Professional Services

McKinsey winding down bankruptcy unit after legal troubles

The consulting firm’s bankruptcy practice attracted lawsuits and government investigations in recent years

Consulting firm McKinsey is winding down its bankruptcy practice after numerous lawsuits and government investigations concerning the division’s work advising troubled borrowers, people familiar with the matter said.

Some McKinsey partners who had previously focused on bankruptcy advisory work in the firm’s recovery and transformation services, or RTS, division have either been leaving the firm or pivoting to other kinds of work, the people said.

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