
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded
USA Guide 2026 : New York
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Represents clients in all aspects of restructuring and bankruptcy matters, including court-supervised proceedings and out-of-court restructurings and workouts. Significant experience representing directors and special committees, creditors’ committees, secured lenders and lender groups, corporate trustees and agents, distressed asset purchasers, post-confirmation trusts and trustees, distressed investors and individual creditors.
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Work Highlights
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Seward & Kissel represented the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 cases of Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation and its affiliated debtors.
Strengths
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They understand complicated issues and their responsiveness is excellent.
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded respondentUSASeward & Kissel provides outstanding legal service with lawyers who are extremely practical.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 4 
Band 4 
John R Ashmead
John Ashmead leads the firm's bankruptcy and reorganization group. He is called upon for his expertise in a range of matters, including Chapter 11 cases and workouts. John is terrific. He is very smart, knowledge and calm under pressure.
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded respondentUSAJohn is a great lawyer with a great sense of both the legal and human dynamics, which makes him an especially effective negotiator.
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded respondentUSAHe knows everybody.
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded respondentUSA
Band 5 
Band 5 
Robert Gayda
Robert Gayda maintains a strong restructuring practice with expertise across a broad array of matters. He has experience working in the pharmaceuticals, energy and retail sectors.
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Robert Gayda
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John R Ashmead
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