On the Move

DLA Piper announced that Matthew Murphy has joined the Bankruptcy and Restructuring group as a partner in the Chicago office. Murphy focuses his practice on advising clients in complex business reorganizations, debt restructurings and troubled company M&A. Prior to joining DLA Piper, Murphy was counsel with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meager & Flom LLP. It has been a busy year of lateral moves at DLA Piper. Earlier this year, former Skadden partners Chris Dickerson, Gregg Galardi and Craig Rasile also joined DLA Piper”s Restructuring group along with Andrew Zaron, who joined the firm”s Miami office from Hunton & Williams; Stuart Brown, who joined as managing partner of the firm”s Wilmington, DE, office coming over from Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP; and a team of five restructuring partners from Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP, led by Richard A. Chesley.

Erika Morabito has rejoined Foley & Lardner”s Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations Practice as a partner in its Washington, DC, office. Morabito rejoins Foley from Patton Boggs LLP. She focuses her practice on bankruptcy, creditors” rights, debtor reorganizations and out-of-court restructurings. She represents Chapter 11 debtors and creditors” committees, and frequently advises and represents clients in creditors” rights litigation, out-of-court restructurings and the purchase and sale of assets under the Bankruptcy Code. ”

K&L Gates LLP has announced that John A. Bicks has joined the firm”s New York office as a partner in the restructuring and bankruptcy practice. Bicks advises a broad array of clients ” including debtors, official and unofficial committees, individual creditors, equity holders, purchasers of assets, and plan sponsors ” in bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court restructurings. He joins K&L Gates from SNR Denton.

Sam Alberts has joined SNR Denton in Washington, DC, as a partner in the firm”s Restructuring and Insolvency practice. Alberts was previously a partner with Dickstein Shapiro LLP . He has extensive experience in complex domestic and cross-border business and government-related restructurings and bankruptcies. Alberts represents clients in a number of key industries, in particular finance and health care, as well as government agencies.

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP has named Jennifer Frasier Hayes as special counsel to the firm”s Bankruptcy & Insolvency practice group. Ms. Hayes has extensive experience in bankruptcy law, having represented debtors, secured creditors, and unsecured creditors in complex Chapter 11 cases. Most recently, she served as the law clerk to U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas E. Carlson. Hayes will work out of the firm”s San Francisco office.

DLA Piper announced that Matthew Murphy has joined the Bankruptcy and Restructuring group as a partner in the Chicago office. Murphy focuses his practice on advising clients in complex business reorganizations, debt restructurings and troubled company M&A. Prior to joining DLA Piper, Murphy was counsel with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meager & Flom LLP. It has been a busy year of lateral moves at DLA Piper. Earlier this year, former Skadden partners Chris Dickerson, Gregg Galardi and Craig Rasile also joined DLA Piper”s Restructuring group along with Andrew Zaron, who joined the firm”s Miami office from Hunton & Williams; Stuart Brown, who joined as managing partner of the firm”s Wilmington, DE, office coming over from Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP; and a team of five restructuring partners from Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP, led by Richard A. Chesley.

Erika Morabito has rejoined Foley & Lardner”s Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations Practice as a partner in its Washington, DC, office. Morabito rejoins Foley from Patton Boggs LLP. She focuses her practice on bankruptcy, creditors” rights, debtor reorganizations and out-of-court restructurings. She represents Chapter 11 debtors and creditors” committees, and frequently advises and represents clients in creditors” rights litigation, out-of-court restructurings and the purchase and sale of assets under the Bankruptcy Code. ”