North America - United States • Finance
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP ‘s insolvency and restructuring practice represents a range of clients including financially distressed entities, creditors and stakeholders. Andrew Troop leads the team and has advised a global clientele across business reorganizations and debtors’ and creditors’ rights. Team members, including Patrick Fitzmaurice and Hugh McDonald focus on all aspects of bankruptcy and litigation related work, while John Pintarelli is noted for being ’very responsive and on top of US bankruptcy law issues.’ Unless otherwise stated, all lawyers mentioned are based in New York.
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Testimonials
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‘A group of very good lawyers who work exceptionally hard for their clients and who are building a strong track record of success.'
‘John Pintarelli is a former banker and brings significant banking expertise to the table, this is incredibly useful in litigating financial crime cases or in assisting with asset tracing and identification. John is someone i have worked with for 15 years and continues to be one of the first people I turn to. He is also vastly experienced in offshore bankruptcy and litigation.’
‘Pillsbury excels at the intersection of bankruptcy/insolvency and real estate/transactional. Partners across disciplines work well together and make complimentary contributions.’
‘Patrick Potter is a strategic thinker, persuasive writer and excellent on his feet.’
‘Pillsbury is a wonderful firm with a deep bench and sophisticated lawyers and practices. The restructuring practice is excellent - very commercial, practical, efficient and business-minded.’
‘Josh Morse is an excellent lawyer. He is very client-service oriented, extremely smart and practical and a joy to work with. He is very focused on creating efficient and practical outcomes, rather than defaulting to litigation (like many restructuring lawyers at other firms). Josh has a great reputation in the restructuring community, which is well-deserved and a testament to his legal and business acumen and his relationship-building skills.’
‘I have been impressed by the team at Pillsbury because they rely heavily on cross section practice group collaboration. They generally have somebody in their firm that can handle just about any legal issue.’
‘They are incredibly hard working, look for ways to advance the client's interest in the most cost-effective and efficient manner. They always try to approach things from the most ethical and professional standpoint even when dealing with the most egregiously unprofessional and undignified opposing counsel.’
Key clients
- Rockley Photonics Holdings Limited
- Nikola Corporation
- Comair Limited’s Business Rescue Practitioners
- Air Lease Corporation
- Willis Lease Financing Corporation
- Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
- Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
- Ranger Leasing IV Limited
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
- Development Bank of Japan Inc.
- Credit Industriel et Commercial
- Tamweel Aviation Funding L.P.
- Falko Regional Aircraft Limited
- Franklin Advisors, Inc.
- SC SJ Holdings LLC
- Chevron USA
- Hyundai Steel Company
- Falko Regional Aircraft Limited
- Fluor Corporation
- A Regional REIT Operating in the Washington DC Metro Area
- Puerto Rico Pension Reserve Board
- Laserscopic Spinal Centers of America, Inc., Laserscopic Spine Centers of America, Inc., and Laserscopic Medical Clinic, LLC (joint representation)
- Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investment Management Partnership
- Chapter 7 Trustee of EFO Holdings, L.P.
- Top Jet Enterprises, Ltd., Jet Midwest International, Zhongzhi Enterprise Group
- Twinwood (U.S.), Inc. and Twinwood Cattle Company, Inc.
Work highlights
- Represented debtor Rockley Photonics Holdings Limited, a global leader in photonics-based health monitoring and communications solutions, in its chapter 11 case in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Represented as U.S. counsel, the business recovery professionals of Comair Limited, a South African airline, in its chapter 15 case and South African business rescue proceedings.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Andrew Troop