Greenberg Traurig, LLP has approximately 3,000 attorneys across 51 locations in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm’s broad geographic and practice range enables the delivery of innovative and strategic legal services across borders and industries. Recognized as a 2025 BTI “Best of the Best Recommended Law Firm” by general counsel for trust and relationship management, Greenberg Traurig is consistently ranked among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100, NLJ 500, and Law360 400. Greenberg Traurig is also known for its philanthropic giving, culture, innovation, and pro bono work.
Global Restructuring & Special Situations Practice
In the face of economic challenges, many companies and industries may need to consider financial restructuring to reorganize core businesses, divest assets or divisions, or reformulate long-term objectives. Greenberg Traurig understands those businesses require bespoke, tailored approaches to best position themselves for success amid complex operational, financial, and legal challenges.
Greenberg Traurig’s Restructuring & Special Situations Practice has the legal talent, vision, and resources needed to help clients develop business-oriented strategies designed to protect their interests and achieve their goals. Our collaborative, cost-effective, and entrepreneurial culture is key to leveraging a global platform of more than 125 experienced restructuring lawyers, often incorporating our broader network of lawyers from our Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Real Estate, Tax, and Litigation practices to best serve our clients needs.
Our team helps clients through all stages of the restructuring process, from initial assessments to strategic negotiations and if necessary, litigation. Our lawyers have represented clients on all sides of restructurings and insolvency situations across the globe, both in and out of court, including:
- Debtors
- Official and ad hoc committees of creditors
- Investors and purchasers of assets, debt instruments, or equity of troubled companies
- Secured and unsecured creditors, lenders, and equity security holders
- Boards of directors and board committees
- Trustees, receivers, examiners, indenture trustees, and other fiduciaries
- Foreign liquidators and administrators appointed in proceedings outside the United States
- Post-confirmation fiduciaries in litigation and asset disposition
- Foreign representatives of distressed business entities outside the United States
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