The Inaugural Lawdragon 500 Special Situations Lawyers

Frank R. Adams Weil New York Liability Management, Capital Solutions Ana Alfonso O’Melveny New York  Restructuring, Finance, Liability Management Iden Asl Brown Rudnick London Special Situations, Finance, Credit & Trading Tom Astle Hogan Lovells Cadwalader London Restructuring, Special Situations Scott Atkins Norton Rose Fulbright Sydney Restructuring, Insolvency, Special Situations Sam Badawi Ropes & Gray New York Capital Markets, Workouts, Distressed & Special Situations Matt Barr Weil New York Restructuring, Liability Management, Distressed Transactions Sylwia Maria Bea-Pulverich Norton Rose Fulbright Frankfurt Reorganization, Restructuring, Insolvency Marina Begun (Zelinsky) Skadden New York Private Credit, Special Situations Chase A. Bentley Weil New York Restructuring, Liability Management, Special Situations Ronit J. Berkovich Weil New York Distressed Transactions, Restructuring, Liability Management Mark E. Betzen Egan Nelson Dallas Finance, Recapitalization, M&A Sunni Beville Otterbourg Boston Restructuring, Bankruptcy Lauren Bilzin Paul Weiss New York Distressed Investment, Liability Management Transactions Jeff Bjork Latham & Watkins Los Angeles Restructuring, Distressed Transactions, Legacy Liabilities Jeffery Black Norton Rose Fulbright Perth, Australia Restructuring, Insolvency Brian Bolin Paul Weiss New York Liability Management, Finance, Insolvency Bruce W. Bowman Jr. Godwin Bowman Dallas Business Disputes, Bankruptcy Michael A. Brandess Husch Blackwell Chicago Special Situations, Distress, Bankruptcy Joaquin M. C de Baca Mayer Brown New York Restructuring, Distressed Transactions, Special Situations Louis S. Chiappetta Mayer Brown Chicago Reorganization, Restructuring David Chijner Brown Rudnick London Special Situations, Finance, Credit & Trading Julie Cittadini Winston Taylor Paris Restructuring, Insolvency, Special Situations R. Scott Cohen Egan Nelson Dallas Reorganization, Restructuring, M&A Michael S. Colvin Egan Nelson Dallas Reorganization, Distressed Investing, Finance Pete Coulton Skadden London Finance, Private Equity, Special Situations Mariel E. Cruz Weil New York Restructuring, Distressed Company Transactions Melanie Cyganowski Otterbourg New York Restructuring, Bankruptcy Jennifer E. Daly Paul Hastings New York Private Credit, Special Situations Eric Daucher Norton Rose Fulbright New York  Bankruptcy, Insolvency, Restructuring Eva Davis Winston Taylor Los Angeles M&A, Private Equity, Distressed Transactions George A. Davis Latham & Watkins New York  Restructuring, Liability Management, Special Situations Alex Dimock Bracewell Dallas Distressed Real Estate, Litigation, Transactions Tristan Dollie Brown Rudnick London Real Estate Finance, Special Situations Steven A. Domanowski Gibson Dunn New York Restructuring, Finance, Liability Management Philippe Druon Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Paris Restructuring, Special Situations Courtney E. Ervin Hicks Thomas Houston Business & Energy Disputes, Litigation Michael Fiddy Mayer Brown London Restructuring, Distressed Real Estate Sebastian E S FitzGerald Skadden London Leveraged Finance, Restructuring, Special Situation Investing Peter Friedman O’Melveny Washington, D.C. Bankruptcy, Restructuring Litigation Stuart J. Glick Bracewell New York Litigation, Asset Recovery, CMBS Donald E. Godwin^* Godwin Bowman Dallas Business Disputes & Litigation Stuart J. Goldring Weil New York Restructuring Tax, Liability Management Bryan Goldstein Winston Taylor New York M&A, Private Equity Transactions, Special