NEW YORK – June 20, 2024 – Seven lawyers from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP were recognized as Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers. According to the publication, the lawyers “help companies, their financiers, suppliers and the universe of everyone impacted when companies go bust, need to transition or work through difficulties.”
The following lawyers were recognized:
Hannah Blom-Cooper, a shareholder in the firm’s London office, is a highly experienced commercial litigator representing individuals and corporations in relation to high-value and complex disputes which frequently involve multiple jurisdictions.
Alison Elko Franklin, shareholder in the Atlanta office, focuses her practice on advising debtors, trustees, creditors' committees, and creditors in corporate reorganizations, municipal reform, creditors' rights litigation, and distressed transactions. She represents clients in Chapter 11 reorganizations, Chapter 9 municipal debt adjustments, Chapter 15 cross-border insolvency proceedings, and Chapter 7 liquidations.
Julia Frost-Davies, a shareholder in the Boston office, has more than 25 years of experience representing creditors in complex Chapter 11 cases. She regularly counsels clients in distressed debt situations and those facing bankruptcy litigation and appeals, appearing in courts across the country. Frost-Davies represents investors and lenders throughout the capital structure on all aspects of restructuring and related litigation, including debtor-in-possession financing, distressed M&A transactions, claim and plan negotiation and litigation, and out-of-court workouts.
Annette W. Jarvis, managing shareholder of the Salt Lake City office, brings practical business sense to her representation of banks, financial institutions, and other parties on matters related to Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and out-of-court workouts and cross-border insolvency cases. Her experience includes representing creditors, debtors, boards of directors, trustees, receivers, public bond holders, purchasers of distressed assets, and indenture trustees and foreign representatives.
J. Gregory Milmoe, shareholder in the Boston office, has experience on a broad range of corporate matters, including in-court and out-of-court restructurings, exchange offers, hostile and negotiated mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and corporate financings including initial and secondary public offerings and transactions involving REITs. He draws on this experience to help fashion pragmatic, sometimes novel strategies for approaching his clients’ complex problems, often incorporating, and adapting techniques from various legal disciplines. Milmoe has helped devise and refine many innovative restructuring techniques which have now become standard operating procedure.
Nancy A. Peterman, chair of the Chicago Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice, focuses her practice on complex corporate restructurings and M&A transactions involving distressed companies. Nancy represents private equity funds, debtors, sellers, purchasers, investor groups, and creditors in these matters. Nancy has deep experience in health care restructuring.
Keith J. Shapiro, of counsel in the Chicago office, has more than 35 years of experience representing key participants in complex corporate restructurings and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. Shapiro is the co-founder of Greenberg Traurig’s Chicago office, which he led as co-managing shareholder and chairman for over 20 years. He co-led the firm’s Global Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice for 20 years and continues to serve as chairman emeritus of the group.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s internationally recognized Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice provides clients with deep insight and knowledge acquired over decades of advisory transaction and litigation experience. The team has a broad and diverse range of experience developing creative strategies to the highly complex issues that arise in connection with in- and out-of-court reorganizations, restructurings, workouts, liquidations, and distressed acquisitions and sales. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the firm’s vast resources and invaluable business network, the team helps companies navigate challenging times and address the full range of issues that can arise in the course of their own restructurings or dealings with other companies in distress.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2750 attorneys in 47 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 6.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.