Alston & Bird announced today that partner Peter Amend has joined its Financial Restructuring & Reorganization Group in New York, further strengthening the firm’s handling of complex financial restructurings across its global platform.
Peter represents lenders and agents in both in-court and out-of-court (or transactional) restructurings, including Chapter 11 cases, liability management transactions, proxy exercises, special situation financings, and intercreditor arrangements. He also advises asset purchasers, distressed investors, and equity owners on a range of insolvency and corporate restructuring matters, including guiding clients through acquisitions and bankruptcies in the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency and digital asset space.
“With sharp legal instincts and a reputation for excellent client service, Peter brings an impressive track record of working with clients and other stakeholders to find optimal restructuring solutions,” said Gerard Catalanello, Alston & Bird partner and head of the Financial Restructuring & Reorganization Group. “His skills and entrepreneurial drive will enhance our New York office’s ongoing commitment to supporting clients and their businesses.”
“Peter brings considerable expertise across private credit, special situations, and private equity—positioning him to enhance the value of the full suite of services that our firm provides to finance clients,” said Mike Parisi, Alston & Bird partner and head of the corporate debt finance practice.
Peter’s arrival builds on the synergies created by recent hires in New York, including corporate and finance partners David Grimes, Adam Heasley, B.K. Lee, Sam Roh, Patrick Rowe, George Silfen, Bijal Vira, and Heather Wyckoff.
“Alston & Bird has earned its reputation as a market leader in a range of litigation and corporate practices where I’m excited to contribute my experience with special situations and other complex issues,” said Peter. “I can’t wait to start working with my new colleagues to help clients navigate their most sophisticated and challenging matters.”
Alston & Bird’s leading Financial Restructuring & Reorganization Group advises clients through all aspects and phases of in-court and out-of-court restructurings, workouts, and insolvencies. The group’s experience spans debtor representations, secured creditor mandates, cross-border and Chapter 15 proceedings, special situations, official and ad hoc committee representations, structured finance and securitization matters, and distressed merger and acquisition transactions. These engagements often involve complex strategies such as debt-for-debt and debt-for-equity exchanges, intercreditor arrangements, exercise of remedies, distressed and DIP lending, rescue financing, liability management transactions, distressed investing advice, and litigation support.