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White & Case LLP has expanded its Global Financial Restructuring and Insolvency Practice by adding Philip Abelson and David Turetsky as partners in the firm's New York office. Abelson joins White & Case from Proskauer Rose, where he represented both debtors and creditors in complex, high-profile restructurings. Turetsky was formerly a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, where he developed a recognized capability representing and advising distressed companies and other interested parties in Chapter 11 cases, and out-of-court restructurings and reorganizations. The addition of Abelson and Turetsky represents the practice group's first hire of lateral partners in more than 10 years.
Rimon, P.C. has named Douglas Schneller as partner in the Restructuring Group of the firm's New York office. Schneller joins Rimon from Winston & Strawn LLP, where he was also partner. He handles a broad range of complex transactional matters involving bank finance and lending; restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency; trade and receivable finance; par, distressed and secondary investing and trading; and general corporate matters.
Robert D. Gordon has joined Jenner & Block's New York office as a partner and a member of the firm's Restructuring and Bankruptcy Practice. Formerly a partner at Clark Hill PLC, he focuses his practice on complex and high-profile corporate and municipal matters, and has served as special restructuring counsel to the Detroit Retirement Systems in the City of Detroit Chapter 9 bankruptcy case. Gordon has also worked on cases and restructurings arising out of several industries, including automotive, real estate, gaming, hospitality, retail, manufacturing, aviation and telecommunications.
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