Partner
Paul Weiss
A partner in the Restructuring Department, Robert Britton focuses his practice on representing debtors, equity owners, creditor groups and distressed investors in acquisitions, out-of-court restructurings and chapter 11 cases. Some of Bob’s recent experience includes advising key parties of interest in the restructurings of Proterra, Revlon, Glass Mountain, GTT Communications, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Gulfport Energy, Templar Energy, American Achievement, Exide Technologies, Sears and OmniMax International.
In 2020, Bob was named one of the American Bankruptcy Institutes’ “40 Under 40” winners. Additionally, Bob is named in Lawdragon’s “500 Leading US Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers.” Bob has received several awards for his work, including the “Corporate Turnaround (Large)” award for The Turnaround Atlas Awards 2022 for his work on Gulfport Energy’s chapter 11 cases. International Financial Law Review (IFLR) awarded Bob their 2021 “Restructuring Deal of the Year” for his representation of The Chatterjee Group in the restructuring of McDermott International and its 2020 “Deal of the Year: Restructuring and Insolvency” for his work advising the restructuring subcommittee for the board of directors of Sears. Turnaround Management Association (TMA) honored Bob with its 2020 “Transaction of the Year: Large Company” award for his work in the chapter 11 case of Trident USA.
Bob is a frequent contributor to a number of industry publications, including the Harvard Business Law Review, Bloomberg Law Reports-Bankruptcy Law, New York Law Journal and The Bankruptcy Strategist. Most recently, Bob co-authored an article for Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law called “Third Circuit Definitively Rejects Triangular Setoff.” Bob also recently co-authored an article for the American Bankruptcy Institute’s ABI Journal titled “Problems in the Code: The Sale of Mortgage Loans Free and Clear in a Chapter 11 Plan.”
