Practice Areas
Josh Sussberg is a member of Kirkland & Ellis’ Executive Committee and is a partner in the Restructuring Group. Part of the largest debtor-side practice in the country, The American Lawyer recently recognized Josh as the country's busiest Big Law partner in 2025 for company-side (debtor) Chapter 11 representations (per bankruptcydata.com) and Bloomberg Law News noted Josh is “the most ubiquitous attorney in the U.S.” Josh has a broad range of experience as counsel to companies including QVC Group, Claire’s, Eddie Bauer, Franchise Group, Marelli Holdings, Klöckner Pentaplast, Global Clean Energy Holdings, SunPower, Envision Healthcare, Bed Bath & Beyond, Cineworld, JOANN, Rite Aid, Genesis Care, Zips Car Wash, David’s Bridal, Careismatic Brands, Express, Liberated Brands, Avaya, Altera Infrastructure, Invitae, Sientra, Celsius Network, Voyager Digital Holdings, BlockFi, Washington Prime Group, J. C. Penney Company, Macy’s, Tailored Brands, California Pizza Kitchen, McDermott International, Belk, Katerra, Form Technologies, HighPoint Resources, Frontera Generation, FTS International, Denbury Resources, Mood Media Corporation, AllSaints, Pier 1 and Acosta.
Professional Memberships
Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy; Member of Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School Board of Observers; Member, UJA-Federation of New York Bankruptcy Executive Committee; Adjunct Professor, The Wharton School; Member of the Blood Cancer United Philanthropy.
Personal
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., 2003; Syracuse University Newhouse School of Communications, B.S., 2000.
