Andrews Kurth Attorney Named to Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers List

NEW YORK – Andrews Kurth is pleased to announce that Jonathan I. Levine has been selected as a 2007 Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer by Turnarounds & Workouts, a monthly newsletter that tracks distressed businesses in the United States and Canada..

Levine is an associate in the firm’s New York office, practicing in the Bankruptcy/Restructuring group. He focuses on the representation of official and ad hoc creditors’ and stockholders’ committees, significant strategic and financial investors and debtors/issuers in complex Chapter 11 reorganizations and out-of-court restructurings.

“We are extremely proud of Jonathan and we congratulate him on this award,” said Lynne M. Uniman, Andrews Kurth Deputy Managing Partner - New York. “His hard work and dedication to his clients in the bankruptcy and restructuring arena are a credit to Andrews Kurth.”

Levine’s practice also includes extensive experience representing issuers and underwriters in public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities; structuring and negotiating mergers and acquisitions; and advising clients in contractual, banking and finance matters.

“I’m humbled to be selected among such a great group of young lawyers,” said Levine. “I thank my family and my colleagues for their support.”

The 12 finalists will be recognized and receive a personalized award at the annual Distressed Investing Conference dinner held in November in New York City.

Levine has been with Andrews Kurth since 2003. He earned his J.D. in 2000 from the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law and received a B.A. in Political Science with honors from Stanford University in 1996.

For more than a century, Andrews Kurth LLP has built its practice on the belief that “straight talk is good business.” Real answers, clear vision and mutual respect define the firm’s relationships with clients, colleagues, communities and employees. With more than 400 lawyers and offices in Austin, Beijing, Dallas, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, The Woodlands and Washington, DC, Andrews Kurth represents a wide array of clients in all areas of business law. For more information about Andrews Kurth, please visit andrewskurth.com.