The Deal’s latest Q3 2016 bankruptcy and out-of-court restructuring league tables again rank Orrick as a top bankruptcy and restructuring law firm. In the Out-of-Court Restructuring League Tables, Orrick earned a #6 ranking for creditor’s counsel in out-of-court restructurings. Additionally, the firm ranked #7 by billings in The Deal’s Bankruptcy League Tables for the third consecutive quarter in 2016. These are not the first league table distinctions Orrick’s Restructuring Group has garnered in 2016. In Q1, we were also ranked #5 for restructuring counsel to distressed companies. In 2015, we were earned an inclusion in the top ten bankruptcy legal advisor rankings in each quarter.

Over the past few months, Orrick’s Restructuring group has advised clients on several key restructuring matters, particularly in the areas of distressed energy and equipment finance. We have counseled a majority lender in the restructuring of Chesapeake Energy Corporation and the administrative agent in the restructuring of loans to Stonegate Production Company.

The Deal’s Bankruptcy League Tables are the industry’s only league tables focused solely on active bankruptcy and out-of-court-restructuring cases. These rankings are compiled on a quarterly basis through comprehensive deal intelligence to identify the top law, crisis management, investment, and non-investment firms and professionals involved in bankruptcy transactions throughout the United States.  Firms are ranked based on advice provided to creditors, debtors and out-of-court restructurings.