Eckstein Featured in Lawdragon's 'Lawyer Limelight'

Co-chair and Partner of Kramer Levin’s Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy practice Kenneth Eckstein was interviewed for a "Lawyer Limelight" article featured on Lawdragon. Eckstein discussed his well of experience practicing bankruptcy law, which includes co-heading teams for creditors in the GM and Chrysler bankruptcies as well as representing clients in the Texaco, Eastern Airlines, Dow Corning and Owen Corning bankruptcies. More recently, Eckstein leads the debtors team in the high-profile bankruptcy of Saint Vincent’s Medical Center. Asked about this recent challenge, which involved complex real estate, healthcare and political issues, Eckstein said, “In the end, we were fortunate to weave together a complex real estate and health care transaction that balanced the creditors’ needs to maximize their recovery while providing for a continuation of a significant new health care facility in Greenwich Village. It was definitely an extremely creative transaction – one of the more creative deals I’ve worked on.” He also commented on his role in the bankruptcies of GM and Chrysler, two cases that were “a fantastic opportunity for Kramer Levin to play a major role in a historic period in financial restructurings.” Eckstein attributed the great success and appeal of his 40 attorney Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy group to its “cutting-edge experience,” “tremendous track record,” and “pragmatic, solutions oriented approach,” as well as to the incredible talent of the group’s attorneys and to its ability to “draw on the best talent throughout the firm’s practice areas.” “Bankruptcy practice... is one of the few remaining multi-disciplinary practices in big-firm law,” explained Eckstein. “You have to be a bankruptcy specialist, a corporate lawyer, a skilled deal lawyer and an effective litigator.”