Law360 (October 3, 2019) -- Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has hired three bankruptcy attorneys from Jones Day — including the previous co-head of Jones Day's New York restructuring practice who will now co-chair Gibson Dunn's firmwide bankruptcy group — as the firm beefs up its reorganization unit amid talk of a looming recession.
Scott Greenberg, Steven A. Domanowski and Michael J. Cohen all join Gibson Dunn as partners in its New York office, the firm announced Thursday. All three are seasoned bankruptcy veterans whose practices focus on creditor representation.
At Gibson Dunn, Greenberg will serve as co-chair of the firm's business restructuring and reorganization practice alongside David Feldman, who Greenberg said he's "known forever." Greenberg said the move was an opportunity to expand his own practice and to work with Gibson Dunn to expand its entire bankruptcy group in the months ahead, as a recession appears increasingly likely.
Over the years, Greenberg has worked on all types of cases, and was named an MVP by Law360 in 2015 for leading embattled telecommunications firm NII Holdings Inc. through a bruising $4.35 billion restructuring process and ultimately winning approval of a reorganization plan over the fierce objections of bondholders.
But his main client base these days is hedge funds, private equity firms and other holders of secured debt. Lately, he's represented secured creditors in the Syncreon Automotive (UK) Ltd., Monitronics International Inc. and David's Bridal Inc. cases, among many others.