George Davis, Global Chair of Latham & Watkins’ Restructuring & Special Situations Practice, represents clients in their highest-stakes liability management transactions and restructurings, including some of the most complex and contentious matters of the past three decades.
Widely recognized as one of the top restructuring lawyers in the United States, Mr. Davis combines shrewd tactical and negotiating skills and creative problem solving to achieve the outcomes that leading public and private companies, sponsors, and investors seek in:
A trusted strategic advisor to boards and management teams, Mr. Davis unlocks the full resources of the firm’s global platform to guide clients on strategy, litigation risk, and board duties in transformative liability management and restructuring transactions.
Mr. Davis regularly garners broad recognition for his distinctive practice work from clients, peers, and industry publications, including The American Lawyer, Chambers USA, IFLR1000, The Legal 500 US, and Corporate Counsel.
In the past three decades, Mr. Davis has represented hundreds of companies (or their sponsors or boards of directors) in complex liability management transactions and restructurings, including:
Mr. Davis has represented in many complex liability management transactions and restructurings, including relating to:
*Matter handled prior to joining Latham
Latham teams recognized for their representation for clients Dairy of Farmers of America Inc. and Mallinckrodt.
Restructuring & Special Situations Practice Partners George Davis and Jeff Bjork recognized for leading Mallinckrodt restructuring.
Firm advised on 13 matters selected among the most notable work of 2022 by Turnarounds & Workouts.