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Joshua Greenblatt

Joshua Greenblatt

USA 2026

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Kirkland & Ellis LLP
 Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Bankruptcy Litigation

New York

1 year ranked

Litigation: General Commercial

New York

5 years ranked

About

Provided by Kirkland & Ellis LLP

USA

Practice Areas

Josh Greenblatt is a litigation partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis. Josh represents private equity and other investment firms, corporations, partnerships and individuals in complex commercial litigation, arbitration and regulatory proceedings. Josh has extensive experience counseling clients in high-stakes business disputes, complex liability management transactions, restructurings, M&A matters, corporate governance issues and investigations. His clients have included TPG; Blackstone; BC Partners; Altamont Capital; Pegasus Capital; WeWork; Cineworld; Neiman Marcus; J.Crew Group; Coupang Inc.; Kindred Healthcare; Freescale Semiconductor; Greenoaks Capital; Social+Capital; The Jordan Company; MBIA; Oaktree Capital; Brightstar Capital Partners; Bain Capital; and KKR. Josh has been repeatedly recognized for his litigation work by Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation, The Legal 500 US, Super Lawyers and Lawdragon, with Chambers stating that Josh “represents a strong choice for private equity sponsors, corporates and individuals seeking expertise in complex business disputes, restructurings and securities litigation.”

Career

Former partner at Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP.

Personal

Boston University of Law, J.D., cum laude; Cornell University, B.A., magna cum laude

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Bankruptcy Litigation - New York

Band 3
Individual Editorial

Joshua Greenblatt is a litigation partner, who has particular expertise in bankruptcies and restructurings.

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Litigation: General Commercial - New York

Band 4
Individual Editorial
Joshua Greenblatt represents a strong choice for private equity sponsors, corporates and individuals seeking expertise in complex business disputes, restructurings and securities litigation.
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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • He is super smart, savvy and really knows his way around the world of restructuring disputes and liability disputes.

    Bankruptcy LitigationChambers Guide to the USA

  • Josh is a great litigator in that he is both very knowledgeable and experienced, but also very practical in the advice he gives and the strategies he employs to secure positive outcomes for his clients.

    Bankruptcy LitigationChambers Guide to the USA

  • Josh is a very shrewd and commercially-minded litigator. He is exceptional in cases involving contested restructurings and liability management transactions.

    Bankruptcy LitigationChambers Guide to the USA

  • Josh has great technical ability as a litigator.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA

  • Josh has excellent judgment and knows the right answer.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA

  • He is deeply smart and knowledgeable. He is a lawyer's lawyer.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA

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