Practice Areas · Bankruptcy & Restructuring
Bankruptcy & Restructuring Recruiters
We map 3,000+ U.S. bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers — so when distress cycles turn, you move first.
Inside the Bankruptcy & Restructuring market.
Our proprietary Titan Crawler AI maps the relevant field first; experienced consultants qualify it by hand. The figures describe the talent market we cover.
- 3,000+
- bankruptcy & restructuring lawyers mapped across the US
- 6
- specialist sub-practices
- 14+
- US markets covered
Bankruptcy and restructuring work demands counsel who can move fast under pressure, read complex capital structures at a glance, and earn the trust of distressed companies, lenders, and creditors' committees simultaneously. Finding that talent requires more than a database search — it requires a granular, continuously maintained map of who is doing the real work and where the market is moving.
Sartori & Partners maps 3,000+ bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers across the United States, spanning the full spectrum of specialisms: Chapter 11, out-of-court restructuring, Chapter 7, creditors' rights, cross-border insolvency, and collections. Our coverage reaches the senior partners running the largest distressed mandates and the mid-level associates building the track records that define the next generation of the practice.
Because this is a counter-cyclical market, the most sought-after practitioners are rarely visible at the moment they become relevant. We track this population continuously so that when conditions shift and demand spikes, our clients are not starting from scratch.
Bankruptcy & Restructuring specialisms we recruit.
The specialist sub-practices within bankruptcy & restructuring where we run lateral, in-house and senior counsel search.
Chapter 11
Chapter 11 recruiters 2,000+ lawyersRestructuring
Restructuring recruiters 1,000+ lawyersChapter 7
Chapter 7 recruiters 1,000+ lawyersCreditors' Rights
Creditors' Rights recruiters 250+ lawyersCollections
Collections recruiters 250+ lawyersCross-Border Insolvency
Cross-Border Insolvency recruitersBankruptcy & Restructuring recruiters, market by market.
Where bankruptcy & restructuring hiring concentrates across the US. Searching for bankruptcy & restructuring recruiters in a specific city? Start here.
The searches we run in Bankruptcy & Restructuring.
Law-firm and corporate mandates alike — from a confidential lateral partner move to a first general counsel — each run on the same evidence-led method.
Lateral Partner & Practice-Group Moves
Confidential lateral partners and practice-group lift-outs, assessed on portable business, conflicts and platform fit.
Explore this search 02In-House & General Counsel
GC, deputy GC and senior counsel for companies operating across multiple jurisdictions.
Explore this search 03Associate & Counsel Recruiting
Mid-level and senior associates and counsel, matched on practice depth and trajectory, not keywords.
Explore this search 04Compliance & Regulatory Leadership
Chief compliance officers and regulatory leaders for the most heavily supervised practices.
Explore this searchBoth sides of the search.
For law firms
Lateral partners, practice groups and associates — a shortlist drawn from the full field of a practice, not a rented database.
Learn moreFor companies
General counsel, compliance and legal-operations leaders for businesses building or scaling a legal function.
Learn moreFor candidates
Considering a move? We approach senior lawyers privately and confidentially — nothing moves without your say-so.
Learn moreBankruptcy & Restructuring recruitment — common questions
How do you recruit bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers when the market moves so quickly?
We maintain a live map of 3,000+ U.S. bankruptcy and restructuring practitioners, updated continuously rather than reactively. When distress cycles create urgent hiring pressure, we already know which Chapter 11 and restructuring lawyers are doing significant work, which are open to conversations, and which firms are likely to release talent. That preparation shortens the search timeline substantially.
Which subspecialisms within bankruptcy and restructuring do you cover?
Our market map covers the full practice spectrum: Chapter 11 debtor and creditor-side work, out-of-court restructuring, Chapter 7 liquidations, creditors' rights, cross-border insolvency, and collections. We recruit across seniority levels, from associates building their first restructuring track records through senior partners who lead complex multi-creditor engagements.
Can you place restructuring lawyers at companies that operate in multiple jurisdictions?
Yes. Cross-border insolvency is one of the six core specialisms we map, and many of the practitioners in our network have handled matters involving parallel proceedings across multiple legal systems. For companies that operate across jurisdictions and need counsel with genuine cross-border restructuring experience, we identify candidates whose track record matches that complexity rather than sourcing generalists.
Bankruptcy & Restructuring
The right bankruptcy & restructuring hire begins with a quiet conversation.
Tell us the mandate — we will tell you candidly whether we are the right firm to run it. No obligation, complete discretion.