Fried Frank Expands Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice

    
    Shannon Lowry Nagle Joins Firm in New York




    
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<p>NEW YORK, <span class="xn-chron">March 1</span> /CNW/ -- Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced today that <span class="xn-person">Shannon Lowry</span> Nagle has joined the Firm's bankruptcy and restructuring practice as a partner, resident in the New York office.  <span class="xn-person">Ms. Nagle</span> has represented numerous clients in connection with chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings. Prior to joining the Firm, she was a partner at O'Melveny and Myers LLP.</p>
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<p><span class="xn-person">Ms. Nagle</span>'s practice has included representing bondholders, secured and unsecured creditors, debtor-in-possession lenders, ad hoc and official committees of creditors, and other parties in interest. <span class="xn-person">Ms. Nagle</span> also has represented debtors, including distressed portfolio companies, as well as private equity funds and others in connection with the acquisition of distressed companies and in the sale of assets of financially troubled entities. <span class="xn-person">Ms. Nagle</span>'s experience covers a wide range of industries, including retail, healthcare, entertainment, construction, auto, airlines, textiles, and telecommunications. She has extensive in-court experience, having litigated before bankruptcy courts in numerous states.</p>
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<p>"The bankruptcy and restructuring business has been, and continues to be, on a sharp rise nationwide.  The work of Fried Frank's bankruptcy and restructuring practice has grown exponentially and is an integral and important part of our Firm. Shannon is a gifted lawyer and a first rate talent.  With the addition of Shannon to our practice, we expect to continue to meet this growing demand for our services and to attend to the needs of our clients and the Firm," said <span class="xn-person">Brad Eric</span> Scheler, senior partner and chairman of Fried Frank's bankruptcy and restructuring department.</p>
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<p>"We are delighted to have someone of Shannon's caliber join the Firm.  Shannon brings her experience and expertise to a strong and seasoned team of professionals who have been working on some of today's most innovative and prominent bankruptcy and restructuring matters," said <span class="xn-person">Valerie Ford</span> Jacob, Fried Frank's chairperson.</p>
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<p><span class="xn-person">Ms. Nagle</span> received her JD from University of <span class="xn-location">Miami</span> - School of Law and her BS from University of Florida. She is admitted to the bar in New York, Virginia, North Carolina and <span class="xn-location">Georgia</span>.</p>
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<p>Fried Frank's bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers regularly represent a wide range of clients in both formal bankruptcies and out-of-court restructurings of financially troubled companies, including corporate debtors, creditors' committees, bondholders' committees, equity holders' committees, trustees, financial institutions that are lenders to and investors in financially troubled companies, buyers and sellers of distressed securities and businesses, and parties seeking to invest in and/or acquire the assets and businesses of financially troubled companies.</p>
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<p>Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 500 attorneys in offices in New York, Washington, D.C., <span class="xn-location">London</span>, <span class="xn-location">Paris</span>, <span class="xn-location">Frankfurt</span>, <span class="xn-location">Hong Kong</span> and <span class="xn-location">Shanghai</span>. Fried Frank lawyers regularly represent many of the world's leading corporations and financial institutions.  The Firm offers legal counsel on antitrust and competition; bankruptcy and restructuring; benefits and compensation; corporate matters, including asset management, capital markets, corporate governance, financings, mergers and acquisitions, and private acquisitions and private equity; energy, alternative energy and climate change; financial institutions; government investigations and regulatory counseling including internal investigations and monitoring, securities enforcement and regulation and white-collar criminal defense; insurance; intellectual property and technology; international trade; litigation including arbitration and alternative dispute resolution, commercial litigation, environmental litigation, government contracts, securities and shareholder litigation; real estate; tax; and trusts and estates. More information on Fried Frank can be found at <a href="http://www.friedfrank.com">www.friedfrank.com</a>.</p>
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