Dorsey & Whitney adds two to bankruptcy and restructuring practice

By Sarah Lizee

Olympia, Wash., May 8 – Dorsey & Whitney LLP expanded its bankruptcy and financial restructuring practice with the addition of new partners Joe Acosta in the Dallas office and Samuel Kohn in the New York office, according to a press release.

Acosta has a broad base of bankruptcy, corporate restructuring, work-out and commercial litigation experience. As a former member of the corporate restructuring group of Jones Day and, most recently, FisherBroyles in Dallas, he has been substantially involved in some of the largest Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in the United States.

Acosta represents banks and other creditors, distressed companies, committees, trustees, landlords and others. He also has extensive experience with creditor's rights and commercial litigation matters, having served as Texas bankruptcy counsel for various retailers and financing companies and having represented all types of commercial litigants in contractual disputes in and out of bankruptcy.

Kohn joins Dorsey’s New York office. He has more than 20 years of experience in restructuring and insolvency and practices in the area of business reorganizations, including complex Chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings.

In addition to his expertise in municipal restructurings, Kohn represents large corporate debtors, creditors’ committees, secured lenders, distressed asset acquirers and investment funds and banks. His experience spans a broad range of industries, including financial services, health care, retail, real estate, food services, energy, telecommunications, entertainment and shipping.

Dorsey & Whitney LLP is a law firm with offices in Minneapolis and Dallas.

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