Clifford Chance Strengthens US Firm With New Bankruptcy Partner

NEW YORK, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading international law firm Clifford Chance today announced that Rick Antonoff has joined the firm as a partner in the United States. His arrival provides additional depth to the U.S. Financial Restructuring group.    

"We're very pleased to welcome Rick as a member of our team," said Andrew P. Brozman, who leads Clifford Chance's U.S. Restructuring practice.  "Rick brings more than 20 years of financial restructuring expertise, with a strong background in structured products and real estate-related finance.  We believe Rick is an excellent strategic fit for us."

Antonoff joins Clifford Chance from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pitman, where he had been a partner.  In commenting on his move, Antonoff said: "Clifford Chance has an attractive brand, innovative thinkers and a broad platform that supports complex international and domestic restructurings.  I am looking forward to working with the group and being part of its continuing growth strategy."

"Adding Rick to our team at this juncture supports our strategy of focusing on our areas of strength, and our Financial Restructuring team certainly qualifies on that count," said Craig Medwick, Clifford Chance's regional managing partner for the Americas.  "Despite improvement in the U.S. economy, we anticipate that restructuring will continue to be an area of focus for the next several years."    

Clifford Chance is one of the world's leading law firms, helping clients achieve their goals by combining the highest global standards with local expertise. The firm has unrivalled scale and depth of legal resources across the four key markets of the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, and focuses on the core areas of commercial activity: capital markets; corporate and M&A; finance and banking; real estate; tax; pensions and employment; litigation and dispute resolution. Clifford Chance has 30 offices in 21 countries with 3,800 legal advisers and also operates a 'best friends' arrangement with AZB & Partners in India, Lakatos, Koves & Partners in Hungary and a co-operation agreement with Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm in Saudi Arabia.

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