
Jon CanfieldJonCanfield
Partner, Financial Restructuring
joncanfield@paulhastings.com
New York+1 212 318 6415
Jonathan Canfield is a partner in the Financial Restructuring group at Paul Hastings, based in the firm’s New York office. Jon represents a broad range of clients — including bondholders, lender groups, hedge funds, private equity firms, banks, institutional investors, official creditors’ committees and debtors — in high-stakes Chapter 11 cases and major out-of-court restructurings. He focuses on helping clients navigate complex distressed situations, leveraging deep knowledge of finance and bankruptcy law to assess risks and opportunities.
Alvaria (Aspect Software) (ad hoc term lenders)
Array Marketing (ad hoc term lenders and company)
Chambers USA
The Legal 500
“Minimum Jurisdictional Threshold for U.S. Bankruptcy Courts in Cross-border Insolvency Cases,” INSOL World, Second Quarter, Co-author
SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
“What Conduct is Required to Designate Votes Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Section 1126(e)?”, Norton Annual Survey Banker Law, Co-author,
2014
“‘Allied’ May Expand Circumstances for Reopening a Bankruptcy Auction”, New York Law Journal, Co-author
2013
“The Preemption of Contractual Anti-Assignment Provisions in Bankruptcy: A Survey of Cases from FCX to Federal-Mogul,” Norton Annual Survey, Co-author
2013
“Clearing the Track: Delaware Bankruptcy Court Clarifies Post-Petition Lock-up Designation Standards in In re Indianapolis Downs, LLC,” ABI Journal, Co-author
2013
“Circus & Eldorado Joint Venture: Court Rules on ‘Bad Faith’ for Vote Designation,” New York Law Journal, Co-author
2012
“How Low Can You Go? Minimum Jurisdictional Threshold for U.S. Bankruptcy Courts in Cross-Border Insolvency Cases,” ABI International Committee News, Co-author
2012