Built for Complexity Trusted in Crisis The moments that define organizations rarely announce themselves. C Street advises senior leaders through the situations where experience, judgment, and credibility determine what comes next – restructurings, crises, M&A, transactions, litigation, and other high-stakes moments where the right advice in the room makes all the difference. Trusted by Leaders, Boards, and Investors When Everything Is on the Line Complexity Demands Excellence High-Stakes Expertise C Street was built by people who have lived the most consequential moments in business. Not studied them from the outside, but lived them from the inside. In restructurings, litigation, transactions, and crises, that inside experience shapes how we advise leadership when everything is on the line. Strategic Precision No two situations are alike. We deliver custom strategies grounded in inside judgment, aligning leadership decisions, stakeholder realities, and external messaging when the outcome matters most. Elite Team Our team includes lawyers, operators, and advisors who understand these situations because we have been inside them: the same transactions, disputes, and crises our clients face. Trusted Partnerships Deep relationships built across sectors, with advisors, investors, industry leaders, and journalists, helping clients shape perception, build credibility, and move forward with confidence. Explore Our Advisory Services C Street operates across two practices: Strategic Communications and Law Firm Optimization. What unifies them is the same thing that defines C Street. We have lived these situations from the inside. Not observed them. Not consulted on them from the outside. Lived them. That is the through line across everything we do. Special Situations Transactions Investor Relations Crisis & Reputation Law Firm Optimization What’s New Dec 4, 2024 The Comeback Playbook: How Strategic Communications and Branding Drive Corporate Turnarounds America loves a comeback story. In business, some of the most impressive comebacks happen through Chapter 11 or large out-of-court recapitalizations. Read the Article Jul 15, 2026 Four Conversations That Will Shape the Future of Big Law Over the past two years, C Street has had the privilege of spending time with law firm chairs, managing partners, practice group leaders, senior partners, in-house counsel, and private equity investors. Read the Article Jul 13, 2026 Jon Henes Discusses C Street’s Law Firm Optimization Business Americas Special Sits and Distressed Weekly – Jon Henes Discusses C Street’s Law Firm Optimization Business By Harvard Zhang Leveraging his two-decade experience in Kirkland & Ellis’ elite restructuring group, Jon Henes, founder and CEO of C Street, said the legal industry is entering one of the most significant periods of change in its history and […] Read the Article Jul 10, 2026 Jon Henes featured on Bloomberg FICC Focus Podcast State of Distressed: C Street’s Henes on Board Dynamics To illustrate how uniquely challenging the restructuring experience is for the unacquainted, C Street Advisory Group founder and CEO Jon Henes recalled a client CEO’s sentiment after complex, hardball restructuring negotiations: “Every time we walk into a room … I feel like I’m in one big game of […] Read the Article Jul 10, 2026 The Law Firms That Define Themselves Will Define the Future of Big Law For decades, most law firms thought about branding and communications in a relatively limited way. A firm’s brand was its name, its logo, its reputation, and eventually its website. Read the Article Jul 9, 2026 Platform vs. Platform Over the past three decades, the legal industry has undergone a remarkable transformation. For much of Big Law’s history, partners spent their careers at one firm. Client relationships were largely tied to individual lawyers, and firms grew by developing talent from within. Read the Article Jul 8, 2026 AI Isn’t Just a Technology Challenge. It’s a Leadership Challenge. Headlines predict that AI will replace lawyers, fundamentally change the economics of law firms, and redefine the legal profession. Read the Article
Dec 4, 2024 The Comeback Playbook: How Strategic Communications and Branding Drive Corporate Turnarounds America loves a comeback story. In business, some of the most impressive comebacks happen through Chapter 11 or large out-of-court recapitalizations. Read the Article
Jul 15, 2026 Four Conversations That Will Shape the Future of Big Law Over the past two years, C Street has had the privilege of spending time with law firm chairs, managing partners, practice group leaders, senior partners, in-house counsel, and private equity investors. Read the Article
Jul 13, 2026 Jon Henes Discusses C Street’s Law Firm Optimization Business Americas Special Sits and Distressed Weekly – Jon Henes Discusses C Street’s Law Firm Optimization Business By Harvard Zhang Leveraging his two-decade experience in Kirkland & Ellis’ elite restructuring group, Jon Henes, founder and CEO of C Street, said the legal industry is entering one of the most significant periods of change in its history and […] Read the Article
Jul 10, 2026 Jon Henes featured on Bloomberg FICC Focus Podcast State of Distressed: C Street’s Henes on Board Dynamics To illustrate how uniquely challenging the restructuring experience is for the unacquainted, C Street Advisory Group founder and CEO Jon Henes recalled a client CEO’s sentiment after complex, hardball restructuring negotiations: “Every time we walk into a room … I feel like I’m in one big game of […] Read the Article
Jul 10, 2026 The Law Firms That Define Themselves Will Define the Future of Big Law For decades, most law firms thought about branding and communications in a relatively limited way. A firm’s brand was its name, its logo, its reputation, and eventually its website. Read the Article
Jul 9, 2026 Platform vs. Platform Over the past three decades, the legal industry has undergone a remarkable transformation. For much of Big Law’s history, partners spent their careers at one firm. Client relationships were largely tied to individual lawyers, and firms grew by developing talent from within. Read the Article
Jul 8, 2026 AI Isn’t Just a Technology Challenge. It’s a Leadership Challenge. Headlines predict that AI will replace lawyers, fundamentally change the economics of law firms, and redefine the legal profession. Read the Article
