Matthew M. Murphy

Mr. Murphy rejoined Skadden after serving as a restructuring partner at other global law firms. He previously spent 12 years counseling clients as an attorney in Skadden’s corporate restructuring practice.

In addition to his extensive work on numerous out-of-court restructurings, Mr. Murphy has counseled many companies on in-court reorganizations and related matters, including ALCO Stores, Charming Charlie, Comdisco, Delphi Automotive, Inc., Education Holdings 1 (a/k/a Penn Foster), Interlogic Outsourcing, Inc., Interstate Bakeries Corporation (a/k/a Hostess), Mark IV Industries, McLeodUSA Incorporated, Mosaic, National Steel Corporation, Orius Inc., Quotient Ltd., The Clare and Velti, Inc.

Mr. Murphy has also assisted numerous lenders and investors, including Access Industries, Ares Management, Black Diamond Capital Management, Bleichroeder LP, Blue Owl Capital, Brightwood Capital, Capital Southwest, First Eagle Alternative Credit, Forbright Bank, Fortress Investment Group, Grey Mountain Partners, Guggenheim Partners, HIG Capital, Hilco Global, Invesco, Kayne Anderson, Macquarie Capital, Main Street Capital Corporation, Monroe Capital Corporation, Napier Park Global Capital, Royal Bank of Canada and Silver Point Capital.

Additionally, Mr. Murphy has played a key role in a number of high-profile Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, including for FTX, J&J (in the LTL, LLT and Red River bankruptcy cases related to the resolution of talc liabilities), LyondellBasell and Voyager.

In recognition of his work on bankruptcy and restructuring matters, Mr. Murphy has been honored by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers, IFLR1000 and The Legal 500. Clients have described him as “a real star in the market” and praised him as a “level-headed attorney who has a talent for cutting through the complexities.”