Six lawyers from the bankruptcy practice of beleaguered firm CKR Law have moved to the New York and Delaware offices of Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, ALM has learned.

Edward Schnitzer, who heads CKR's bankruptcy practice, joined the Philadelphia-based law firm, where he will chair its bankruptcy and financial restructuring practice. Four others are joining him as partners and one as of counsel. The lawyers, who started at Montgomery McCracken on Tuesday, represent creditors, trustees and other parties in bankruptcy courts and related proceedings.

Schnitzer, David Banker, Maura Russell and Gilbert “Gib” Saydah joined the firm as partners in New York. Marc Phillips and Jeffrey Carbino joined the firm's Wilmington office, where Phillips is partner and Carbino is of counsel.