McKool Smith has hired H. Jeffrey Schwartz, a former leader of Robins Kaplan’s restructuring group, in a move that further bulks up McKool Smith’s New York office with a veteran bankruptcy lawyer.

Schwartz joins the 185-lawyer McKool Smith as a principal, bringing with him more than 30 years of experience in a range of bankruptcy and restructuring matters. Before his most recent role as co-chair of Robins Kaplan’s restructuring and business bankruptcy group, Schwartz previously completed stints at Dechert, DLA Piper, and Brown Rudnick.