Weil, Gotshal & Manges, which is leading J.Crew through the first-filed retail bankruptcy in the coronavirus pandemic era, is now representing another office-attire mainstay, Brooks Brothers, through its own Chapter 11 proceedings.

The oldest men’s clothier in the U.S. has been struggling for years as workplaces have adopted more casual dress codes, but months of office closures spelled doom. Brooks Brothers filed Chapter 11 paperwork Wednesday in the District of Delaware, and the company said it owed between $500 million and $1 billion to 10,000 to 25,000 creditors.

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