THREE HIGHLY REGARDED RESTRUCTURING & SPECIAL SITUATIONS PARTNERS TO JOIN LATHAM IN NEW YORK AND CHICAGO

• Ryan Preston Dahl, Benjamin M. Rhode, and Natasha Hwangpo to join Latham's premier Restructuring & Special Situations and Liability Management Practices
  
  
• The arrival of the team follows the addition earlier this year of Ray C. Schrock, Andrew Parlen, Candace Arthur, Alexander Welch, and John Sobolewski

NEW YORK and CHICAGO, Oct. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Latham & Watkins LLP¹ is pleased to announce that three prominent restructuring partners — Ryan Preston Dahl, Benjamin M. Rhode, and Natasha Hwangpo —  will join the firm. The highly accomplished partners bring a wealth of experience advising on complex business restructuring, bankruptcy, and insolvency solutions, as well as cutting-edge liability management transactions.

The additions of Dahl, Rhode, and Hwangpo follow the arrivals earlier this year of preeminent practitioners Ray C. Schrock, Andrew Parlen, Candace Arthur, Alexander Welch, and John Sobolewski. The team joining the firm marks another major milestone in Latham's development of the world's premier restructuring practice.

The partners represent public and private companies, financial institutions, private equity funds, portfolio companies, investors, and creditors in US and international special situations, out-of-court restructurings and distressed acquisitions, and in-court chapter 11 processes through prepackaged, prearranged, and traditional restructurings, as well as in complex liability management exercises. The partners' experience spans virtually every industry sector, including healthcare, technology, automotive, logistics, retail, media, gaming, manufacturing, professional services, food services, and financial services.

Rich Trobman, Chair and Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins, said: "Ryan, Ben and Natasha are incredible lawyers, and their arrival further demonstrates our commitment to seeking out difference makers who embrace our foundational values and commitment to excellence. We are delighted to welcome them to the firm, as we continue to build the absolute best restructuring team in the world. The group's tremendous experience and personal drive seamlessly align with our unique capabilities to advise clients on their most sophisticated restructuring and liability management matters, and will accelerate our growth in this space."

"Ryan is widely recognized as one of the foremost practitioners in the field and has built a venerable restructuring practice that is highly competitive," said Ray C. Schrock, Global Chair of Latham's Restructuring & Special Situations Practice. "Ryan's expertise is deep, spanning debtor, sponsor, and creditor mandates around the globe. Ben and Natasha likewise have earned stellar reputations for their significant experience, market profile, and client relationships. Our preeminent practice continues to grow and is sought after for consequential debtor- and creditor-side matters across industries, and the arrival of Ryan, Ben, and Natasha underscores our commitment to building the world's number one restructuring and liability management practice, now and for years to come."

"Ryan, Ben, and Natasha are outstanding additions to our team, and their mix of expertise is a perfect fit for our restructuring and liability management practices," said Andrew Parlen, US Chair of Latham's Restructuring & Special Situations Practice. "These talented restructuring partners share our commitment to client service and fierce determination to succeed."

Marc Jaffe, Managing Partner of Latham's New York office, said: "I'm thrilled to welcome Ryan, Ben, and Natasha to the firm. They bring extensive relationships with major public and private companies, sponsors, investors, and creditors, and they are well known for their commercial savvy, technical mastery, and formidable track record. We are particularly excited about the synergy between their experience and our market-leading private equity, private credit, hybrid capital, and liability management capabilities, as well as our broad public company practice."

"These three partners are incredibly experienced in high-stakes matters and advise on the issues top of mind for boards and executives," said Mary Rose Alexander, Managing Partner of Latham's Chicago office. "We are the only firm with true breadth and depth across products and markets to handle today's most cutting-edge restructuring matters. Ryan, Ben, and Natasha bring additional firepower to our platform in Chicago, New York, and globally, and I'm pleased to welcome them to the firm."

Dahl will join Latham in New York and Chicago. He received his JD from The University of Chicago Law School and BA from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Rhode will join the Chicago office. He received his JD from Cornell Law School and BS from Clarkson University. Hwangpo will join the New York office. She received her JD from Columbia Law School, MSc from The London School of Economics & Political Science, and BA from University of California, Berkeley.

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Notes to Editors

¹Latham & Watkins operates worldwide as a limited liability partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (USA) with affiliated limited liability partnerships conducting the practice in France, Hong Kong, Italy, Singapore, and the United Kingdom and as an affiliated partnership conducting the practice in Japan. Latham & Watkins operates in Israel through a limited liability company, in South Korea as a Foreign Legal Consultant Office, and in Saudi Arabia through a limited liability company.

Contacts

Rich Trobman, Chair and Managing Partner, +1.212.906.1200

Marc Jaffe, New York Office Managing Partner, + 1.212.906.1281

Ray C. Schrock, Global Chair, Restructuring & Special Situations Practice, +1.212.906.1285

Andrew Parlen, US Chair, Restructuring & Special Situations Practice, +1.212.906.1296

Mary Rose Alexander, Chicago Office Managing Partner, +1.312.876.7672

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