Bankruptcy & Restructuring
Strategic advice in mass tort valuation, insolvency analysis, fraud investigations, and complex restructurings
Bates White has decades of specialized expertise in mass tort valuation, contingent liability estimation, fraud investigations, reasonableness of settlement analysis, trust design and evaluation, and industry custom and practice tied to bankruptcies and reorganizations. We are the foremost valuation experts and strategic advisors to debtors, creditors, courts, trustees, insurers, governments, and key stakeholders. With a proven track record in some of the largest and most complex corporate restructurings in recent history, our work reflects unparalleled expertise, unique economic insights, and the highest professional standards.
Expertise in tort claim valuations, liabilities, and trust distribution procedures
Bates White is recognized for developing thoughtful, credible, and insightful methodologies across mass tort contingency valuation and insolvency analysis; multiple bankruptcy courts have recognized our standards as leading the market. We have led the way in recognizing how the economics of litigation interacts with the claim generation process to better forecast both tort costs and liabilities. Our experts also provide analysis for trust distribution procedures and assess the impact of payment provisions on liability valuation. Our analytical and strategic capabilities extend to adversary proceedings, plan confirmation, and dissolution matters, offering actionable insights that courts and parties rely on.
High-quality, collaborative services help clients address their most pressing issues
Whether navigating traditional bankruptcies, distressed mergers and acquisitions transactions, credit investing, structured credit matters, the development of claims resolution trusts, or distressed debt strategies, our team works closely and collaboratively with clients to identify effective and strategic solutions—allowing them to confidently overcome challenges in restructuring and bankruptcy litigation.
Additional areas of focus:
- Mass tort claims valuation
- Contested business and securities valuation
- Contingent claims estimation and reserves determination
- Financial statement, credit, and solvency analysis
- Damages and lost profits
- Reasonableness of settlements, trust distribution procedures, and plan confirmation issues
