Partner, Restructuring
Kirkland & Ellis
(Moderator)
Brian Schartz’s diverse practice includes representing debtors/borrowers, sponsors, and distressed investors in a wide range of out-of-court restructurings and Chapter 11 cases. He has extensive experience advising boards of directors and senior management of financially troubled companies regarding fiduciary duties and corporate governance.
The American Bankruptcy Institute selected Brian as a 2020 “Forty Under Forty–Emerging Leaders in Insolvency Practice.” Brian was also selected as an “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer” by Turnaround & Workouts in 2019. Brian was listed as a “Notable Practitioner” in the 2019 and 2020 editions of IFLR1000 and was named a New York “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine in 2014–2017 for his restructuring practice. He was also recognized in 2015 by The Legal 500 U.S. for his corporate restructuring work. In May 2015, Brian was selected as a member of the 2015 Next Generation Class for the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges. Brian is a member of the board of Friends of the Children New York, a non-profit organization that provides professional mentoring services to underprivileged children and their families in the New York City area.
