Jonathan Canfield is a partner in the Financial Restructuring group at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office. He represents creditors and investors in restructuring financially distressed companies in chapter 11 and out-of-court restructurings, and in developing and executing distressed investment strategies.

Mr. Canfield’s clients include bondholders, lenders and other creditors, acquirers, investors, DIP lenders, official creditors’ committees, equity holders and debtors. He frequently represents hedge funds, private equity funds, banks and large institutional investors. In addition, he has experience representing major financial institutions and borrowers in a broad range of high value cross-border and domestic asset finance transactions, including syndicated secured loans, acquisition finance, private placements of debt and equity, public offerings and mergers and acquisitions.

• Chambers USA (Recognized Practitioner)
• IFLR1000, Rising Star
• The Legal 500, Next Generation Lawyer
• The M&A Advisor, 2021 Energy Deal of the Year (over $1B) for EP Energy
• Super Lawyers, Rising Star
• Turnarounds & Workouts, Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer

• J.D., magna cum laude, Hofstra University School of Law, 2006; Articles Editor, Hofstra Law Review
• B.S., cum laude, Clarkson University, 2002