Denis F. Cronin is a senior partner in New York at the law firm of Vinson & Elkins, LLP, where he is co-chair of the firm's Restructuring and Reorganization practice group and a member of the Management Committee.
Prior to joining Vinson & Elkins, Cronin was a founding partner of the New York-based bankruptcy firm Cronin & Vris, and before that he was a partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz for 16 years, where he served as Managing Partner for six years.
Cronin focuses his practice on Chapter 11 reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, corporate/commercial law and mediation.
For over 20 years Cronin has been listed as one of the Best Lawyers in America and New York Magazine has named him among the Best Lawyers in New York since the inception of its survey.
The New York Times Magazine named him as one of New York's Super Lawyers and he is listed as a "Senior Statesman" in Chambers USA.
All four of Cronin's grandparents were born in Ireland; his father's parents were from Co. Cork, while his mother's hailed from Co. Kerry.
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