Ranking tables
Bankruptcy/Restructuring | USA
Washington
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Senior Statespeople
- Charles EkbergLane Powell PC
Band 1
Alan Smith Perkins Coie LLP17 Years Ranked- Armand Kornfeld Bush Kornfeld LLP20 Years Ranked
- Christine Tobin-Presser Bush Kornfeld LLP7 Years Ranked
David Neu Miller Nash LLP13 Years Ranked- Deborah Crabbe Foster Garvey PC13 Years Ranked
Hugh McCullough Davis Wright Tremaine LLP9 Years Ranked
Jane Pearson Polsinelli PC10 Years Ranked
John Kaplan Stoel Rives LLP15 Years Ranked
John R. Rizzardi Cairncross & Hempelmann, PS15 Years Ranked
Michael Gearin K&L Gates13 Years Ranked
Ragan Powers Davis Wright Tremaine LLP20 Years Ranked- Greg FoxLane Powell PC
Band 2
- Aimee Willig Bush Kornfeld LLP11 Years Ranked
Bruce Leaverton Karr Tuttle Campbell20 Years Ranked
Bryan T Glover Stoel Rives LLP9 Years Ranked- James Day Bush Kornfeld LLP11 Years Ranked
Jennifer Faubion Cairncross & Hempelmann, PS5 Years Ranked
Josh Rataezyk Snell & Wilmer5 Years Ranked- Thomas Buford III Bush Kornfeld LLP6 Years Ranked
Band 3
Aditi Paranjpye Cairncross & Hempelmann, PS5 Years Ranked
Amit Ranade Snell & Wilmer1 Years Ranked
Bradley Duncan Snell & Wilmer2 Years Ranked
John Knapp Miller Nash LLP3 Years Ranked- Laurin Schweet Schweet Linde & Rosenblum, PLLC5 Years Ranked
- Tara J. Schleicher Foster Garvey PC 3 Years Ranked
Tom Linde Schweet Linde & Rosenblum, PLLC8 Years Ranked- James ZackLane Powell PC
Up and Coming
Associates to watch
- Richard Keeton Bush Kornfeld LLP1 Years Ranked
- Zachary Cooper Miller Nash LLP1 Years Ranked
- Will BrunnquellLane Powell PC
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Bush Kornfeld LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 1 | 19 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/Restructuring2024 | Band 1 | 19 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.
1 Perkins Coie LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 1 | 17 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.
Band 2
2 Cairncross & Hempelmann, PSBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 2 | 8 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/Restructuring2024 | Band 2 | 19 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 Miller Nash LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedMiller 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.
2 Snell & WilmerBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 2 | 2 Years RankedSnell & Wilmer's Seattle office is home to a growing bankruptcy practice. The team is particularly notable for its bankruptcy avoidance work.
Band 3
3 Foster Garvey PCBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 3 | 19 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/Restructuring2024 | Band 3 | 16 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 Karr Tuttle CampbellBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 3 | 6 Years RankedKarr 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.3 Schweet Linde & Rosenblum, PLLCBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 3 | 5 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.
3 Stoel Rives LLPBankruptcy/Restructuring2024 | Band 3 | 2 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.