Matthew Murphy has nearly three decades of experience advising companies, private credit lenders and other clients across a range of industries in sophisticated business reorganizations. His representations include guiding clients through out-of-court and Chapter 11 restructurings, distressed asset acquisitions and investments, and post-petition lending.
Murphy rejoined Skadden after serving as a restructuring partner at other global law firms. He previously spent 12 years counseling clients as an attorney in Skadden’s corporate restructuring practice.
In addition to his extensive work on numerous out-of-court restructurings, Murphy has counseled many companies on in-court reorganizations and related matters, including ALCO Stores, Charming Charlie, Comdisco, Delphi Automotive, Inc., Education Holdings 1 (a/k/a Penn Foster), Interlogic Outsourcing, Inc., Interstate Bakeries Corporation (a/k/a Hostess), Mark IV Industries, McLeodUSA Incorporated, Mosaic, National Steel Corporation, Orius Inc., Quotient Ltd., The Clare and Velti, Inc.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers | 2026 | Restructuring & Reorganization |
Murphy has also assisted numerous lenders and investors, including Access Industries, Ares Management, Black Diamond Capital Management, Bleichroeder LP, Blue Owl Capital, Brightwood Capital, Capital Southwest, First Eagle Alternative Credit, Forbright Bank, Fortress Investment Group, Grey Mountain Partners, Guggenheim Partners, HIG Capital, Hilco Global, Invesco, Kayne Anderson, Macquarie Capital, Main Street Capital Corporation, Monroe Capital Corporation, Napier Park Global Capital, Royal Bank of Canada and Silver Point Capital.
Additionally, Murphy has played a key role in a number of high-profile Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, including for FTX, J&J (in the LTL, LLT and Red River bankruptcy cases related to the resolution of talc liabilities), LyondellBasell and Voyager.