Bankruptcy attorney Mark Kaufman has joined King & Spalding as a partner in its Atlanta and Washington, D.C., offices, the firm announced. He was formerly at Dentons, where he was a partner.
Kaufman advises financially distressed municipalities, special purpose districts and related governmental entities. His clients also include bondholders and bond insurers, whom he advises on legal issues and strategies regarding fiscally challenged credits.
"I am excited to continue working on cutting-edge municipal restructuring issues with a collaborative, smart team," Kaufman said in a press release. "This is a great opportunity."
Kaufman previously served as lead counsel to the Pennsylvania Governor-appointed receiver to Harrisburg, when the city was able to successfully complete its financial restructuring without resorting to Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection.
He was honored as the Mid-Market Restructuring Lawyer of the Year by the Global M&A Network for his work on Harrisburg matter.
"Mark is a well-known and highly regarded restructuring attorney with a combination of intellectual perspective and practical experience that is unusual in our field," Paul Ferdinands, head of King & Spalding's Financial Restructuring/Bankruptcy practice, said in the release. "Having Mark at the firm will provide our clients and the firm with the benefit of his network as well as insights into the latest issues in the restructuring world right now. We are delighted to have him."
Kaufman has served as president of the Bankruptcy Section of the Atlanta Bar Association and is an emeritus director of the Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute. Kaufman served as president and chairman of SBLI in 2007 and 2008, respectively. He also chaired Georgia's Bankruptcy Bench and Bar Conference.
He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell, and his JD from Harvard.
