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RK&O’s restructuring and bankruptcy group is known for offering creative and efficient solutions that help clients achieve their commercial and legal goals.  Our practice centers on guiding secured and unsecured creditors through out-of-court restructurings, reorganizations, foreclosures and complex bankruptcy proceedings.  We provide real-time, focused analyses to investors interested in making arbitrage investments in distressed situations.  We also have significant experience representing clients seeking investment opportunities in companies undergoing a period of stress or distress.

Publications

• “Deconstructing WaMu: Managing Insider Trading Risks as an Ad Hoc Committee Member” by Eva Marie Carney, Michael Mann and Scott Budlong featured as Law360 Expert Analysis piece
• "Deconstructing WaMu: Managing Insider Trading Risks as an Ad Hoc Committee Member" by Eva Marie Carney, Michael Mann and Scott Budlong
• "Tribune suits put public liability on trial" by Craig Newman published in the Financial Times
• "Lehman Strikes Again: European Loan Participations and Preference Risks" by Carl Winkworth and Joon P. Hong published in International Corporate Rescue magazine

Presentations

• RK&O partners participate in the panel discussion "Receiving Information, Managing Risk, and Preserving Liquidity: Strategies for the Current Regulatory Landscape" at the Financial Services General Counsel Luncheon in San Francisco
• RK&O partners present "Receiving Information, Managing Risk and Preserving Liquidity: Strategies for the Current Regulatory Landscape" at the Alternative Asset Management General Counsel Luncheon in New York City
• Jon Kibbe speaks at the 15th Annual Conference of The Loan Syndications and Trading Association
• RK&O partners co-host "From Creditor to Equity Holder: How to Make Your Post-Reorganization Equity Work Harder for You"

News & Announcements

• Chambers USA recognizes Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP nationally and regionally in 2011 edition
• Jon Kibbe and Michael Friedman quoted in The Distressed Debt Report article "Attorneys Applaud Bankruptcy Rule 2019 Amendments"
• James Walker quoted in Law360 article "FDIC Sets Its Sights On Failed Banks' Law Firms"
• Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP names Jeffrey Lehtman a partner and Catherine Turgeon and Ryan Jackson counsel