McDonald Hopkins Law Firm Continues Its Growth in Chicago: Rising Star Restructuring Attorney, David A. Agay, Joins the Law Firm's Business Restructuring and Bankruptcy Practice
CHICAGO, June 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- David A. Agay, who most recently was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, has been elected as a Member at McDonald Hopkins LLC, a business advisory and advocacy law firm with an 80-year history. Mr. Agay advises clients in a wide variety of corporate distress situations and restructurings, both locally and nationally. Based in the firm's Chicago office, Mr. Agay joins a top, middle-market focused practice, with a deep and sophisticated bench of restructuring and business attorneys in multiple offices. With regional roots, McDonald Hopkins has established a national platform providing value-added, practical, and insightful legal advice to clients.
For over 11 years, Mr. Agay has represented public and private companies, directors, officers, lenders, committees, shareholders, and investors in corporate reorganizations and chapter 11 bankruptcies. He has been actively involved in free-fall and pre-negotiated bankruptcies, numerous cross-border and distressed M & A transactions, out-of-court restructurings, and other reorganization and insolvency proceedings.
"David Agay is well known to the restructuring community as a pragmatic and skilled lawyer who successfully navigates crisis situations without losing sight of the client's objectives. This combination of ability and experience enables David to achieve optimal business and legal results for his clients," said Geoffrey A. Richards, head of restructuring at William Blair & Company in Chicago.
"We are delighted that David Agay has joined our Business Restructuring and Bankruptcy Practice," said Shawn M. Riley, co-chair. "He brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and a business-oriented approach that is an excellent fit with our firm and our team of restructuring and bankruptcy professionals. McDonald Hopkins continues to recruit attorneys to join the restructuring group as well as other national practice groups."
Mr. Agay received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1998 and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pomona College in 1994. He can be reached at 312.642.2217 or [email protected].
About McDonald Hopkins
While many law firms have struggled in a difficult economy in recent years, McDonald Hopkins has continued to grow and expand. The firm's Chicago office, which opened in 2007, has 20 attorneys and is located in the 300 North LaSalle Building on the Chicago River. McDonald Hopkins has more than 130 attorneys in Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Miami, and West Palm Beach. The firm's Miami office opened in April 2011. The president of McDonald Hopkins is Carl J. Grassi. For more information, visit www.mcdonaldhopkins.com.
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