With offices across New York, Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles, Katten‘s team has a strong record in representing directors in Chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings in industries ranging from energy to real estate. Steven Reisman leads the New York team and has a split practice between handling domestic and cross-border restructurings for a varied client portfolio, while Peter Siddiqui in Chicago has assisted debtors in Chapter 11 cases and trustees in bankruptcy actions. Peter Knight , also in Chicago, represents senior secured agents and lenders in middle-market workouts and restructurings, whereas Los Angeles-based William Freeman is noted for his work in Chapter 11 cases and commercial litigation. New York-based Lucy Kweskin, and Chicago-based duo Paul Musser and Joshua Altman all joined the firm earlier in 2023.
Key clients
- GWG Holdings
- Amsurg Holdco, LLC and AmSurg, LLC
- Hunter Lane, LLC
- Genesis Care Pty Ltd.
- Special Committee of the board of Cyxtera Technologies
- Soft Surroundings Holdings, LLC
- Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, LLC
- Douglas Wilson Companies
- Rover Pipeline LLC
- ATHOS KG
- Hartman SPE, LLC
- Energy Transfer and Subsidiary Sunoco Logistics
- National Boy Scouts of America Foundation
- Capstone Green Energy Corporation
- L Catterton
Work highlights
- Represented GWG, at the direction of the Independent Directors, in the company’s Chapter 11 cases.
- Represented AmSurg, a subsidiary of Envision that operates more than 250 ambulatory surgery centers across the country, in advising the Independent Managers with respect to AmSurg’s liability management transactions and Chapter 11 cases.
- Represented the independent director of Genesis Care in its Chapter 11 cases and in connection with the investigation into the company’s complex and tumultuous historical relationship with its founder and former CEO.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Steven Reisman, Peter Siddiqui