Dechert LLP‘s New York-based financial restructuring practice handles domestic and cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters, alongside having attorneys with expertise who are able to represent a diverse range of parties, including ad hoc and official committees of creditors to investors of distressed assets and debt. The team integrates its global team to be able to handle bankruptcy proceedings across the globe. Allan Brilliant represents banking groups, unsecured creditors’ and bondholder committees. Stephen Zide is a key contact for advice Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. Stephen Wolpert and Eric Hilmo are names to watch. Douglas Mannal left the firm in March 2024.
Testimonials
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‘Highly market and capital structure savvy.’
‘Intelligent and relentless.’
‘Dechert Restructuring team has a great capacity to deal with complex cases, in different jurisdictions with an excellent group of advisors.’
‘Allan Brilliant is one of the most experienced and talented lawyer in the restructuring market.’
Key clients
- The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of LATAM Airlines Group
- Alden Global Capital
- Citadel
- Davidson Kempner
- Elliott Associates
- Monarch Alternative Capital LP
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
- CarVal
- Bain Capital
- Hilco
- Redwood Capital Management
- Contrarian
- Argentum
- VR Capital
- Stonehill Capital
- The ad hoc group of secured and unsecured bondholders of GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.
- Riverstone
- Banco BTG Pactual S.A.
- Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP
Work highlights
- Represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 cases of LATAM Airlines and its affiliates.
- Advised the ad hoc group of secured and unsecured bondholders of GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (“GOL”) in connection with its recently concluded US$1.6 billion combined liability management and new capital financing transaction.
- Representing an ad hoc group of crossover prepetition and DIP term lenders of Instant Brands Acquisition Holdings Inc. in connection with Instant Brands’ reorganization under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code currently pending in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Allan Brilliant, Adam Plainer