Daily Report | Alston Hires 2 Restructuring Lawyers from Competitors, Amid Expectations of Rising Bankruptcy Activity

Alston & Bird has enhanced and expanded its Financial Restructuring & Reorganization Group by adding partners J. Eric Wise and Matthew K. Kelsey. Resident in New York, Wise and Kelsey will continue their practice of advising clients on complex Chapter 11 cases, out-of-court restructurings, foreclosures and enforcements, related special situations financing, and other corporate transactions.

Leah Fiorenza McNeill is noted as a new financial restructuring and reorganization partner in the firm’s Atlanta office; Stephen Blank is mentioned as a financial restructuring and reorganization counsel in the New York office; and Gerard Catalanello is quoted on their joining.

Leah Fiorenza McNeill is mentioned as a new financial restructuring and reorganization partner in the firm’s Atlanta office, and Stephen Blank is noted as a new financial restructuring and reorganization counsel in the New York office.

Alston & Bird has strengthened its Financial Restructuring & Reorganization Group with the additions of partner Leah Fiorenza McNeill in Atlanta and counsel Stephen Blank in New York. Both attorneys have considerable experience representing major stakeholders in Chapter 11 cases and out-of-court workouts, and their arrival demonstrates the firm’s commitment to strategic growth and development of the group as economic markets continue to show signs of disruption and uncertainty. 

Alston & Bird client Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. has closed a $300 million securitization of vacation ownership loans through Hilton Grand Vacations Trust 2019-A.