Montgomery McCracken adds O'Neil to bankruptcy and reorganization practice

By Caroline Salls

Pittsburgh, Jan. 24 - Montgomery McCracken has hired Joseph O'Neil Jr. as a member of the firm's bankruptcy and reorganization practice, according to a news release.

Montgomery McCracken said O'Neil counsels clients on restructuring and workouts, bankruptcy, creditors' rights, collections and asset recovery, representing secured and unsecured creditors, lessors, creditors committees, trustees, and debtors, with expertise in the financing/leasing industries.

O'Neil was most recently a partner with an international law firm, the release said.

"We've seen a significant increase in opportunities for restructuring counsel in the commercial sector this year and we expect those opportunities to increase in the years ahead," Montgomery McCracken chairman Steve Madva said in the release.

O'Neil received a bachelor's degree from Rutgers College at Rutgers University, and he earned his law degree from the Seton Hall University School of Law. Over the course of his career, he has written numerous articles relating to commercial restructuring and bankruptcy for high-profile legal publications.

He is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York as well as the District of New Jersey, the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the Eastern District of Michigan.

He will be based in Montgomery McCracken's Philadelphia office.

Montgomery McCracken is a Philadelphia-based law firm.

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