Chad Husnick, '04: Honored as One of Law360's Rising Stars in the Category of Bankruptcy
Rising Star: Kirkland's Chad Husnick
Kirkland & Ellis LLP's Chad J. Husnick has worked on a slew of huge bankruptcy cases on behalf of big-name companies over his career, including his current role guiding Energy Future Holdings Corp. through massive Chapter 11 proceedings, earning him a spot as one of five bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
What hooked him on bankruptcy work:
Husnick realized early that one thing restructuring offers, which few other practice areas do, is the ability to do both litigation and corporate or transactional work.
“Coming out of law school, one of my strong points was legal writing and that kind of stuff, and so I didn't want to just throw that away," he said. "But at the same time, I always fancied myself as being a corporate attorney. In restructuring, you got to do both.”
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