Associate, Restructuring & Insolvency

The role

White & Case is seeking an Associate with 1+ years of experience for its Restructuring & Insolvency practice in New York, Chicago, or Miami. This role will focus on handling complex financial restructuring and insolvency matters for a global law firm.

What you'll do

• Lead drafting and revising of pleadings, motions, briefs, and memoranda in Chapter 11 and other insolvency-related proceedings
• Take primary responsibility for researching and analyzing complex issues under the US Bankruptcy Code, related federal and state statutes, and translating that analysis into strategic recommendations
• Take a central role in developing and analyzing plans of reorganization, including drafting and revising disclosure statements, coordinating supporting evidence, and preparing for confirmation hearings
• Negotiate automatic stay issues, use of cash collateral, debtor-in-possession financing, and provision of adequate protection, including interfacing with opposing counsel and key stakeholders
• Manage the claims objection and estimation processes, including drafting and arguing objections and responses
• Coordinate cross-border insolvency and Chapter 15-related workstreams, including managing communications with overseas counsel and aligning strategy across jurisdictions
• Draft and negotiate restructuring support agreements, forbearance agreements, and other key case documents, with increasing responsibility for structuring terms and managing counterparties
• Occasionally assist in document review, preparing chronologies and case narratives, and assisting in preparation for depositions, mediations, and hearings
• Analyze complex financial and business information to inform litigation and case strategy, including reviewing business plans, financial statements, and valuation materials, and working closely with financial advisors and experts
• Monitor, synthesize, and communicate developments in bankruptcy and insolvency law, including case law, rule changes, and enforcement trends, and assess their impact on ongoing matters and client positions
• Serve as a primary point of contact for day-to-day client communications on assigned matters, including drafting substantive email updates, research summaries, and case status reports on fast-moving bankruptcy issues
• Contribute to and help lead development of internal knowledge materials, including model pleadings, checklists, and practice guides focused on bankruptcy and related commercial litigation, and mentor junior associates in their effective use

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