Account

Sign in to access your account and subscription

'Deal Doing' for Restructuring Professionals

Your Scout manual was right ' you should always be prepared. And for lawyers, clients and other advisers alike, there is no substitute for doing homework. You can't control whether you're the smartest person in the room, or whether your client has the most leverage, but you are completely in control of who will be the most prepared person in the room. An important part of preparation is knowing all of the strengths and weaknesses of your position, as well as the positions of the other stakeholders. Pre-negotiation pre-paration gives everyone a sense of their goals for the negotiation, and the point beyond which it no longer makes sense to continue negotiating.

20 minute read October 28, 2005 at 10:19 AM
By
James H.m. Sprayregen, Jonathan P. Friedland And Colin M. Adams
'Deal Doing' for Restructuring Professionals

Author's Note: Rather than focusing on a particular legal issue or case, this month I asked a few friends to share some of their thoughts on effective deal making.

This premium content is locked for The Bankruptcy Strategist subscribers only

ENJOY UNLIMITED ACCESS TO THE SINGLE SOURCE OF OBJECTIVE LEGAL ANALYSIS, PRACTICAL INSIGHTS, AND NEWS IN The Bankruptcy Strategist

  • Stay current on the latest information, rulings, regulations, and trends
  • Includes practical, must-have information on copyrights, royalties, AI, and more
  • Tap into expert guidance from top entertainment lawyers and experts

Already have an account? Sign In Now

For enterprise-wide or corporate access, please contact Customer Service at [email protected] or call 1-877-256-2473.

NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2026 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.

Continue Reading

Adverse Possessor Provided Insufficient Evidence to Support TackingTown’s Installation of Guardrails Did Not Constitute a TakingMortgagee Entitled to Deficiency JudgmentLandowner Adequately Alleged Trespass During Renovation

August 13, 2026

Agentic AI introduces risks that are novel and complex, but the most effective response is a familiar one. Zero Trust answers the problem of when an AI agent misfires on its own by constraining what an agent can do rather than betting on how it will behave.

August 01, 2026