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WilmerHale hires Latham's Hugh Murtagh to lead and grow its restructuring group
WilmerHale has recruited Latham & Watkins partner Hugh Murtagh to lead its restructuring department and grow its headcount. The New York-based lawyer, who has represented Mallinckrodt in bankruptcy and Sam Bankman-Fried's business partners in FTX-related fraudulent transfer litigation, replaces Andrew Goldman, who left to lead Goodwin's financial restructuring practice. He will manage seven lawyers, compared with Latham's restructuring practice of more than 200.
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Key points
- Murtagh said his job is to manage the group, grow the practice and show clients WilmerHale offers full-service restructuring.Bloomberg Law
- He said he can draw on WilmerHale's corporate, tax and finance strengths, as he relied on other groups at Latham.Bloomberg Law
- Murtagh declined to say whether Latham colleagues will follow him; Latham thanked him and wished him well.Bloomberg Law
- Judith Hasko, who leads WilmerHale's transactional work, called Murtagh exactly the leader the firm was searching for.Bloomberg Law