Mr. Joshua Alexander Sussberg

Joshua A. Sussberg is a partner in the Restructuring Practice Group of Kirkland & Ellis LLP in NewYork, where he represents debtors, creditors, equity holders and investors in all aspects of restructuring distressed companies. He also is a member of the firm?s Executive Committee and has a broad range of transactional and litigation experience across a number of industries, including retail, energy, manufacturing, media and transportation. He has also represented clients in multi-jurisdictional and cross-border matters. Mr. Sussberg is consistently recognized as one of the country?s leading restructuring lawyers and was recently ranked Band 1 both in New York and Nationwide by Chambers USA: America?s Lead-ing Lawyers for Business 2022. In addition, he was named one of the top 100 Restructuring Professionals for ?Distinction in Dealmaking? by the Global M&A Network, and was recognized as a ?MarketLeader? in the 2022 and 2021 IFLR 1000. In August 2022, Mr. Sussberg was recognized by BusinessInsider as one of the top 16 bankruptcy lawyers in the country, by The Deal as the 2021 Debtor Counsel of the Year (Large Cap), and as a Law360 2021 MVP. He also was named an Outstanding Restructuring Lawyer by Turnarounds & Workouts in December 2018, and The Deal recognized him as the 2018Consumer/Retail Lawyer of the Year following representations of companies including Toys ?R Us,BCBG, Gymboree, Mood Media and Charming Charlie. Mr. Sussberg was selected to ABI?s inaugural?40 Under 40? class in 2017, and he is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. In May 2019, he was awarded the first ever Young Leadership Award by UJA-Federation of New York Bankruptcy andReorganization Group. Mr. Sussberg received his B.S. magna cum laude from Syracuse University S.I.Newhouse School of Public Communications in 2000 and his J.D. cum laude in 2003 from the BenjaminN. Cardozo School of Law, where he was symposia editor of the Benjamin N. Cardozo Law Review.