors, lenders and creditors' committees, and has considerable knowledge of complex financial structures, including credit default swaps and structured investment vehicles. It has a growing debtors practice, and excels in bankruptcy litigation and the defense of bankruptcy class actions. The team regularly acts for debtors in the manufacturing and energy sectors, as well as for prominent national and international banks.
Strengths
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"Reed Smith has a team of knowledgeable lawyers who can deal with large complex cases, often involving healthcare."
"The lawyers at Reed Smith are very experienced, and responsive 24/7, providing good service levels and offering reasonable invoices."
"It has deep experience in equipment finance and leases."
"Reed Smith has a team of knowledgeable lawyers who can deal with large complex cases, often involving healthcare."
"The lawyers at Reed Smith are very experienced, and responsive 24/7, providing good service levels and offering reasonable invoices."
"It has deep experience in equipment finance and leases."
Notable Practitioners
Paul Singer is well versed in handling complex bankruptcy litigation and Chapter 11 proceedings. He is adept at high-value mass tort related matters.
"Paul Singer is simply superb. He is outstanding in every regard."
Derek Baker offers expertise to commercial creditors in restructurings and out-of-court workouts.
"Derek is an outstanding attorney and an expert in his field."
Matthew Tashman has a strong bankruptcy and restructuring practice, often representing creditors and banks in defaulted loan matters.
"Matthew is an excellent attorney who consistently delivers quality work. He is good at advocating and he minimizes potential risks."
Brian Schenker is well equipped to handle complex restructurings and bankruptcies for a range of major clients.
Luke Sizemore has a comprehensive bankruptcy and restructuring practice, focusing on corporate debtors, indenture trustees and financial institutions.
"Luke does a fantastic job; he is knowledgeable and is able to come to a resolutions quickly. His negotiation skills are excellent and he is great at carving out our needs and arguing for our position."
"Luke is an excellent lawyer, who knows businesses well, and can get up to speed on new legal issues quickly. He is a strong negotiator and is able to articulate our position clearly."
Ranked Lawyers at
Reed Smith LLP
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