Kirkland & Ellis’ Restructuring Practice Group utilizes its global platform, with offices in the United States, Europe and Asia, to provide seamless service to clients worldwide. Kirkland’s Restructuring lawyers have advised on some of the most complex, multi-jurisdictional restructurings in recent history and have a broad range of business advisory and crisis-management skills to navigate clients through situations involving financially troubled companies. Our lawyers have handled matters across multiple industries, including retail, energy, media, transportation, manufacturing, healthcare, telecommunications, entertainment and real estate.

Kirkland’s Restructuring Practice Group has a wide range of cross-border insolvency experience. In these representations, Kirkland attorneys recognize the importance of carefully considering local legal, regulatory and practical issues, how these issues in one country impact issues in another, and in turn, how these issues affect the global advice given to clients. Furthermore, we regularly draw upon and benefit from the experience of Kirkland’s internationally recognized lawyers in corporate, tax, real estate, litigation and intellectual property to provide the full-service capabilities our clients need for the various legal matters they retain Kirkland to handle.

Kirkland’s Restructuring Practice Group is consistently ranked by legal and business publications for providing outstanding legal advice to companies in an ever-changing global marketplace.

• Named the “#1 Global Restructuring Firm” Eight Years Straight – Global Restructuring Review, 2017–2024
• First-tier global ranking – Chambers Global, 2008–2025
• “Insolvency Law Firm of the Year” – Turnaround, Restructuring & Insolvency (TRI) Awards, 2023
• “Restructuring Team of the Year” – Legal Business Awards, 2024
• “Restructuring / Insolvency Team of the Year” – Chambers & Partners, 2025
• “Restructuring Team of the Year” – IFLR Asia Pacific Awards, 2023

Some of Kirkland’s recent significant cross-border matters include: Ardagh (company), Marelli (company), Northvolt (company), Stonegate (company), Constellation Automotive Group (company), Kloeckner Pentaplast (company), Hurtigruten (company), Lowell (company), Cineworld (company), Selecta (company), Accell (company), Venator (company), PizzaExpress (company), Wittur (company), Oriflame (company), Pfleiderer (company), Thames Water (Certain creditors; preferred bidder), Southern Water (creditors), Branicks (creditors), SGS Finco (creditors), Vivion (creditors), OQ Chemicals (creditors), Signa (creditor), Swiss Steel (creditor), Prosafe (creditors), Matalan (creditors), Petra Diamonds (creditors).

Worldwide

Edward O. Sassower, P.C.
E: [email protected]
T: +1 212 446 4733

Joshua A. Sussberg, P.C.
E: [email protected]
T: +1 212 446 4829

‍Europe

Sean Lacey
E: [email protected]
T: +44 20 7469 2410

Christian Halasz
E: [email protected]
T: +49-892-030-6092

Asia

Neil McDonald
E: [email protected]
T: +852-3761-9111