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Andrew Leblanc

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Position

Partner, Financial Restructuring and Litigation & Arbitration Group

Career

Mr. Leblanc’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, financial restructuring and international arbitration, with a particular focus on contested issues arising in bankruptcy cases. He regularly represents official committees, secured and unsecured creditors, debtors, and bidders in bankruptcy cases, as well as financial institutions as defendants in adversary proceedings brought as part of bankruptcy cases. Mr. Leblanc’s practice is trial-focused, and he regularly appears before bankruptcy, district and appellate courts throughout the country.

Mr. Leblanc’s significant recent representations include as lead trial counsel for the ad hoc group of noteholders in the In re Nortel Networks bankruptcy, an ad hoc group of creditors in Ultra Petroleum, the lead lender in Molycorp, Lightsquared Inc. in its bankruptcy and related litigation, the Refco litigation trustee in claims arising from the bankruptcy of Refco, LLC, the lead lenders in the Texas Rangers bankruptcy, the lead second lien noteholders in the In re DBSD bankruptcy, and Vitro SAB, a Mexican glassmaker that filed a Chapter 15 petition in the United States.

Mr. Leblanc has been recognized as one of the leading lawyers in America for bankruptcy litigation by Chambers USA, Benchmark Litigation and Lawdragon. Benchmark Litigation has additionally recognized Mr. Leblanc as one of the “Top 10 Bankruptcy Practitioners in America” and as the “Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year” in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022.

Mr. Leblanc “enjoys a unanimous reputation as one of the leading genuine bankruptcy litigators in the US.” (Benchmark Litigation 2018) “Andy is the real deal,” confirms a competitor. “He’s not just a restructuring lawyer, he’s not a litigator who just dabbles in bankruptcy, he is a true insolvency court fighter. Other clients go out of their way to avoid him – they didn’t want him cross-examining their CEO!” One peer quips, “Andy Leblanc is the one bankruptcy litigator that I’m really worried about going up against.”

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United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate

Milbank’s financial restructuring group has a strong reputation for representing companies, official and ad hoc creditor committees, lenders, equity security holders, and distressed asset acquirers in relation to domestic and cross-border Chapter 11 proceedings across a variety of industries, including a number of high-profile proceedings in the airline industry. Notably, the practice has also represented preferred equity holders in relation to the high-profile Chapter 11 bankruptcy of cryptocurrency platform Celsius Network and served as counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors in the chapter 11 case of independent power producer Talen Energy Supply. Practice head Dennis Dunne has considerable experience acting as counsel to distressed companies in reorganization cases and out-of-court workouts as well as committees representing key creditor constituencies. Evan Fleck has represented both debtors and creditors and played a leading role in the Chapter 11 reorganization of Avianca Airlines. Samuel Khalil has a strong record in cross-border mandates, representing debtors and creditors in Chapter 11 proceedings and out-of-court workouts, while Tyson Lomazow is noted for his work on distressed acquisitions, advising both sellers and buyers such as private equity funds. Matthew Brod recently led a team, alongside Dunne and litigator Andrew Leblanc in Washington DC, representing equity and debt investors in connection with the Chapter 11 reorganization of Aeroméxico. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York, unless otherwise stated.

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