October 22, 2026
Press Release
Latham & Watkins Names New Partners
Promotions recognize exceptional talent and excellence across the firm.
Joe Celentino represents clients in all facets of complex insolvency and restructuring matters.
Joe leverages a deal-oriented negotiation approach and extensive in-court bankruptcy litigation experience to guide debtors, lenders, private equity sponsors, and investment funds in the full life cycle of financial distress, including:
- Chapter 11 proceedings, including traditional, prepackaged, and prearranged cases
- Liability management, including cross-border matters involving European companies with New York law-governed debt documents
- Acquisition of distressed assets in or out of bankruptcy
- Insolvency-related litigation
In addition to his work in financial restructurings, Joe has significant experience in mass tort bankruptcies, and he regularly advises companies on strategies to address mass tort and legacy liabilities.
A recognized thought leader, Joe frequently writes and speaks on restructuring-related issues, including for the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, American Bankruptcy Institute, Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, and American Bar Association’s Litigation Section.
Joe clerked for Justice Neil M. Gorsuch on the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Before joining Latham, he was a restructuring and finance associate at another leading New York law firm.
Prior to law school, Joe was a reporter who published over 550 nationally syndicated articles on federal and state litigation.