• Our Bankruptcy Litigation and Investigations team has a virtually unparalleled track record of victory in groundbreaking cases — including successfully litigating one of the largest fraudulent transfer cases in history (Tousa), helping bondholders recover billions of dollars from the Republic of Argentina and prevailing in a seminal Supreme Court case about bankruptcy court jurisdiction (Stern v. Marshall).

    We work hand in hand with our preeminent Bankruptcy and Restructuring professionals to ensure the best possible outcome for clients facing contentious disputes in and out of court, in the United States and around the world. Our team has extensive experience handling debtor-creditor and bankruptcy-related disputes at every stage of litigation and has achieved extraordinary results in myriad bankruptcies, including those of:

    • Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC
    • The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
    • Caesars Entertainment Operating Co.
    • Chesapeake Energy Corp.
    • The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
    • Energy Future Holdings Inc.
    • Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.
    • Mallinckrodt PLC
    • Peabody Energy Corp.
    • RCS Capital Corp.
    • The Republic of Argentina
    • Residential Capital LLC
    • Windstream Holdings Inc.
    • W.R. Grace

    We regularly represent individual creditors, creditors’ trustees, ad hoc groups and creditors’ committees in contract disputes, fraudulent conveyance and voidable preference actions, creditor derivative actions, and intercreditor disputes.

    We’ve set precedent in enforcing make-whole payments in the Third and Fifth Circuit on behalf of bondholders and maximized recoveries in mass tort- and business tort-driven bankruptcies and class actions. In 2016, our team scored a victory before the U.S. Supreme Court, successfully challenging Puerto Rico’s proposed bankruptcy statute on constitutional grounds. Through consistent innovation in the areas of valuation methodology, economic analysis and accounting principles, we have developed a reputation for being on the cutting edge of the issues we litigate.

    Our team continues to excel in leading investigations that uncover substantial hidden assets, has helped clients navigate through fraud investigations and deceptive practices allegations, and has enabled clients to coordinate resolution of mass tort claims through plans of reorganization.

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