Jonathan L. Gold joined Michael Best‘s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. He will focus his practice on complex financial restructuring matters and creditors’ rights litigation.

“Jon is a talented attorney, and we jumped at the opportunity to bring him on board,” said Ann Ustad Smith, chair of the Banking & Financial Services Practice Group. “His more than 20 years of experience in creditors’ rights and complex financial restructuring matters will strengthen our Creditors’ Rights, Bankruptcy and Workout team.”

Gold joined the firm from LeClairRyan, where he was a member of the firm’s bankruptcy practice group. In addition to creditors’ rights and restructurings, he also has experience with bankruptcy litigation and state court litigation in the Virginia, Maryland and District of Columbia courts. His clients include official committees of unsecured creditors, secured lenders, purchasers of bankruptcy estate assets and bankruptcy trustees in the automotive, real estate, construction and retail industries, among others.

“Jon has deep ties within the local business community and is a highly regarded litigator in the region, which will certainly bolster the office’s business development efforts,” said Kevin M. Barner, D.C. Office managing partner.