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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 5TH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10153
NEW YORK
United States
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Position

Co-Chair of Weil’s Restructuring Department

Career

Co-Chair of Weil’s Restructuring Department and a member of the Firm’s Global Management Committee. Focuses on complex, corporate international and domestic restructuring matters. Led and leading myriad high-profile out-of-court and in-court restructurings, including, the following significant public representations:  Serta Simmons Bedding Company, Core Scientific, Secured Noteholders of Nautical Solutions L.L.C., American Dream Mall, Phoenix Services, Ruby Pipeline, LLC, ATI Physical Therapy, Kabbage, Inc. (d/b/a Kservicing), Blackstone (several matters), Regis Corporation, MediaMath Holdings Inc., iFIT, Inc., MedMen Enterprises, Healogics, Inc., AMC Entertainment, Sears, Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation (PG&E), CBL & Associates Properties, NPC International, 24 Hour Fitness, Exide Holdings, J.Crew, Mortgage Contracting Services, Kingfisher Midstream, Fairway Markets, Ditech, A&P Supermarkets, LBI Media, Southeastern Grocers (Winn Dixie/Bi-Lo), Claire’s Stores, Tops Supermarkets, Fieldwood Energy, Aeropostale, Breitburn Energy Partners, Walter Investment Management, Tidewater, Vantage Drilling, and Basic Energy Services.  Represents PE and institutional clients holding significant equity or fulcrum debt security positions in capital structures.  Recent engagements include significant matters for Blackstone, TPG, Peak Rock Capital, AIG, Prudential, Advent International, American Securities, Providence Partners, and Leonard Green Partners. Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy.

Education

Western Michigan University (BBA, magna cum laude); IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law (JD, high honors, note and comment editor, Chicago-Kent Law Review).

Lawyer Rankings

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

(Leading lawyers)

Ray SchrockWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has a strong reputation for its work advising debtors in relation to major Chapter 11 reorganizations, also representing equity sponsors, creditors, ad hoc creditor groups, official committees of unsecured creditors, asset purchasers, and other interested parties in various large and mid-sized restructurings. Gary Holtzer, Ray Schrock, and Matt Barr jointly lead the team- Holtzer has wide experience in all aspects of domestic and international restructurings, crisis management, corporate governance, financings, and acquisitions involving distressed situations, and has recently led on several major restructurings, including of Scandinavian Airlines Systems, Johnson & Johnson, and Brooks Brothers Group. Schrock has advised a wide range of clients, including public companies, financial institutions, and private equity funds, portfolio companies, and creditors, while Barr has considerable experience representing debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, bondholders, and ad hoc groups. Ronit Berkovich specializes in representing large and mid-market companies in out-of-court workouts, international restructurings, and prepackaged Chapter 11 cases in a variety of industries, while Kelly DiBlasi has recently served as debtor’s counsel in relation to several key restructurings across a variety of sectors. Garrett Fail handles all aspects of domestic and international debt restructurings, as well as crisis management and corporate governance. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York. Sunny Singh departed in March 2023.