Former McDowell Knight Litigators Increase
Bankruptcy and Restructuring, Corporate Compliance, and White
Collar Defense Experience
MOBILE,
Ala., Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Jones Walker
LLP is pleased to welcome four new partners, Richard Gaal, Fred Helmsing, Hart Benton,
and Alex Steadman, as
members of the Litigation Practice Group in the Mobile office.
"As we continue the strategic expansion of our Litigation
Practice Group, we are pleased to welcome Richard, Fred, Hart, and
Alex to Jones Walker," said
Bill Hines, managing partner.
"Their deep knowledge and experience will strengthen the firm's
ability to support our clients in need of strong litigators in
Alabama, in the Southeast, and
across the country."
The four partners joining from McDowell
Knight bring well-established practices and deep
relationships in the bankruptcy and restructuring, corporate
compliance, and civil and criminal defense fields.
"We are pleased to join the firm and eager to bolster a team of
litigators that are among the most recognized and recommended in
the region," Richard stated.
Fred added, "We are also excited to utilize Jones Walker's platform to better serve our
current clients and expand our practices."
About Richard Gaal
A
knowledgeable bankruptcy attorney, Richard represents clients in
complex bankruptcy matters throughout the country, including
secured lenders and other creditors, unsecured creditors'
committees, debtors-in-possession, trustees, and asset purchasers.
He helps businesses and individuals successfully reorganize and
confirm plans, including liquidating plans, and is well versed in
filing and helping confirm creditor plans. Richard has a deep
understanding of both debtor and creditor perspectives, allowing
him to navigate the complexities of bankruptcy law. He also
has substantial experience in business and commercial litigation,
class action litigation, and partnership disputes.
About Fred
Helmsing
Fred is an accomplished civil and criminal
litigator whose practice focuses on products liability, complex
commercial litigation, and white collar criminal matters. In his
products liability practice, he has extensive experience
representing both manufacturers and distributors throughout
Alabama and regionally. Fred also
routinely handles complex commercial litigation and regularly
counsels clients regarding these matters outside the scope of
formal litigation. He has prosecuted and defended claims involving
multiparty contract disputes, procurement disputes, shareholder
disputes, derivative litigation, corporate and partnership
disputes, and allegations involving workplace safety violations. In
his criminal practice, Fred represents businesses and individuals
against a broad range of white collar criminal allegations,
including allegations of bank fraud, mail
fraud, conspiracy, and criminal anticompetitive
activity.
About Hart Benton
Hart's practice is focused on the
areas of white collar governmental investigations and proceedings,
complex commercial disputes and litigation, and employment law. His
white collar defense practice is concentrated on criminal and civil
governmental investigations, criminal proceedings, and civil
enforcement actions in areas including securities, bank, wire, and
mail fraud. Hart also regularly advises clients on
commercial dispute resolution strategies and aggressively
prosecutes and defends a wide variety of complex commercial
litigation matters. He also represents large and small businesses
alike in all aspects of the employment relationship, from
counseling employers on day-to-day issues of regulatory compliance,
dispute resolution strategy, employment contracts, and employee
handbooks to defending them in private litigation matters and in
federal and state administrative proceedings.
About Alex
Steadman
Alex focuses his practice on bankruptcy and
restructuring law, representing both creditors and debtors in
complex bankruptcy matters across a multitude of industries. He is
well versed in several areas of bankruptcy law, including handling
creditor collection matters in Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter
13 bankruptcy cases, ensuring his clients' interests are protected.
As an attorney for the debtor in Chapter 11 bankruptcy matters,
Alex represents business owners during restructuring efforts, and
his strategic guidance helps clients navigate complex financial
landscapes.
About Jones
Walker
Jones Walker LLP (joneswalker.com) is among
the largest 145 law firms in the United
States. With offices in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New
York, and Texas, we serve
local, regional, national, and international business interests.
The firm is committed to providing a comprehensive range of legal
services to major multinational public and private corporations,
Fortune® 500 companies, money center banks, worldwide insurers, and
emerging companies doing business in the
United States and abroad.
Contact:
Ryan
Evans
504.582.8209
revans@joneswalker.com
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