Dire Stats

The Deal’s new Bankruptcy Insider newsletter named Kirkland & Ellis LLP as the "Top Debtor Law Firm" by active cases (66 as of April 6, 2004). Also named in the league tables was senior bankruptcy partner James H.M. Sprayregen, who tied as the "Top Debtor Lawyer" by active assignments (38 as of April 6, 2004). In the "Top Adviser Combinations" table, Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Blackstone Group are listed as one of the top five most frequent pairings of investment banks and law firms involved in the same bankruptcy case.