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Bankruptcy/Restructuring | USA

Washington

The focus is on corporate bankruptcy and restructuring and the legal processes related to distressed businesses, which can either be reorganized or go into liquidation. Also, especially in the current economic environment, the chapter includes lawyers who advise on acquisition opportunities that arise out of distressed businesses. Lawyers in this chapter assist clients such as corporate debtors, investors and asset purchasers, secured and unsecured creditors and creditors` committees, bondholders, insurers, directors of distressed companies and any other interested parties in corporate restructurings and bankruptcy proceedings. In addition to transactional work, bankruptcy also covers any related litigation, such as disputes between such parties in connection with distressed companies and Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 processes.

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Band 1

  1. Bush Kornfeld LLP
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    Bush Kornfeld LLP
    Bankruptcy/Restructuring
    2024 | Band 1 | 19 Years Ranked
    Bush 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.
  2. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
    Bankruptcy/Restructuring
    2024 | Band 1 | 19 Years Ranked
    Davis 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. 
  3. Perkins Coie LLP
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    Perkins Coie LLP
    Bankruptcy/Restructuring
    2024 | Band 1 | 17 Years Ranked
    Perkins 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.
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Band 2

  1. Cairncross & Hempelmann, PS
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    Cairncross & Hempelmann, PS
    Bankruptcy/Restructuring
    2024 | Band 2 | 8 Years Ranked
    Cairncross & 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 Gates
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    K&L Gates
    Bankruptcy/Restructuring
    2024 | Band 2 | 19 Years Ranked
    K&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.
  3. Miller Nash LLP
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    Miller Nash LLP
    Bankruptcy/Restructuring
    2024 | Band 2 | 5 Years Ranked
    Miller Nash LLP has a robust practice in Seattle that regularly works with clients such as creditors, receivers and trustees. Its lawyers have expertise in matters such as bankruptcy proceedings and workouts.
  4. Snell & Wilmer
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    Snell & Wilmer
    Bankruptcy/Restructuring
    2024 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    Snell & Wilmer's Seattle office is home to a growing bankruptcy practice. The team is particularly notable for its bankruptcy avoidance work.
  5. Lane Powell PC
    Bankruptcy/Restructuring
    2024 | Band 2
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Band 3

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    Foster Garvey PC
    Bankruptcy/Restructuring
    2024 | Band 3 | 19 Years Ranked
    Foster 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.
  2. Fox Rothschild
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    Fox Rothschild
    Bankruptcy/Restructuring
    2024 | Band 3 | 16 Years Ranked
    Fox 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. Karr Tuttle Campbell
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    Karr Tuttle Campbell
    Bankruptcy/Restructuring
    2024 | Band 3 | 6 Years Ranked
    Karr Tuttle Campbell is a well-regarded Seattle-based firm, particularly recommended for its state-appointed receivership work. The firm provides additional expertise as debtor-side counsel in reorganizations and liquidations, and in representing creditors' committees in Chapter 11 cases.
  4. 3
    Schweet Linde & Rosenblum, PLLC
    Bankruptcy/Restructuring
    2024 | Band 3 | 5 Years Ranked
    Schweet 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.
  5. Stoel Rives LLP
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    Stoel Rives LLP
    Bankruptcy/Restructuring
    2024 | Band 3 | 2 Years Ranked
    Stoel 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.