Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has a prestigious history in restructurings, including where it represents companies, investors and creditors in domestic and cross-border matters. It has extensive experience in court and out of court restructurings, liability management exercises, exchange offers, distressed M&A and bankruptcy litigation. It has worked on a series of recent headline and high-value company-side restructurings, including the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy. The firm has also taken prime roles in a number of recent retail bankruptcies and restructurings, energy and natural resource-related restructurings, and aviation sector restructurings. It is further noted for its expertise in dealing with bank failures. Donald Bernstein is chair of the restructuring group with over 40 years of experience in practice; he is also a leading authority in financial institution insolvencies. Marshall Huebner is co-head of the department and has advised on many of the landmark restructurings of recent times. Fellow co-head of the team, Damian Schaible is another leading figure, who has developed an outstanding reputation and record in representing creditor groups in large restructurings. Other prominent names in the team include Timothy Graulich, who heads the cross-border restructuring group, and is particularly experienced in Asia and Latin America matters. Brian Resnick is noted for liability management and distressed asset sales, while Elliot Moskowitz, Eli Vonnegut and Darren Klein are also prominent. All named individuals are based in New York.