Edward Tillinghast is a bankruptcy and creditor’s rights trial lawyer who is known for helping clients solve complex business challenges. The co-leader of the Finance and Bankruptcy practice group, his work spans U.S. and cross-border insolvencies, particularly those involving emerging and developing markets, director and officer duties, and financial reorganizations.
Ed provides practical advice grounded in deep litigation experience and a nuanced understanding of financial distress and issues arising in business insolvencies. Crafting legal strategies that advance client goals and generate workable paths forward, he advises on corporate restructurings, distressed acquisitions, and director and officer responsibilities in navigating these complex problems.
Clients benefit from his experience in many jurisdictions across Asia, Australia, Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the United States. He represents debtors, creditors, committees, investors, asset purchasers, equity holders, indenture trustees and lenders in high-stakes proceedings and negotiations.
Ed is especially adept at finding business-forward solutions outside of court. But when litigation is necessary, he brings a formidable track record of success. A former state prosecutor, he has taken more than 40 cases to trial and more than 15 appeals, serving as counsel in four cases in the Supreme Court of the United States, as well as in the Second and Third Circuits, and other U.S. and foreign courts, including in Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, China, England, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Singapore.
Fluent in identifying critical issues, Ed is known for being highly responsive, for identifying opportunities and forging lasting solutions where others see only crisis.
In his free time, Ed enjoys competitive sailboat racing, skiing, fly fishing and adventurous travel with his family.