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Clifford Chance adds partner Michelle McGreal to its US Financial Restructuring Group

July 16, 2019

Clifford Chance adds partner Michelle McGreal to its US Financial Restructuring Group

Clifford Chance today announced that Michelle McGreal has joined the Firm's US Financial Restructuring Group as a partner in New York. She joins from Davis Polk & Wardwell.

McGreal focuses on complex corporate bankruptcy cases and restructurings. She represents debtors, senior lenders and other creditors, as well as purchasers of distressed assets, in out-of-court restructurings and chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.

McGreal has been named one of Law360's "Rising Stars" and has been involved with several significant debtor cases, including M&A Advisor's 2017 "Restructuring Deal of the Year" for Arch Coal. Prior to joining Davis Polk, McGreal was a judicial clerk for Chief Judge Stuart M. Bernstein at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

"We are very excited to welcome Michelle to the Firm," said Jennifer DeMarco, who heads Clifford Chance's US Financial Restructuring Group. "Her technical skills, commercial awareness and experience add valuable support to our group in connection with multinational restructuring matters that challenge senior lenders, corporate sponsors and entrepreneurial transaction parties in today's global economy."

"Michelle's arrival continues a wave of growth for our US Firm," said Americas Regional Managing Partner Evan Cohen. "Since 2016, we have added 18 partners and 3 counsel in strategic areas such as antitrust, cyber, financial and insurance regulatory, funds, Latin America, M&A, private equity, sanctions, structured finance, tax and white collar. Michelle positions our Financial Restructuring practice for continued strong performance as we anticipate market demand worldwide."

"Clifford Chance's fully integrated global practices and collaborative culture are unique in the legal market," said McGreal. "I am thrilled to join a Firm that offers leading US and global restructuring expertise, as well as full-service capabilities in finance, regulatory, transactional and tax, to serve our clients holistically in their complex matters."

Clifford Chance's globally integrated Restructuring & Insolvency team specializes in complex multijurisdictional restructurings and insolvencies, with dedicated resources in the key European jurisdictions, the US and Asia, as well as in emerging market jurisdictions. The Firm provides restructuring and finance expertise across a full spectrum of products and structures, while offering seamless access to the Firm's broader capabilities in areas that often prove pivotal in distressed situations, such as finance, litigation and dispute resolution, regulation, real estate, pensions, tax and derivatives.