Barnes & Thornburg added Neil Begley to its New York office as a partner in its corporate department.
Begley brings experience that further strengthens the firm’s distressed investing, special situations and private capital capabilities, particularly for clients operating in complex and rapidly evolving credit markets.
“Neil brings a valuable combination of technical depth and practical execution in distressed and special situations transactions,” Jahan Sharifi, chair of Barnes & Thornburg’s corporate department, said. “His arrival enhances the depth of our credit and restructuring capabilities and reinforces our ability to advise clients on complex, high-stakes transactions.”
Begley advises institutional investors and private capital clients, including hedge funds, private equity firms, collateralized loan obligation (CLO) managers, financial institutions and high-net-worth individuals, on complex transactions across the distressed credit and restructuring landscape.
He joins from McDermott Will & Schulte, where he began his legal career at legacy firm Schulte Roth & Zabel. His experience includes representing parties as both investors and exiting creditors in matters involving corporate bank loans, bankruptcy and litigation claims, post-reorganization securities, loan-to-own strategies, distressed asset sales and debtor-in-possession financings.
“New York continues to be a focal point for distressed and special situations investing,” Robert Boller, managing partner of Barnes & Thornburg’s New York office, said. “Neil’s understanding of complex credit transactions and restructuring dynamics will be invaluable to our growing platform, and we’re delighted to welcome him to the team.”
Begley earned his law degree, magna cum laude, from American University Washington College of Law and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
