Richard J Cooper

Practice Areas

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Richard J. Cooper is one of the preeminent cross-border bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers in the United States and is the recognized leader in cross-border and sovereign restructurings involving companies and countries in Latin America and other emerging markets. His practice focuses on domestic and international corporate, municipal, and sovereign restructurings, as well as liability management and capital solutions transactions. Rich is known for his innovative work on behalf of institutional investors, creditors, corporate clients, government, state-owned entities, ad hoc creditor committees, and other parties in connection with in and out-of-court insolvency proceedings and complex financings, including rescue and DIP financings. He has advised clients involved in some of the most prominent and noteworthy restructurings and liability management exercises in and outside of the United States over the last two decades.

Career

Rich became a partner in 1995. J.D., Columbia Law School, M.Sc., University of London, London School of Economics and Political Science; B.A., Duke University.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Bar in New York

Bretton Woods Sovereign Debt Working Group

IIF Principles Consultative Group