Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Adds Two Partners to Business Reorganization and Restructuring Department in NY

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP recently announced that Margot B. Schonholtz and Ana M. Alfonso joined the firm as partners in the Business Reorganization and Restructuring Department in New York. Both were formerly partners at Kaye Scholer LLP.

With 30 years of experience, Ms. Schortholtz is among an elite group of practitioners specializing in a variety of areas, including representing leading institutional creditors, and agents to syndicated lending groups.

Ms. Alfonso is also a leader in representing secured lenders, debtors, trustees, committees, unsecured creditors and other parties facing bankruptcy and insolvency-related issues.

In the press release at the firm’s website, Willkie Co-Chairman Steven Gartner was quoted as saying: “We consider our bankruptcy and restructuring group to be one of our crown jewels, and the addition of Margot and Ana enhances our existing practice, for which we are known globally. Bringing in two such distinguished and accomplished practitioners broadens and strengthens our group at a time when our clients are demanding greater expertise. We feel extremely fortunate to have these two dynamic

Headquartered in New York, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP was founded over 120 years ago. It is an international law firm of approximately 700 attorneys with offices in New York, Washington, Paris, London, Milan, Rome, Frankfurt and Brussels.