The international law firm of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP is pleased to announce that Steven B. Smith has joined the firm as a partner in its Restructuring & Insolvency Department. Smith will base his practice in the firm’s office in New York.

Smith represents clients throughout the US in complex corporate restructuring and creditors’ right issues, with a particular focus on Chapter 11 matters. He advises creditor committees, secured lenders, administrative agents, indenture trustees, individual bondholders, and asset and claims purchasers. He also counsels tort and trade claimants in restructuring related matters. 

“Steven is an outstanding addition to our bankruptcy practice group,” said David J. Fischer, a Chicago partner who serves as the head of Edwards Wildman’s Restructuring & Insolvency Department. “Our clients in New York and throughout the country will benefit from his substantial experience in complex bankruptcy and restructuring matters, and we are delighted to welcome him to the firm.” 

Previously a counsel at Dechert LLP, Smith is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey, as well as numerous courts. He earned his undergraduate degree from the Yeshiva University and his law degree from Brooklyn Law School. 

The Edwards Wildman Restructuring & Insolvency Department has broad experience in bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings, cross-border proceedings and other distressed situations. The firm regularly advises premier financial institutions, institutional investors, debt investors, finance companies, insurers and sureties to enforce creditors’ rights and to achieve strategic goals in the context of structured transactions, commercial litigation, loan workout, debt restructurings and bankruptcy.