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Troutman Pepper Locke Represents Avem Partners in Acquisition of FMI Aerostructures
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PRACTICE
Trusted counsel in all aspects of insolvency and restructuring, representing clients across all parts of the capital structure.
Our deep understanding of pre- and post-insolvency issues from every stakeholder’s perspective enables us to help our clients prevent and prepare for a financial crisis and, when needed, serve as trusted advisors to respond effectively to financial distress.
We provide clients with creative solutions in bankruptcy and restructuring matters that prioritize recovery or return on investment. Because our bankruptcy team works closely with our finance and corporate attorneys, we understand the underpinnings of financial and corporate transactions and offer tools to reduce crises or prevent them from arising.
Chambers USA notes that clients praise the team for “outstanding service” and “responsiveness, timeliness and accuracy.” Several of our attorneys, in offices ranging from Texas and Louisiana to Delaware and Georgia to New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Virginia, are ranked in Chambers; four are Fellows of the American College of Bankruptcy; and the firm ranks nationally as Tier 1 in Best Law Firms® year after year.
Our bankruptcy and restructuring attorneys regularly advise premier financial institutions, institutional investors, private and non-bank lenders, equity sponsors, portfolio companies, debt and equity investors, boards of directors and managers, indenture trustees and other fiduciaries, CMBS special servicers, asset purchasers, insurers, and sureties in connection with a broad variety of restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency matters. We advise and represent all parts of the capital structure in a wide range of special situations, including distress-related litigation, transactional and governance issues.
Our team is industry agnostic, but has strong experience in a variety of sectors, including health care, commercial real estate, insurance, financial services, retail, technology, diamond and jewelry, food and beverage, energy, publishing and media, aviation, gaming and entertainment, hospitality, transportation, and accounting.
Bankruptcy + Restructuring Recognitions
Troutman Pepper Locke holds top-tier Best Law Firms® recognitions nationally and in several markets for its bankruptcy and restructuring work. Between Best Law Firms® and Chambers USA, the firm is listed year after year across a dozen jurisdictions. The firm has also earned M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards, which recognize top performers in turnaround, restructuring, and distressed M&A.
National Rankings
Best Law Firms® – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, National: Tier 1 (2022–2026)
Regional Rankings
Chambers USA ranks the firm in Bankruptcy/Restructuring across Delaware (2018–2026), Georgia (2018–2026), Louisiana (2021–2026), and Massachusetts (2021–2026). Best Law Firms® recognizes the firm in Atlanta and Georgia dating to 2018, with additional rankings confirmed in 2026 in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Delaware, Detroit, Houston, New Orleans, and Philadelphia.
Named Awards
The Global M&A Network Turnaround Atlas Awards – Special Situation M&A Deal of the Year (2026)
The Global M&A Network Turnaround Atlas Awards – Distressed Investment Deal of the Year (2026)
The M&A Advisor – Turnaround Awards: Financial Deal of the Year; Section 363 Sale of the Year (Over $250MM); and Restructuring of the Year ($10MM to $50MM) (2024)
Global Restructuring Review – GRR 100 (2019–2024)
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