DLA Piper LLP (US) offer services within bankruptcy litigation as well as restructuring advice, with lawyers offering clients including debtors and official and unofficial committees with assistance in matters revolving around Chapter 11 filings and international restructurings. The team is led from New York, Los Angeles and Wilmington, with Rachel Albanese in New York a key name. In Los Angeles, Robert Klyman recently joined from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and has a practice focused on matters involving financial distress, whereas Craig Martin in Wilmington has worked on numerous cross-border matters.
Testimonials
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‘Commercial. Very focused on achieving clients desired outcome. Efficient with hours spent. Rarely have I seen a firm so flexible in time and resources they spend on a matter and really maximizing the value of the cost of counsel for the client. Provides a calming voice.’
‘What makes the firm different is that they are a very big law firm with many people and skills upon which to draw and the partners Craig Martin, Jamila Willis and Rachel Albanese have the skills mentioned above. ’
‘Very responsive, extremely knowledgeable and commercial.’
‘Craig Martin - Works relentlessly for his client and always gets the job done right.'
‘I've worked with partner, Jamila Willis. Her attention to detail and genuine consideration for the problem(s) at hand make her exceptional. Ms. Willis is trustworthy and honest, I'd highly recommend her (and DLA, because of her specifically) to any colleague in need of appropriate legal representation.’
‘Very capable and commercial team of restructuring attorneys, with a strong mix of classic bankruptcy expertise and cutting edge corporate skill.’
Key clients
- AeroFarms, LLC
- Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
- Huntsman Corporation
- Market Performance Group
- Pulsar Trading
- The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (Norway, Sweden, and Denmark); Cityjet DAC; Lufthansa Technik AG
- The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Instant Brands
- The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Plastiq, Inc.
- The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Times Square JV LLC
- TRM Equity
- NextPoint Financial, Inc.
- United States Chamber of Commerce and the American Tort Reform Association
- Zovio
- Vyera Pharmaceuticals, LLC (a subsidiary of Phoenixus AG)
- Ad hoc local councils in Boy Scouts of America
- Authentic Brands Group
- Evercore Group LLC
- EYP Holdings
- Fast Radius
- Chapter 7 trustee for Zetta Jet Pte and Zetta Jet USA, Inc.
- Meritz Alternative Investment Management
- Mirae Asset Securities & Investments (USA), LLC
- Joint administrators of NMC Health
- Rusoro Mining Limited
- Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 case of Tilden Marcellus, LLC
Work highlights
- Advising NextPoint Financial in the sale of its keystone brands, Liberty Tax and Community Tax, in connection with its cross-border restructuring cases in Canada (Companies Creditor Arrangement Act) and Delaware (Chapter 15).
- Representing The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Instant Brands in Chapter 11 cases pending in the Southern District of Texas. Instant Brands is a firm that designs and manufactures consumer lifestyle brands, including Instant Pot and Pyrex.
- Advising several key creditors (Cityjet DAC and Lufthansa Technik AG) in connection with SAS’ Airline’s filing for Chapter 11.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rachel Ehrlich Albanese, Robert Klyman, Craig Martin