Litigation Star, National Practice Area Star (Bankruptcy)
Benchmark Litigation 2026
"Acts for both creditors and debtors on Chapter 11 matters, with additional expertise in distressed M&A and out-of-court restructurings."
Chambers USA 2025
"Wins praise for his representation of both debtors and creditors in matters including Chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings."
Chambers USA 2025
"Outstanding reputation."
"One of the most practical and business-oriented restructuring lawyers."
Chambers USA 2024
"An extremely strong strategic thinker on his deals."
The Legal 500 US 2024
"Brings vast experience and knowledge to every matter on which he works. He has impeccable judgment and a calm, steady hand in every crisis."
The Legal 500 US 2024
"Amongst the very best practitioners in the field of restructuring. He is very thoughtful, very responsive and very knowledgeable."
Chambers USA 2024
MVP – Bankruptcy
Law360 2024
"Provides wisdom and knows how to counsel a board and navigate difficult situations."
Chambers USA 2024
Profile
George Davis, previously serving as Global Chair of the Restructuring & Special Situations Practice, represents public and private companies, private equity sponsors, direct lenders, asset managers, and alternative capital providers in their most sophisticated restructurings and liability management exercises.
Widely recognized as one of the top restructuring lawyers in the United States, George has represented hundreds of clients in the past three decades in complex and novel:
Liability management transactions
Recapitalizations
Restructurings
Chapter 11 cases
Other special situations transactions
A trusted strategic advisor to boards and management teams, George 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.
George regularly garners broad recognition for his distinctive practice from clients, peers, and industry publications.
Chambers USA recognized George as:
“Simply one of the best restructuring lawyers in the field.”
“A master strategist, a super negotiator and a very astute counselor.”
“He has strong expertise and clout with the relevant parties.”
“Very strong at seeing the big picture and communicating effectively with clients.”
The American Lawyer recognized George as Dealmaker of the Year in 2023 for his work restructuring global pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt Plc.
Experience
George’s experience includes advising:
Several public companies in confidential representations addressing substantial mass tort liabilities
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, a global pharma company, in restructuring its substantial fund debt and mass tort and antitrust exposures to emerge from Chapter 11 with a materially improved balanced sheet and no contingent liabilities
CommScope, a global leader in network connectivity solutions, on its comprehensive US$4.15 billion strategic liability management recapitalization
Robertshaw, a leading global design, engineering, and manufacturing company, on the successful completion of its liability management transactions and subsequent chapter 11 sale and restructuring
The Container Store Group, a leading retailer of organizing solutions, on its successful chapter 11 financial restructuring
Afiniti, a global customer experience and artificial intelligence provider, on its successful Bermuda law and US chapter 15 restructuring
2U, a global leader in online education, on its successful financial restructuring and emergence from chapter 11 as a privately held entity
JOANN, the nation-wide category leader in sewing and fabrics, on its successful emergence from a court-supervised financial restructuring process
Lumileds, a global leader in innovative lighting solutions, on its chapter 11 plan of reorganization and cross-border financial restructuring
George’s representative clients include:
Companies (or Their Sponsors or Boards of Directors)
2U
Acosta
AIG Financial Products
Alta Mesa Resources
Audacy
Barretts Minerals
Bluebird Bio
Cal Dive International*
Caribbean Petroleum*
Corium Therapeutics
Emerge Energy Services
Entegra Power (2014 Restructuring of the Year, Turnarounds & Workouts)
Farfetch
Flexsys Holdings
Global Eagle
Hexion
Homer City
Imerys subsidiaries
JOANN
Libbey Glass
Lincoln Power
Lucky Brands
Lumileds
LyondellBasell Industries* (2010 Restructuring Deal of the Year, Investment Dealers’ Digest; 2010 Restructuring Deal of the Year, IFLR Europe)
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (2023 Dealmaker of the Year, The American Lawyer)
MOD Pizza
MediaMath
National Association of Realtors
National CineMedia
North American Dental Group
Ocwen Financial*
Owens Illinois/Paddock
Pacific Drilling
Precision BioSciences
Rackspace
Robertshaw
Sable Permian Resources
Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers*
Savers Thrift Superstores
Superior Energy Services
TPC Group
Travelport
Vacasa
Verso and New Page*
Weatherford
Creditors and Investors
Avaya
Bausch Health
Bennu Oil & Gas*
Bioventus
Camston Wrather
Dynegy
Fieldwood Energy
First Energy Solutions
Gavilon
HAL Investments
Hertz
Invacare
Legacy Reserves
Moelis & Company (iHeartMedia)
NRG REMA
Scandinavian Airlines
Service King
Specialty Dental Brands
Stewart Health
Stone Energy*
Swissport
*Matter handled prior to joining Latham
Thought Leadership
Co-author, Chambers Insolvency Global Practice Guide: USA Trends and Developments (December 2023)
Consulting Editor, Lexology’s Getting the Deal Through Insolvency Litigation Guide (2022, 2023)
Co-author, 2020 Bankruptcy Trends And Sectors To Watch In 2021, Law360 (December 2020)
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
New York
Education
JD, Hofstra University School of Law with distinction
George Davis, Global Chair of Latham’s Restructuring & Special Situations Practice, recognized by Law360 for successfully navigating major companies, including Mallinckrodt, Joann Inc., and Audacy, through significant restructurings.
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