Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr has tapped bankruptcy and restructuring expert Jay Ong to lead its Austin office and sit on the firms Operations Committee.
As managing shareholder, Ong will oversee an office of 17 attorneys and staff.
“Austin not only is a hub and critical market for established businesses in a broad range of industries and sectors, but the market also ideally represents our unsurpassed commitment to entrepreneurial endeavors and the incredible accomplishments that result from the marriage of hard work with fresh perspectives,” Ong said in a statement.
Ong is a 2017 winner of the Turnaround Management Association’s Turnaround of the Year: Large Company Award. He has helped his alma mater, the University of Texas School of Law, win two national championships as co-head coach of the National Bankruptcy Moot Court competition team.