Ranking tables
Bankruptcy/Restructuring | USA
Washington
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Senior Statespeople
Band 1
Alan Smith Perkins Coie LLP18 Years Ranked
Armand Kornfeld Bush Kornfeld LLP21 Years Ranked
Christine Tobin-Presser Bush Kornfeld LLP8 Years Ranked
Greg Fox Ballard Spahr LLP10 Years Ranked
Hugh McCullough Davis Wright Tremaine LLP10 Years Ranked
Jane Pearson Polsinelli PC11 Years Ranked
John Kaplan Stoel Rives LLP16 Years Ranked
John R. Rizzardi Cairncross & Hempelmann, PS16 Years Ranked
Michael Gearin K&L Gates14 Years Ranked
Ragan Powers Davis Wright Tremaine LLP21 Years Ranked
Thomas Buford III Bush Kornfeld LLP7 Years Ranked- David NeuMiller Nash LLP
Band 2
Band 3
Amit Ranade Snell & Wilmer2 Years Ranked
Brian Peterson K&L Gates2 Years Ranked
James Zack Ballard Spahr LLP6 Years Ranked
Lawrence Ream Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC1 Years Ranked- Tara J. Schleicher Foster Garvey PC 4 Years Ranked
Tom Linde Schweet Linde & Rosenblum, PLLC9 Years Ranked- Aditi ParanjpyeDBS Law
- John KnappMiller Nash LLP
Up and Coming
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Bush Kornfeld LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2025 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedBush Kornfeld boasts a preeminent bankruptcy practice group, especially lauded for its work with commercial debtors across the Pacific Northwest. The firm has significant experience acting for companies in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, restructurings and out-of-court workouts. Its lawyers are further noted for their representation of trustees, receivers and creditors, with expertise across a number of sectors including retail, real estate, healthcare, shipping and commercial fishing.
1 Davis Wright Tremaine LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2025 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedDavis Wright Tremaine has a leading Seattle-based bankruptcy team that works with corporate clients, investors and lenders in a wide range of areas. Bankruptcy litigation is a key strength, notably in relation to asset recovery and fraudulent transfers. The team is also well regarded for Chapter 11 bankruptcies and for its expertise in transactions involving distressed assets.
Band 2
2 Ballard Spahr LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2025 | Band 2 | 20 Years RankedBallard Spahr is a highly rated player for creditor representation, well known for acting on behalf of financial institutions on loan documentation, restructuring, enforcement and bankruptcy matters. The team is also well regarded for its in-depth knowledge of receiverships and expertise in Chapter 11 proceedings. The firm is particularly commended for its experience in cross-border insolvency matters, notably on behalf of receivers and trustees in workouts and Chapter 15 cases.
2 Cairncross & Hempelmann, PSBankruptcy/Restructuring2025 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedCairncross & Hempelmann wins recognition for the depth and breadth of its bankruptcy experience. The team is skilled in representing creditors, secured lenders, commercial debtors and unsecured creditors' committees in complex Chapter 11 cases. The firm is also commended for its work on state court receiverships.
2 K&L GatesBankruptcy/Restructuring2025 | Band 2 | 20 Years RankedK&L Gates has a strong team with a national footprint. The firm advises creditors, lenders and trustees on creditor-debtor issues, insolvencies, and Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcies. Its lawyers have notable expertise in state court receivership cases, municipal restructurings and real estate workouts.
2 Perkins Coie LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2025 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedPerkins Coie offers a first-class team advising on the full spectrum of bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings. Its lawyers are particularly noted for their expertise in Chapter 11 reorganizations, representing debtors, creditors and trustees. The team is also highly commended for its receivership work and has in-depth knowledge of the financial services, energy, aviation and technology sectors.2 Snell & WilmerBankruptcy/Restructuring2025 | Band 2 | 3 Years RankedSnell & Wilmer's Seattle office is home to a noted bankruptcy practice. The team is particularly notable for its bankruptcy avoidance work.
2 Stoel Rives LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2025 | Band 2 | 3 Years RankedStoel Rives is commended for its experience representing state and regional clients in bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings. The group offers particular expertise in buy and sell-side distressed transactions.
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3 Foster Garvey PCBankruptcy/Restructuring2025 | Band 3 | 20 Years RankedFoster Garvey has a notable bankruptcy and creditors' rights group with a strong track record of representing secured lenders, trustees, creditors' committees and receivers. The team is highly experienced in developing and implementing recovery strategies. Its lawyers are recognized for their adept handling of bankruptcy-related litigation, Chapter 11 proceedings, workouts, foreclosures and receiverships, offering deep industry-sector expertise in areas such as banking, real estate and manufacturing.
3 Fox RothschildBankruptcy/Restructuring2025 | Band 3 | 17 Years RankedFox Rothschild has a prominent team that is well regarded for advising financial institutions and industry leaders in the technology, real estate and healthcare sectors. The team is experienced in assisting creditors, debtors and trustees with bankruptcies, receiverships, foreclosures, workouts and troubled loans. Its lawyers offer additional expertise in bankruptcy litigation.3 Schweet Linde & Rosenblum, PLLCBankruptcy/Restructuring2025 | Band 3 | 6 Years RankedSchweet Linde & Rosenblum is a specialist creditors' rights firm that advises creditors and trustees on all aspects of bankruptcy. The firm frequently handles Chapter 11 proceedings as well as preference and fraudulent transfer actions.