Global law firm Goodwin today announced that Andrew (“Andy”) Goldman and Benjamin (“Ben”) Loveland have joined the firm’s Financial Restructuring practice as partners in the New York and Boston offices, respectively. Andy will also serve as co-chair of Goodwin’s Global Financial Restructuring Group.
“Andy and Ben are expert restructuring lawyers with deep experience advising creditors, investors, and companies on a variety of complex matters,” said Chris Nugent, partner and co-chair of Goodwin’s Private Equity practice. “Andy is widely respected for his leadership on major restructurings, and Ben has built an impressive practice representing companies, investors, and other stakeholders on significant Chapter 11 matters. Together, they continue to bolster our platform.”
“Goodwin’s strength is its deep connection to, and focus on, its clients’ businesses. This guiding principle, along with its expertise in complex restructurings, both domestic and cross-border, and its cross-disciplinary platform, makes Goodwin incredibly well positioned to handle the most complicated restructuring situations,” said Andy Goldman. “Ben and I are excited to join Goodwin and help the firm further expand its restructuring footprint.”
Andy advises clients across the restructuring landscape, representing public company debtors, private company debtors, boards of directors of distressed companies, statutory creditors’ committees, DIP lenders, bondholders and bank lenders, acquirers, indenture trustees, credit agreement agents, commercial counterparties, and institutional creditors. His work over thirty years spans out-of-court workouts, formal restructuring processes, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and state court liquidations, and his work consistently involves both domestic and cross-border matters.
Ben focuses on representing companies, creditors, and debt investors in Chapter 11 proceedings and out-of-court restructurings. He regularly advises debtors, indenture trustees, agents, noteholders, lenders, and creditors on large and complex bankruptcy cases and related litigation and counsels clients on pre-investment diligence and transaction structuring in insolvency contexts. His practice also includes distressed asset sales, issues involving the intersection of bankruptcy and intellectual property law, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and cross-border insolvency matters.
Goodwin’s Financial Restructuring Group advises companies, boards, creditors, and investors on all aspects of corporate restructurings, workouts, and distressed and insolvency situations, including Chapter 11 cases, distressed M&A transactions, in- and out-of-court sale processes, and liability management transactions. The team also handles complex restructuring-related litigation and is recognized by leading industry guides including Chambers, Global Restructuring Review, and The Legal 500. The group has received numerous honors, including the Turnaround Management Association’s Mid-Size Company Turnaround/Transaction of the Year award for its work with Gibson Brands Inc. and The M&A Advisor’s Restructuring of the Year ($1 billion to $5 billion) award for its work with Foris Ventures LLC in the Chapter 11 cases of Amyris Inc.