Debevoise & Plimpton LLP today announced that M. Natasha Labovitz has joined the firm as a partner in its New York office and a member of the firm’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group. Ms. Labovitz is a seasoned corporate restructuring practitioner and brings significant financial restructuring experience and legal skills to Debevoise, further strengthening the firm’s highly ranked practice. She has particular expertise as debtor’s counsel, having acted as lead debtor counsel in several of the largest chapter 11 cases filed in recent years, including Chemtura Corporation and TOUSA, Inc.
Ms. Labovitz joins Debevoise from the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where she was a partner in its Restructuring Group. She has extensive experience advising a range of clients, including private equity firms and portfolio companies, in complex corporate restructurings, representing debtors and creditors in and out of bankruptcy in cross-border insolvencies across multiple jurisdictions. Among other recognitions, in 2010 Ms. Labovitz was selected as one of Law360’s “Rising Stars,” a list of ten bankruptcy attorneys to watch under the age of 40.
Michael W. Blair, Presiding Partner of Debevoise, said: “We are very pleased to welcome Natasha to Debevoise. She is an outstanding lawyer who brings a wealth of experience in all aspects of the restructuring process. I have no doubt that she will enhance our Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group, which is already recognized as one of the most sophisticated and creative teams in the business.”
Ms. Labovitz said, “Debevoise brings together all of the core elements of a successful financial restructuring practice: a solid understanding of the market, superb restructuring lawyers, excellent transactional and litigation practices, and most importantly, an exceptional culture. I am honored to be joining the firm’s restructuring group, and to help the firm expand on this already-solid platform.”
Richard F. Hahn, Co-Chair of the firm’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group, said: “Everyone on the Debevoise bankruptcy and restructuring team is thrilled to welcome Natasha on board. Not only does she have deep and broad experience leading high-profile, complex matters in and out of court and across borders, she is also a dynamic, energetic practitioner who knows how to work with her clients to find innovative solutions to their restructuring needs.”
Ms. Labovitz received her J.D., magna cum laude, (1996) from New York University of Law, and her B.A., magna cum laude, (1992) from Columbia College, Columbia University.
The Debevoise Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group represents clients on all aspects of bankruptcy law, debtors, creditors, controlling shareholders and investors, in out-of-court restructurings, pre-packaged and pre-negotiated bankruptcies and Chapter 11 cases, frequently leading cross-border matters in multiple jurisdictions. The Group brings to bear the significant, diverse resources of the firm, including substantive knowledge in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, employee benefits, real estate, intellectual property, tax, capital markets and litigation, and handles restructurings in multiple jurisdictions, frequently confronting cross-border issues.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a leading international law firm, representing a wide range of clients in transactions and disputes around the world. Founded in 1931, the firm has offices in New York, Washington, D.C., London, Paris, Frankfurt, Moscow, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
