James W. Giddens

Areas of Concentration

• Chairman of Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Group, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP.
• Securities and Corporate matters, with emphasis on entities involved in financial restructurings.

Court Admissions

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 1974
• U.S. District Court (SDNY) 1972
• U.S. District Court (EDNY) 1988

Professional Activities

• ABA Committee on Business Bankruptcy
• Association of the Bar of the City of New York
• International Bar Association Committee on Insolvency and Creditors’ Rights
• New York State Bar Association
• President and member of Board of Trustees, Berkshire Theatre Festival

Honors & Recognitions

• Ranked by Chambers USA 2009 as one of the top Bankruptcy/Restructuring lawyers in the United States.