New York – January 9, 2026 – Cooley partner Michael Klein was recognized among the Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers of 2025 by Turnarounds & Workouts, which published a list of just 15 lawyers from across the US. The publication noted Klein’s successful representation of the Unsecured Creditors Committee in Whittaker Clark & Daniels’ Chapter 11 case – in which he not only uncovered hidden asset shifts, but took the case to trial and secured a settlement offer that was more than 10 times the initial offer.

Klein was also noted for his successful representation of Yardi Systems in connection with WeWork’s emergence from Chapter 11 and completion of WeWork’s global operational and financial restructuring; Gamida Cell in its global restructuring through a novel use of debt arrangement proceedings in Israel and the US; the Official Committee of Opioid Claimants in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Endo Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company alleged to have contributed to the opioid epidemic; and more.

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Turnarounds & Workouts previously recognized partner Cullen Speckhart among its Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers and partner Lauren Reichardt among its Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers.

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