Thought Leadership Type: Corporate Restructuring

The global energy sector faces mounting instability, and upstream and oilfield services companies increasingly confront the risk of financial distress. In this Journal of Corporate Renewal feature, Stretto’s Drew Lockard teams up with Thomas Charles Scannell and Zachary C. Zahn of Foley & Lardner LLP to outline the warning signs of insolvency and the strategies […]

Stretto Co-CEOs Jonathan Carson and Eric Kurtzman join host Carly Pepin on the Built For This podcast to trace their journey from founding KCC to building Stretto into a leading bankruptcy and insolvency platform. They discuss their complementary partnership, why staying focused on one industry is driving Stretto’s AI strategy, and lessons from two decades […]

Merchant cash advances providers market these deals as receivable purchases, but courts don’t always agree, and that distinction can make or break a Subchapter V case. Stretto Regional Director Starria Cuffee and Hoover Penrod PLC Attorney Hannah Hutman examine a pending Texas lawsuit testing this issue and outline strategies for managing MCA claims. Read the […]

General-purpose AI was built for broad audiences and broad use cases. Restructuring practice demands precision that generic tools were never designed to deliver. This white paper, authored by Stretto’s restructuring practitioners and AI specialists, examines what purpose-built AI actually looks like in this environment.

Distressed real estate is piling up on corporate balance sheets just as business bankruptcy filings climb. Stretto co-CEO Jonathan Carson sees opportunity in that collision. His new Forbes.com article makes the case for Section 363 sales as a strategic tool rather than a white flag, and lays out exactly what leaders need in place before […]

Stretto General Counsel Christopher Updike and Levenfeld Pearlstein partner Elizabeth Vandesteeg explore how law firms are training attorneys to use generative AI effectively and ethically. Published in the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, the article examines ABA guidance, firm-specific training models and emerging best practices around validation, confidentiality and bias detection. Read the entire article –

Stretto Chief Innovation Officer Robert Klamser and Managing Director Randall Reese examine how AI is transforming corporate restructuring practice in Turnarounds & Workouts – and why practitioners who integrate it as a complement to professional judgment will gain the greatest advantage. Read the entire article –

Stretto Senior Managing Director Igor Roitburg and Robert and Tammy Branson of Branson Law PLLC examine the devastating mental health toll of student loan debt and how bankruptcy Attorneys can address it. Writing in the NACBA Consumer Bankruptcy Journal, they explain how the DOJ Guidance transformed the discharge process, achieving an 87% success rate through […]

Stretto Senior Managing Director Igor Roitburg and Ed Boltz, Partner at The Law Offices of John T. Orcutt, outline the critical steps bankruptcy attorneys must take as the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” overhauls federal student loan repayment. Writing in the NACBA Consumer Bankruptcy Journal, they detail how to leverage DOJ discharge guidance, preserve access to […]

Stretto Managing Director Drew Lockard joined Thomas Charles Scannell and Nicholas G. Peters of Foley Lardner to examine corporate restructuring strategies for distressed energy companies in Hart Energy. The authors explore out-of-court alternatives, Chapter 11 filings, warning signs of insolvency, and how to build the right professional team. Read the entire article –