Ropes & Gray Named Restructuring Law Firm of the Year at Prestigious Turnaround Awards

Rankings & Awards
March 22, 2018

Ropes & Gray has been named “Law Firm of the Year” by The M&A Advisor as part of its 12th annual Turnaround Awards. The awards recognize excellence in restructuring and financing and honor the leading distressed investing, restructuring and turnaround dealmaking professionals. The firm was honored at an awards gala ceremony on March 21 during the 2018 Distressed Investing Summit in Palm Beach, Fla.

The nominations, representing over 250 participating companies, were judged by an independent jury of industry experts. “The award winners represent the best of the distressed investing and reorganization industry in 2017 and earned these honors by standing out in a group of very impressive candidates,” said David Fergusson, Co-CEO and President of The M&A Advisor.

Ropes & Gray’s business restructuring team has handled a number of high profile matters for clients over the past year, including representing online news organization Gawker Media LLC and representing global footwear company Aerogroup International Inc. in separate Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.