McDermott Will & Schulte, a global law firm

Charles (Chuck) R. Gibbs focuses his practice on the insolvency and restructuring space. He represents debtors, secured creditors, official and ad hoc creditors’ committees, equity committees, and asset buyers in multijurisdictional and cross-border matters. His cross-border experience includes representing joint liquidators in Caribbean insolvency proceedings, including the largest individual fraud case in history. He often partners with non-money center secured lenders, particularly in the real estate space, leveraging his deep experience in handling real estate loan workouts on behalf of lenders both in and out of court. He has also led public and private companies through complex financial restructurings.

Over a career spanning more than 40 years, Chuck has been recognized as one of the United States’ leading restructuring lawyers. He has been ranked by Chambers and Partners for more than 20 years, including as a Band 1 ranking for more than a decade. He has also been named one of the Best Lawyers in America since 2006 and won “Lawyer of the Year” in 2019. He has been recognized as a “Leading Individual” by both The International Who’s Who of Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers (since 2008) and Legal 500.

Throughout his career, Chuck has been on the cutting edge of novel restructuring issues ranging from Caribbean resorts to centralized cryptocurrency exchanges.