Skip to Footer Search Menu CLIENTS PEOPLE CAPABILITIES EVIDENCE HOME CAPABILITIES LITIGATION BANKRUPTCY LITIGATION AND RESTRUCTURING Bankruptcy Litigation and Restructuring Effective Restructuring and Powerful Bankruptcy Litigation Kasowitz’s Bankruptcy Litigation and Restructuring team is one of the leading bankruptcy groups in the country. We have extensive experience representing parties in out-of-court workouts, restructurings, insolvency and bankruptcy litigation, and all related and attendant state and federal court litigations. We have represented committees, trustees or other interest holders in the restructuring or bankruptcies of Caesars, J. Crew, Nine West, Toys "R" Us, Puerto Rico, LightSquared, SunEdison, Lehman, Adelphia, Enron, Borders, Hercules Offshore, Tribune Company, Eastman Kodak, Charter Communications, Capmark Financial, Le-Nature's and WorldCom, among many others. Our clients include private equity firms, hedge funds, companies, bondholders, lenders, and official and ad hoc committees having a wide range of interests in all aspects and at all levels of an enterprise’s capital structure in distressed situations. We excel at developing highly effective strategies to meet each client’s particular needs and, when aggressive action is appropriate, we capitalize on our powerful bankruptcy litigation and trial capabilities. Work Highlights Energy Future Holdings (Creditors) MDC Energy Fred's TPG/Caesars Toys "R" Us Puerto Rico LightSquared J. Crew Group SunEdison Essar Steel Adelphia Nine West Renco Group Harbinger Capital Partners II, LP CIL Limited Anderson News Forest Oil Corporation and Sabine Oil & Gas Residential Capital Hercules Offshore Energy Future Holdings (Ad hoc group of legacy noteholders) General Motors Lehman Brothers MF Global Tribune Company Capmark Kodak Borders Innkeepers USA Trust Lyondell Chemical Dewey & LeBoeuf Trump Entertainment Resorts Linens ‘n Things MCI/WorldCom Delphi Verestar Smurfit-Stone Refco MEDIA Kasowitz Receives 31 National and Metropolitan Rankings in the U.S. News 2022 Best Law Firms List NOVEMBER 04, 2021 Benchmark Litigation Recommends Kasowitz as a Leading Litigation Law Firm OCTOBER 06, 2021 Kasowitz Defeats Another Motion to Dismiss in Suit against Former Officers and Governors of Essar Steel Minnesota SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 IFLR1000 Recognizes Kasowitz as a Leading Law Firm for Restructuring and Insolvency and Real Estate SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 Kasowitz Recommended as a 2021 Leading Law Firm by Legal 500 US JUNE 14, 2021 Kasowitz Secures Over $31 Million Recovery for Hawaii Arising From Botched ERP Software Implementation MAY 26, 2021 Chambers USA 2021 Recognizes Kasowitz as a Leading Law Firm MAY 24, 2021 Kasowitz Defeats Motions to Dismiss in Suit against Senior Officers of Essar Steel Minnesota MAY 18, 2021 COVID-19 Resource Center MARCH 30, 2021 Kasowitz Retained to Represent Official Committee of Equity Security Holders in Garrett Motion Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case DECEMBER 01, 2020 Show more CONTACTS David S. Rosner PARTNER / NEW YORK View full bio Matthew B. Stein PARTNER / NEW YORK View full bio VIEW ALL BANKRUPTCY LITIGATION AND RESTRUCTURING LAWYERS Practical, creative and fantastic on their feet. Go-to adviser in bankruptcy and litigation matters. Client quote about Kasowitz’s Bankruptcy Litigation and Restructuring team in Legal 500 CASE STUDY Kasowitz Restructures Harbinger Capital’s $2 Billion Investment in LightSquared READ STORY MEDIA Kasowitz Scores Bankruptcy Trial Win For EFH Creditors October 30, 2018 Kasowitz obtained a major trial victory on behalf of clients EFH creditors in litigation against the Chapter 11 cases of reorganized debtor Energy Future Holdings. READ STORY MEDIA Legal 500 US 2018 Recommends Kasowitz as a Leading Law Firm June 06, 2018 The Legal 500 US has again recommended Kasowitz Benson Torres as a leading law firm in the 2018 edition of The Legal 500 US guide; numerous firm lawyers are also highlighted in the publication. READ STORY HOME CAPABILITIES LITIGATION BANKRUPTCY LITIGATION AND RESTRUCTURING SITEMAP DISCLAIMER ATTORNEY ADVERTISING PRIVACY ACCESSIBILITY FIND US LINKEDIN TWITTER Back to top