Orrick Picks Up A&O Shearman Restructuring Partner in New York

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has recruited A&O Shearman restructuring partner Emanuel Grillo in New York, the firm announced on Wednesday.

Grillo advises on in-court and out-of-court restructurings with a recent focus on distressed energy investments. He joined Allen & Overy in 2021 from Baker Botts, where he was chair of that firm’s financial restructuring practice.

Energy and finance dominated his practice over the last two years “and where those two things meet or create some action is on the restructuring side,” Grillo said in an interview. “You want to be in a place and in a position where you can ...