The International Committee community continues to grow! We welcome the following members to our committee:
Ben Hobden | Harney Westwood & Riegels
Ben Hobden is a partner in Harneys’ Litigation, Insolvency, and Restructuring group in the Cayman Islands.
Having practiced in the Cayman Islands for over a decade, Ben regularly acts for insolvency practitioners, debtors, and creditors in insolvency and restructuring situations, with an enviable track record of acting on many of the largest restructurings in the Cayman Islands. He is regularly instructed as offshore counsel for entities seeking chapter 15 relief in the U.S.
Ben is an expert in restructuring by way of schemes of arrangement, activist shareholder litigation (including those under s.238 of the Companies Act), insurance disputes, and all forms of interim relief and general corporate disputes, and he advises financial institutions, directors and corporates in a wide range of commercial litigation matters.
He is a highly experienced advocate, having appeared before the first instance and appellate courts on numerous occasions, and has developed a reputation among his clients for providing clear, concise and straightforward advice and is recommended by all major directories.
Joshua A. Sussberg, P.C. | Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Joshua A. Sussberg, P.C. is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and is a partner in its Restructuring Practice Group. He represents and advises companies, buyers, boards, investors and lenders in all aspects of distressed and insolvency situations. Described by The American Lawyer on August 3, 2023, as “the nation’s leading restructuring lawyer,” Josh is consistently recognized as one of the country’s preeminent restructuring attorneys. For the first half of 2023, Bankruptcydata.com noted that Josh is “the busiest partner on the lead counsel front.” Bloomberg Law reported on Oct. 5, 2022, that “Josh Sussberg is possibly the most ubiquitous bankruptcy attorney in the U.S., appearing often in courts from New York to Texas.” Josh was recently ranked Band 1 both in New York and nationwide by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.