Joseph C. Celentino

Joe Celentino represents clients in all facets of complex insolvency and restructuring matters.<br><br>Joe leverages a deal-oriented negotiation approach and extensive in-court bankruptcy litigation experience to guide debtors, lenders, private equity sponsors, and investment funds on: chapter 11 proceedings, including traditional, prepackaged, and prearranged cases; liability management transactions; acquisition of distressed assets in or out of bankruptcy; and insolvency-related litigation.  <br><br>In addition to his work in financial restructurings, Joe has significant experience in mass tort bankruptcies, and he regularly advises companies on strategies to address mass tort and legacy liabilities.<br><br>A recognized thought leader, Joe frequently writes and speaks on restructuring-related issues, including for the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, American Bankruptcy Institute, Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, and American Bar Association’s Litigation Section.<br><br>Joe clerked for Justice Neil M. Gorsuch on the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.  Before joining Latham, he was a restructuring and finance associate at Wachtell Lipton Rosen &amp; Katz.<br><br>Prior to law school, Joe was a reporter who published over 550 nationally syndicated articles on federal and state litigation.