Joe Pack, founder of Pack Law in Miami. Courtesy photo. Growing Referral Network, Alternative Fees Have This Ex-Big Law’s Atty’s Bankruptcy Practice Soaring
Miami-based restructuring boutique Pack Law only has three attorneys on staff, but has found itself amid some consequential cases, including handling the Red Lobster bankruptcy as well as litigation against JBS Brazil.
November 19, 2024 at 02:49 PM
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Bankruptcy
What You Need to Know
- A former Big Law attorney left his former firms behind on a pursuit to found his own restructuring boutique.
- The firm has proven to give the founder more flexibility, leading to consequential cases and more control over his practice.
- Now, he's working alongside Am Law 100 firms on cases like Red Lobster's bankruptcy and litigation against Brazil's JBS.
Joe Pack spent about nine years working at Kirkland & Ellis and White & Case before he left in 2020 to start restructuring-focused Pack Law. The upshot: bigger cases for his three-attorney team, including a hand in Red Lobster's now-completed Chapter 11 reorganization.
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