Bankruptcy/Corporate Reorganization
With more than 60 lawyers located in our Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C. offices, plus an additional 60 lawyers from various other practice groups within the firm providing significant support in their respective disciplines, Sidley’s Bankruptcy/Corporate Reorganization practice is among the largest corporate restructuring groups in the world. Our representations have included virtually every aspect of and participant in out-of-court and in-court restructurings including debtors, debt syndicates, official and unofficial creditor and equity holder committees, acquirors and large individual creditors.
The ability to meet our clients’ needs and objectives is achieved through a combination of the breadth and depth of our bankruptcy and insolvency experience gained through some of the largest and most complex domestic and cross-border Chapter 11 reorganizations, the use of a practical, business-oriented approach and an ability to find innovative solutions to complicated problems. Ranked as one of the leading bankruptcy practices in the country by
Chambers Global 2007, we were recognized as:
Fielding lawyers “of the highest calibre, from top to bottom,” this firm continues to impress interviewees. Onlookers approve of the way in which members of the team “work well together” and note that this harmony extends to client relations. Throughout our history, the firm has played major roles in some of the most high profile and complex Chapter 11 cases. As a result of Sidley’s prominent national and international presence, our role in restructurings is typically a central one and covers a broad range of territory. One of the many reasons Sidley’s restructuring clients are able to exploit opportunities and overcome the challenges they face is the breadth of the experience of Sidley’s restructuring lawyers. Because we have represented a broad variety of stakeholders, we understand the central strategic and tactical issues and interests of various constituencies and how to manage those diverse interests to our clients’ benefit.
In serving clients, the firm uses the experience of the lawyers in our other practice areas, including
Tax,
Products Liability,
Syndicated and Leveraged Finance,
Complex Commercial Litigation,
Labor, Employment and Immigration,
Securities Litigation and SEC Enforcement,
Environmental,
Securities,
Energy Regulatory,
Real Estate,
Employee Benefits,
Communications Regulatory,
Intellectual Property and Commercial Transactions and
Intellectual Property Litigation. We have also called on lawyers in the firm's
Appellate practice. The extensive experience of the firm’s other practice areas enable us to marshal a team of professionals to address the wide range of problems which frequently arise in bankruptcy and insolvency matters.
