Latham Adds Leader of O’Melveny’s U.S. Restructuring Group (1)

Latham & Watkins has hired Suzzanne Uhland, the former chair of O’Melveny & Myers’ U.S. restructuring practice, in the latest sign Big Law bankruptcy and restructuring practices are competing for leading talent.

Uhland, who is based in New York and San Francisco, served as a member of O’Melveny’s policy committee from 2009 through 2012. She has represented companies and creditors in Chapter 11 reorganizations and out of court restructurings.

Big Law firms have been preparing for a flood of bankruptcy and restructuring work as companies across industries are stressed to the breaking point from the economy’s idled response to the ...