Hogan Lovells Names New Business Restructuring and Insolvency Global Practice Head
Chris Donoho has been named Practice Area Leader for Hogan Lovells‘ global Business Restructuring and Insolvency practice. Donoho succeeded Stephen Foster of the London office effective January 1.
In a release, the firm said Donoho has been with Hogan Lovells for nearly a decade, and since 2015, he has served the firm’s New York office as administrative partner. He represents creditors in restructurings, frequently on behalf of investment funds or banks. He also has experience in representing companies facing distress, either in or out of court, including currently representing Orexigen Therapeutics in its Chapter 11 proceeding in Delaware. Donoho has played a leading role in several award-winning deals including his representation of the Kodak Pension Plan in the Eastman Kodak Company Chapter 11. He recently co-led the representation of the Official Committees of Unsecured Creditors of Abengoa, and also recently represented the private equity sponsor in a new value plan in the RMH bankruptcy in Delaware.
Foster, who led the practice for over eight years, will return to his practice full time after a successful tenure as practice lead. His worked in restructuring and insolvency, including strategic planning and advisory work, distressed M&A transactions, debt/equity swaps, debt sales, and formal insolvency processes.
Last April, a three-partner team led by Richard Wynne that included Bennett Spiegel and Erin Brady joined the firm’s Los Angeles office. The New York office recently saw the addition of debt capital markets partner Stuart Morrissy and partner Douglas Taber, GE Capital’s former Lead Executive Counsel, Restructuring & Banking.
