The 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers

We’re delighted to introduce the inaugural Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers.

Covid-19 has businesses crumbling left and right, putting unbearable pressure on corporations already on a tightrope – and pushing others off altogether. These are merciless times, in which every glimmer of hope seems to be a series of oncoming trains.

The masters of disaster recognized here bring remarkable skills in financing, structuring, litigating and creating a pathway forward. Not even Houdini could wrest the chains of these times, but these experts know all the tricks for those companies seeking a fighting chance. (Photo above of Kelley Cornish of Paul Weiss by Dave Cross.)

Not included here are lawyers who principally help consumers, which we’ll leave to another day.

This guide is a companion to two additional guides: the Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers; and the Lawdragon Global Guide to Bankruptcy & Restructuring Advisors (featuring principally non-lawyers).

This U.S. guide includes 36 percent women lawyers and a remarkable array of talent from small towns and senior advisors to up and coming stars at New York’s top firms. Included on this guide are 294 U.S.-based lawyers who are recognized on the Global guide because their work is largely cross-border, as well as 500 U.S. all-stars, whose focus is principally national.