Situations Elisha D. Graff Simpson Thacher New York Restructuring, Liability Management, Special Situations Christopher Groves Egan Nelson Dallas Business Divorce, Litigation David A. Hammerman Latham & Watkins New York  Restructuring, Bankruptcy, Special Situations Jennifer Harris Dechert Los Angeles Special Situations, Esoteric Finance Transactions Robin L. Harrison Hicks Thomas Houston Business Divorce, Litigation Nader Hasan Norton Rose Fulbright Toronto Special Situations, M&A, Finance Scott A. Heard Skadden New York Private Credit, Finance, Special Situations Evan A. Hill Cravath New York Restructuring, Distressed Transactions Ladd Hirsch Bradley Dallas Business Divorce, Litigation Justin F. Hoffman Winston Taylor Houston and New York Capital Solutions, M&A, Special Situations Eliza Riffe Hollander Ropes & Gray New York Finance, Special Situations, Private Credit Nicholas Jay Houpt Akin Dallas and New York Capital Solutions, Special Situations Marshall S. Huebner Davis Polk New York  Restructuring, Bankruptcy, Liability Management Tuvi Keinan Brown Rudnick London Finance, High-Net Worth, Cross-Border Transactions Susheel Kirpalani Quinn Emanuel New York Special Situations, Bankruptcy, Restructuring Jordan M. Klein Winston Taylor Dallas Finance, Distressed Lending, Restructuring Seth J. Kleinman Benesch Chicago Restructuring, Finance Leonard Klingbaum Dechert New York Private Credit, Special Situations Finance Nitin Konchady Ropes & Gray New York Capital Markets, Distressed, Special Situations Ariel N. Lavinbuk HSF Kramer Washington, D.C. Litigation, Bankruptcy, Special Situations Justin Lee Weil New York Bank Finance, Liability Management Jonathan Leitch Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Hong Kong Restructuring, Special Situations Jonathan Levine Winston Taylor New York Restructuring, Distressed Transactions, Special Situations Evelyn Li Norton Rose Fulbright Toronto M&A, Special Situations, Shareholder Activism Jessica Liou Weil New York Distressed Transactions, Restructuring, Liability Management Mark F. Liscio Freshfields New York  Restructuring, Finance, Creditors Justin M. Lungstrum Simpson Thacher New York Finance, Restructuring, Liability Management Linda B. Marcus Brown Rudnick New York Special Situations, Finance, Credit & Trading Thomas Mastoras Weil New York Debt Finance, Hybrid Capital Daniel J. McGuire Winston Taylor Chicago Restructuring, Private Equity, Distressed Transactions John T. McLaughlin Berluti McLaughlin & Kutchin Boston Family Business, Succession Kristopher Miks Norton Rose Fulbright Vancouver M&A, Finance, Special Situations Zubair Mir Norton Rose Fulbright Dubai M&A, Private Equity, High-Risk Situations Nick Moser Winston Taylor London Restructuring, Workout, Distressed Debt Sam Murphy Bracewell Dallas Real Estate, Finance, Special Situations Abdullah Mutawi Winston Taylor Dubai and London M&A, Finance, Special Situations E. Sawyer Neely Bradley Dallas Business Divorce, Product Liability, Litigation Thomas R. Nelson Egan Nelson Dallas Finance, Reorganization, Recapitalization David M. Nemecek Simpson Thacher Dallas and New York Debt Finance, Liability Management Vynessa Nemunaitis Weil Dallas Finance, Liability Management, Restructuring Sean E. O’Donnell Herrick New York  Litigation, Finance, Real Estate Stephen O’Grady Winston Taylor London Restructuring, Insolvency, Distressed Real Estate Liz Osborne Paul Weiss London Restructuring, Distressed Transactions, Special Situations Sung Pak Paul Weiss New York Transactions, Liability Management, Restructuring Orestes Pasparakis Norton Rose Fulbright Toronto