Attorney Brian L. Shaw joins Cozen O'Connor's Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring Practice in Chicago
Brian L. Shaw, one of the country's leading restructuring and insolvency attorneys, joins Cozen O'Connor's nationally recognized Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring Practice as restructurings, workouts and bankruptcies spike in many industries throughout the United States.
Shaw joins Cozen O'Connor along with seven of his former colleagues from Fox Rothschild LLP, including Robert Fishman, who co-chaired Fox Rothschild's Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy Department along with Shaw. They will all reside in the firm's Chicago office, except one colleague, who will reside in the Wilmington, Delaware office.
The group's Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring practice will expand the offerings in the Chicago office which now includes labor and employment, commercial litigation, complex insurance coverage, complex product liability and tort defense, first and third-party coverage, subrogation and recovery and white-collar defense and government investigations.
"Bankruptcy filings had been on the decline for the better part of the past decade but there's been a sudden and dramatic uptick in restructurings and bankruptcy filings due to the global pandemic," said Michael J. Heller, Cozen O'Connor's Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Brian, Bob and their team bring to us both the business savvy and bankruptcy experience that will serve to add additional depth to our bench and expand our abilities to take on and manage restructuring cases of any size or complexity. I'm thrilled to welcome them aboard."
Shaw focuses his practice on financial restructuring, bankruptcy, and other in- and out-of-court distressed solutions, along with attendant litigation, representing debtors, creditors, and other parties-in-interest in proceedings throughout the country. Over the past three decades, he has guided Chapter 11 debtors, Chapter 7 and 11 trustees, creditors and noteholders committees, assignees, landlords, liquidating trustees, labor organizations, preference and fraudulent conveyance defendants, receivers, and secured and unsecured creditors through all aspects of bankruptcy, insolvency, and restructuring.
A fellow at the American College of Bankruptcy, he has served as president, chairman, and vice president of membership at the American Bankruptcy Institute and has also chaired the Chicago Bar Association's Bankruptcy and Reorganization Section.
"A major corporate bankruptcy can have a devastating effect on a long list of parties," Shaw said. "As such, being a part of Cozen O'Connor is especially advantageous because depending on the client's needs, we'll be able draw upon a deep bench of highly qualified attorneys in multiple practices and jurisdictions. I'm very happy to be joining such a dynamic and growing firm."
He received his law degree (J.D. magna cum laude, 1993) from the University of Illinois College of Law and his undergraduate degree (B.A., cum laude, 1989) from Tufts University.
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Established in 1970, Cozen O'Connor has over 750 attorneys who help clients manage risk and make better business decisions. The firm counsels clients on their most sophisticated legal matters in all areas of the law, including litigation, corporate, and regulatory law. Representing a broad array of leading global corporations and middle market companies, Cozen O'Connor serves its clients' needs through 31 offices across two continents.