Noted restructuring attorneys Alison Bauer and William Gray, Jr. have joined Foley Hoag LLP as partners, resident in the New York office. Both attorneys will be working in the firm’s Litigation Department as members of the Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights practice group. 

“We are very pleased to have Alison and Bill join the firm,” said Foley Hoag Co-Managing Partner Kenneth Leonetti. “They have been at the forefront of numerous high profile bankruptcy and restructuring matters over the past few decades. Attorneys of Alison and Bill's caliber are frequently sought after; we are certain they will be an asset to our clients not only in the New York region, but nationally as well.”

Bauer and Gray were previously partners in the New York office of Torys.

Bauer’s practice focuses on U.S. and international business reorganizations, creditors’ rights, distressed acquisitions, and financing in the context of court proceedings and out-of-court restructurings. She regularly advises pension funds, private equity groups and other financial services institutions in distressed investments across a variety of industries.

Gray served as head of Torys' U.S. Restructuring Practice, which encompassed the representation of DIP lenders, asset-based lenders and providers of chapter 11 exit financing. He represents financial institutions, creditors, borrowers, acquirors and committees in complex restructurings, bankruptcy mergers and acquisitions, and major litigations.

“Our Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights practice is comprised of experienced attorneys who handle complex insolvency-related and other business cases across a variety of industries in federal and state courts,” said Michael Boudett, partner and Co-Chair of Foley Hoag’s Litigation Department. “Alison and Bill are welcome additions to this team.” 

Bauer received her Bachelor of Arts from Brown University, and her Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law. Gray received his Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University and his Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law.