Curtis Plaza

Clients turn to Curtis for pragmatic advice and strategic insight in complex restructurings, corporate trust matters and other high-stakes business disputes. He represents businesses, financial institutions, and corporate trust clients in matters involving substantial investments and protection of value. Curtis offers a steady hand in navigating complexity, and clients rely on his deep understanding of legal and financial systems, sound judgment and practical approach to turn difficult situations into opportunities and favorable results.

Curtis also advises companies on commercial disputes, transactions and other business matters where legal, financial and business/operational issues are closely intertwined. Curtis frequently helps clients address multidisciplinary legal challenges by coordinating services from the right lawyers across the firm to produce targeted results. Clients value Curtis’s steady judgment, personal integrity and ability to bring order, clarity and practical advice to difficult situations.

Curtis has held a number of leadership roles during his career, including in law firm management, cybersecurity and compliance-related initiatives, and pro bono program administration. He is also conversant in the operational and governance issues that increasingly affect modern legal departments including cybersecurity, legal technology and the responsible use of generative AI.