Special Situations, Shareholder Activism, Reorganization Milap Patel Ropes & Gray Boston Finance, Debt Restructuring Marija Pecar Paul Hastings New York Finance, Restructuring, Special Situations Madlyn Gleich Primoff Freshfields New York  Restructuring, Insolvency, Litigation, Cross-Border Heidi Reinhart KC Norton Rose Fulbright Toronto M&A, Finance, Special Situations Elena S. Rey Brown Rudnick London Litigation Funding, Special Situations Rachael Ringer HSF Kramer New York  Restructuring, Bankruptcy Jeffrey D. Saferstein Weil New York Restructuring, Workouts, Specialized Financing Omar Salah Norton Rose Fulbright Amsterdam Finance, Restructuring, Insolvency Edward O. Sassower Kirkland & Ellis New York  Restructuring, Special Situations, Acquisitions Andrew Schoulder Norton Rose Fulbright New York  Restructuring, Distressed & Special Situation Transactions Carey D. Schreiber Winston Taylor New York  Special Situations, Restructuring, Finance Ray C. Schrock Latham & Watkins New York Capital Strategies, Liability Management, Restructuring Mitchell Schuster Meister Seelig & Schuster New York Litigation, Sports, Entertainment, Crisis Steven N. Serajeddini Kirkland & Ellis New York Liability Management, Restructuring Fahad Siddiqui Norton Rose Fulbright Toronto Litigation, Regulation, Special Situations Ronald J. Silverman Hogan Lovells Cadwalader New York  Restructuring, Rescue Finance, Distressed M&A Adam C. Silverstein Otterbourg New York Litigation, Mass Tort Bankruptcy Debra McElligott Sinclair Willkie New York  Restructuring, Distressed Situations Dania Slim Pillsbury Palm Beach and New York Litigation, Insolvency, Restructuring William S. Snyder Bradley Dallas Business Disputes, Product Liability, Litigation John R. Sobolewski Latham & Watkins New York Finance, Liability Management, Special Situations Walied Soliman KC Norton Rose Fulbright Toronto Special Situations, M&A, Restructuring Marisa D. Stavenas Simpson Thacher New York Capital Markets, Investment, Restructuring Michael Stein Weil New York Capital Markets, Liability Management Nicole Stephansen Skadden London Restructuring, Reorganization, Special Situations Finance Emilie E. Stewart Sidley London Finance, Private Equity, Real Estate, Special Situations John Stokes Stris & Maher Los Angeles Litigation, Business Disputes John B. Strasburger BOWS Houston Litigation, Bankruptcy, Mass Tort Peter K. Stris Stris & Maher Los Angeles Litigation, Business Disputes Joshua A. Sussberg Kirkland & Ellis New York  Restructuring, Liability Management Elizabeth R. Tabas Carson Sidley New York Leveraged Finance, Special Situations Transactions Scott D. Talmadge Freshfields New York  Bankruptcy, Restructuring, Finance Lauren Tauro Weil New York Restructuring, Bankruptcy, Insolvency, Distressed Financing John B. Thomas Hicks Thomas Houston Business Disputes, Oil & Gas, Litigation Matthew Thorn Norton Rose Fulbright London Restructuring, Insolvency, Special Situations Amit Trehan Freshfields New York Restructuring, Finance, Liability Management Matthew V. Wargin Mayer Brown Chicago Workouts, Bankruptcy, Distressed Transactions Steven F. Wasserman Brown Rudnick New York Distressed Debt & Claims Trading Scott Welkis HSF Kramer New York Special Situations, Finance, Restructuring Gavin Westerman Weil New York Restructuring, Exchange Offers, Distressed M&A Kai Zeng Paul Weiss London Restructuring, Special Situations Trevor Zeyl Norton Rose Fulbright Toronto M&A, Finance, Special Situations George E. ‘Jed’ Zobitz Cravath New York Finance, M&A Paul H. Zumbro Cravath New York Restructuring Transactions, Finance