Practice Areas · Bankruptcy & Restructuring · Chapter 11
Chapter 11 Recruiters
We map 3,000+ Chapter 11 practitioners — debtor, creditor and lender-side — so your search starts with the full picture, not the fraction that happens to be looking.
Inside the Chapter 11 market.
Our proprietary Titan AI maps the relevant field first; experienced consultants qualify it by hand. The figures describe the talent market we cover.
- 3,000+
- lawyers with chapter 11 experience
Chapter 11 is one of the most demanding specialisms within bankruptcy and restructuring — a process that requires counsel to hold competing creditor interests in precise tension while simultaneously executing a viable reorganisation plan. The lawyers who excel here combine deep technical command of the Bankruptcy Code with the stamina and judgment to navigate multi-year cases involving complex capital structures, cross-border complications and adversarial litigation threads running in parallel.
Sartori & Partners maps this talent market with a depth that generalist recruiters cannot replicate. Our coverage extends across more than 3,000 lawyers with demonstrable Chapter 11 experience, spanning debtor-side, creditor committee, secured lender, DIP lender and plan-proponent representations across every major restructuring cycle.
Whether you are adding a senior associate, promoting to counsel, or making a lateral partner hire to anchor a restructuring practice, the quality of a search depends entirely on the accuracy of the underlying market map — and ours is built from primary research, not resume flow.
Live chapter 11 roles.
Part of our bankruptcy & restructuring practice.
Chapter 11 sits within Bankruptcy & Restructuring. Explore the related specialisms we recruit across.
The searches we run in Chapter 11.
Law-firm and corporate mandates alike — from a confidential lateral partner move to a first general counsel — each run on the same evidence-led method.
Lateral Partner & Practice-Group Moves
Confidential lateral partners and practice-group lift-outs, assessed on portable business, conflicts and platform fit.
Explore this search 02In-House & General Counsel
GC, deputy GC and senior counsel for companies operating across multiple jurisdictions.
Explore this search 03Associate & Counsel Recruiting
Mid-level and senior associates and counsel, matched on practice depth and trajectory, not keywords.
Explore this search 04Compliance & Regulatory Leadership
Chief compliance officers and regulatory leaders for the most heavily supervised practices.
Explore this searchBoth sides of the search.
For law firms
Lateral partners, practice groups and associates — a shortlist drawn from the full field of a practice, not a rented database.
Learn moreFor companies
General counsel, compliance and legal-operations leaders for businesses building or scaling a legal function.
Learn moreFor candidates
Considering a move? We approach senior lawyers privately and confidentially — nothing moves without your say-so.
Learn moreChapter 11 recruitment — common questions
How do you find Chapter 11 lawyers who are not actively on the market?
Most of the strongest Chapter 11 talent is not circulating a resume. Our research identifies practitioners by the cases they have actually worked — plan negotiations, contested confirmation hearings, adversary proceedings — not by who responds to a job board. Because we maintain a living map of 3,000+ lawyers with this experience, we can approach the right person directly and open a conversation that would never happen otherwise.
How many live chapter 11 roles does Sartori & Partners have?
We have 222 live chapter 11 roles across our coverage, spanning 142 partner-level and 80 associate or counsel positions. Mandates in this area are typically confidential and off-market — these are only the roles we are actively able to share. Contact us to discuss what else is live.
What compensation do chapter 11 roles typically offer?
Based on current live mandates, chapter 11 role compensation in the US runs $100k–$435k. This reflects only the roles where the hiring organisation has authorised us to share a range publicly — many mandates are structured around the right candidate rather than a fixed band. Contact us for a candid benchmark for your specific profile.
Chapter 11
The right chapter 11 hire begins with a quiet conversation.
Tell us the mandate — we will tell you candidly whether we are the right firm to run it. No obligation, complete discretion.