05/20/2010
Cooley Bankruptcy Group Named Turnaround Atlas Awards Finalist
New York -- May 20, 2010 -- Cooley's
Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice was named a finalist for "Law Firm of the Year" and several other categories by the annual Turnaround Atlas Awards.
Lawrence Gottlieb, the head of Cooley's bankruptcy practice, is a finalist for "Lawyer of the Year."
The bankruptcies of Crabtree & Evelyn and Filene's Basement, in which Cooley served as debtors counsel and creditors counsel, respectively, were also named finalists for "Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year," and the Crabtree & Evelyn bankruptcy was named a finalist for "Corporate Turnaround Deal of the Year."
The Turnaround Atlas Awards honor leaders, professionals, top deals and firms from the distressed, special situations M&A, and the turnaround communities.
With more than 200 active cases, Cooley is one of the top 10 U.S. legal advisors on bankruptcy and restructuring matters, according to leading business publication The Deal. The Firm represents secured lenders, official and unofficial creditors' committees, equity committees, employee and retiree committees, tort committees, investors in distressed situations, purchasers of assets, debtors and companies and governmental entities in the negotiation of complex reorganizations. The notable bankruptcies in which Cooley has played a key role include Enron, Pacific Ethanol, Inc., Adelphia, Eddie Bauer, Bayonne Hospital, Above-Net, Montgomery Ward, Federated Department Stores, Athlete's Foot, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, United Airlines, Johns Manville and Thrifty Drugs.
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