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Associate - Finance - Restructuring

New York City, New York Full time 2-4 years
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Position overview

Our client is seeking an associate with at least two years of financial restructuring experience to join its New York finance team. The practice advises a wide range of stakeholders in domestic and international workouts, restructurings, and in-court bankruptcy proceedings.

The Work

  • Contribute to advising corporations, banks, creditors’ committees, hedge funds, sponsors, and other financial institutions in workouts, restructurings, and bankruptcy proceedings.
  • Help develop strategies for financially distressed businesses with complex, multi-layered capital structures and competing stakeholder interests.
  • Work on both in-court and out-of-court matters, including creditor compromise procedures, security enforcements, and debt rescheduling.
  • Support liability management transactions, exchange and tender offers, refinancings, and new-money or distressed financings.
  • Assist with debt-to-equity swaps, equity capital raises, and strategic or distressed M&A transactions.
  • Contribute to cross-border matters and financial or operational restructurings that may involve negotiations with boards, senior management, creditors, investors, and other stakeholders.

What You Bring

  • At least two years of experience in financial restructuring.
  • Experience with corporate workouts, restructurings, or in-court bankruptcy proceedings.
  • Familiarity with representing or advising financial stakeholders, such as debtors, creditors, committees, investors, sponsors, or financial institutions.
  • Exposure to restructuring issues involving complex capital structures and varied stakeholder interests.
  • Knowledge of restructuring transactions such as liability management, debt rescheduling, refinancings, or distressed financings.
  • Experience with domestic and international restructuring matters is relevant to the practice.
  • Ability to contribute to matters involving in-court and out-of-court restructuring strategies.

Why Consider It

The practice handles a broad range of restructuring and special situations work for participants across the capital structure, with matters spanning workouts, bankruptcy proceedings, financing transactions, liability management, and distressed M&A.

Its work includes domestic and international situations and draws on collaboration with tax, M&A, private equity, capital markets, employment and benefits, debt finance, and industry teams across major financial centers.

We can share further details about the team and opportunity directly.

Compensation & Benefits

Comprehensive benefits and resources are available to support lawyers and their families.

Confidentiality

This is a confidential opportunity. Contact Advocates Legal Recruiting to discuss the role and receive additional details about the client and team. All inquiries will be handled confidentially.