UPDATE 1-Skadden bankruptcy guru Butler joins financial firm
February 05, 2014 at 21:36 PM EST
NEW YORK, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Jack Butler, a prominent bankruptcy attorney who played an instrumental role in American Airlines' merger with U.S. Airways Group, is leaving law firm Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom to become an executive at Hilco Global, a financial services company with a broad range of operations.