Practice Areas & Industries: Bingham McCutchen LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Recognized by The American Lawyer (November 2000) as "the Nation's Preeminent International Bankruptcy Practice" and Global Turnaround (October 2000) as "one of the world's premier rescue and insolvency practices," Bingham McCutchen's Financial Restructuring practice provides legal assistance and strategic advice concerning restructuring issues worldwide.

Services Available

With more than 100 financial restructuring attorneys, Bingham McCutchen has globally recognized strength and experience, backed by the legal knowledge, cultural sensitivity and business agility to advise on restructurings anywhere, anytime, for any client. Our attorneys have been included in all three editions of the International Financial Law Review's Guide to the World's Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers, and in "Best of the Best 2002" (Top 25 Insolvency Lawyers Worldwide), and perennially appear in Turnaround and Workouts' top 12 "Outstanding Bankruptcy Attorneys" in the nation.

A Broad Spectrum of Clients

We represent several primary client groups through a series of cross-disciplinary teams. Our creditor teams work with many of the world's leading financial institutions, institutional investors, high yield and distressed debt investors, mutual and hedge funds, finance companies, insurers and sureties. Our international planning teams provide contingency planning and international restructuring implementation advice to a number of "name brand" multinational corporations, issuers and Chapter 11 debtors. Our advisory teams provide systemic, legislative and restructuring assistance to governments and administrative agencies around the world, and also have served on numerous occasions as Court-appointed mediators in complex global insolvency situations. Our bankruptcy litigation teams regularly represent clients in high-stakes litigation matters in Bankruptcy Courts throughout the country, as well as in appellate matters in numerous Circuit Courts and the US Supreme Court.

Globally Respected

Described by The Daily Deal (December 29, 2000) as "one of the world's premier bankruptcy practices," our Financial Restructuring attorneys are spread throughout our offices, including over 25 restructuring attorneys in London and Tokyo. We have advised on restructuring transactions and issues involving more than 70 countries worldwide, and Bingham McCutchen attorneys have been appointed as Chapter 11 Foreign Representatives and cross-border Examiners more often than attorneys from all of the other US law firms combined.

Clients:
Parmalat, NRG Energy, AT&T Canada, Asia Global Crossing, Loewen Group International, Boston Chicken, Telex Chile, Burns Philp, Pasminco, Kaiser Aluminum, Global TeleSystems, Versatel Telecom, Metromedia Fiber, Anchor Glass, Flagstar, Teleglobe, Consumers Packaging, Crown Packaging, Chilesat, Western Metals, Alpha Shipping plc, Completel Europe NV, Derby Cycle Corporation, Elektrim SA, Energis plc, Marconi Corporation plc, Rhodia S.A., SwissAir Finance (USA), Vantico International SA, Versatel Telecom International NV, Sasaki Glass Corporation, Kankyo Corporation, Bank of America , Fleet National Bank , TD Securities, Inc. , Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc., Heritage Partners, Inc., Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, Inc., Deutsche Bank, AIG, Oaktree Capital, GE Financial Assurance, Morgan Stanley, GMACC, MassMutual Financial, New York Life, MONY, Northwestern Mutual, Principal Financial, TIAA-CREF , UBS, Durango, Comdisco, Inc., SLI, Inc., Goss Holdings, Inc., American Airline, US Airways, United Airlines , Atlas Air, Asia Pulp & Paper