NEW YORK, September 9, 2026 – Proskauer is pleased to announce that Law.com and New York Law Journal have named partner Matthew (Matt) Koch a Rising Star in the Restructuring/Bankruptcy category of the 2026 New York Legal Awards.
Matt, a partner in Proskauer’s Restructuring and Private Credit Restructuring groups, focuses on complex corporate restructurings and special situations, with an emphasis on the representation of direct lenders, ad hoc groups, bondholders, and private equity investors, both out of court and in Chapter 11 cases. Over the past year, he has led lender-side restructuring mandates involving more than $13 billion in aggregate funded debt and hundreds of millions of dollars in DIP financings.
Law.com and New York Law Journal’s New York Legal Awards honor lawyers and judges whose dedication, innovation, and leadership have profoundly impacted the legal profession across the state.
Read Matt’s profile: Rising Stars: Matthew Koch
Matt was previously honored as an Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer by Turnarounds & Workouts, recognizing a select group of 12 lawyers under the age of 40 who have demonstrated remarkable achievements in the field over the past year.
About Proskauer
Proskauer is an elite global law firm with more than 900 lawyers in key financial centers in the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia. Our clients include many of the world’s leading businesses, including asset managers, banks, listed corporations, and private companies. We have deep expertise in several of the fastest-growing and dynamic segments of the market, including sports, technology, life sciences, and health care. We represent hundreds of asset managers across a wide spectrum of sectors and strategies, including private equity, private credit, hedge, real assets, secondaries, and capital solutions.
Proskauer has had major roles in some of the highest-profile Chapter 11 and sovereign restructuring cases throughout the United States. Our Restructuring team represents every constituent – debtor, lender, unsecured creditor, board of directors, independent fiduciary, shareholder, and new investor – involved with a business in distress, and we understand the goals, strategies, and tactics of each of the parties. Our relationships and broad-based experience enable us to work collaboratively in highly charged situations to develop value-added resolutions for our clients.