Goulston & Storrs, an Am Law 200 firm, is pleased to announce that directors Tim Carter, Trevor Hoffmann, and Douglas Rosner, and of counsel James Wallack have been included in Lawdragon’s 2024 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers guide. They are the attorneys who “can make all the difference for a business, debtor, or creditor and have done so time and time again.”

The Goulston & Storrs Bankruptcy & Restructuring Group is nationally recognized for its deep expertise in complex corporate restructurings and insolvency proceedings. Their clients include debtors in major Chapter 11 cases, portfolio companies going through restructurings and dispositions, secured lenders on underperforming loans, and unsecured creditors’ committees in maximizing recoveries from troubled companies. Active participants in major retail bankruptcy cases around the country, Goulston & Storrs also represents developers, investors, and liquidators looking to acquire troubled businesses and real estate assets.

Douglas Rosner, the leader of the group, represents corporate debtors, unsecured creditors and creditors’ committees, lenders, landlords, asset purchasers, and trustees across the country in a wide range of sophisticated bankruptcy matters including complex Chapter 11 reorganizations, Chapter 7 liquidations, workouts, and related litigation and transactions. He also counsels lenders and borrowers in corporate and real estate financing transactions, including asset-backed securitizations, inter-creditor agreements, factoring arrangements, and asset-based loans. Rosner is a Fellow in the prestigious American College of Bankruptcy. He received his J.D. from Boston College Law School and his B.A. from Brandeis University.

Practicing at the intersection of finance, restructuring, and bankruptcy, Tim Carter represents agents, lenders, borrowers, and sponsors in lending and restructuring transactions, as well as debtors, lenders, acquirers, and creditors in insolvency proceedings. He is sought out for his broad corporate and real estate finance experience, which he leverages to help businesses on a variety of finance-related matters from debt origination, through any distress or special situations, to recapitalizations, dispositions, and other exit transactions. Carter is active in the Turnaround Management Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and the Boston Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Section. He received his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law, where he was a Stone Scholar, and his B.A. from Columbia University.

Trevor Hoffmann guides creditors, special servicers, acquirers, and estate fiduciaries in all phases of restructuring. He is especially respected for his acumen in distressed M&A transactions on behalf of private equity firms. Hoffmann has a unique background with specific practice experience in both Canada and the U.S., and his current practice includes regular appearances in bankruptcy courts throughout the U.S. Hoffmann serves on the Federal Bar Council Bankruptcy Litigation Committee and is active in the Turnaround Management Association. He received his LL.B. from the University of Toronto and his B.Comm. from the University of Alberta.

James Wallack is nationally recognized for his specialized knowledge of acquiring and disposing of troubled real estate assets, as well as his work with retail and consumer products companies. He has extensive expertise in complex Chapter 11 reorganizations, workouts, and transactions involving distressed assets, with a notable focus on representing private equity firms and their underperforming portfolio companies. Wallack is an American College of Bankruptcy Fellow. He received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and his B.A. from Northwestern University.