Dechert Expands Restructuring Practice and Chicago Presence With Partner Jason Gott

CHICAGO, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Dechert LLP announced today that Jason Gott has joined the firm as a partner in its financial restructuring practice, based in Chicago. Mr. Gott's arrival bolsters Dechert's restructuring presence in Chicago and deepens the firm's borrower-side bench nationally.

"We are thrilled to welcome a restructuring lawyer of Jason's caliber to the firm," said Dave Forti, co-chair of Dechert. "His arrival marks an important step in extending our restructuring capabilities into a key market and is a testament to the continued growth we have been seeing across the firm."

"We're incredibly proud of the team we've been building at our new Chicago office, and the talent we've brought together reflects the kind of presence we want to have in one of the country's most dynamic legal markets," said Mike Poulos, vice chairman and global head of strategy. "Jason is an important part of that momentum, he's a proven practitioner who strengthens our rapidly growing borrower-side restructuring practice and brings exactly the capabilities our clients need on the ground in Chicago."

Mr. Gott's practice is predominantly borrower-side, advising companies and their sponsors in distressed situations, strategic processes, liability management transactions, out-of-court restructurings, Chapter 11 proceedings and cross-border restructurings. He also represents purchasers in the acquisition of assets in or out of bankruptcy and lenders and creditors in workouts and bankruptcies.

"I'm excited about the ambitious growth trajectory of Dechert's financial restructuring practice and the opportunity to help build it further in Chicago," said Mr. Gott. "Dechert offers me the ability to work seamlessly within a platform that strongly values cross-practice collaboration and will allow me to deliver the kind of integrated solutions my clients expect during their most critical moments."

Mr. Gott's arrival brings Dechert's total lateral partner count this year to more than 50, reflecting the firm's strategic goal of strengthening capabilities across its steeples of excellence in litigation, investment management, finance and restructuring, capital markets and securitization, and mergers and acquisitions.

Dechert has a market-leading financial restructuring team with experience representing clients around the globe. Our lawyers are known for ground-breaking matters, innovative deal structuring, creative solutions, seamless cross-border advice and court victories. We represent a wide range of creditor and debtor clients on the full spectrum of complex cross-border restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency matters.

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SOURCE Dechert LLP