Steven Abramowitz > Vinson & Elkins LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Vinson & Elkins LLP Offices
The Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor
New York 10036
United States
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Steven Abramowitz
Work Department
Restructuring & Reorganization
Position
Partner
Career
Steven Abramowitz’s practice focuses on restructuring, bankruptcy and transactions involving leveraged or financially distressed companies. He draws from his more than 25 years of experience to help businesses, creditors, investors and other clients navigate the opportunities and risks of pursuing acquisitions, divestitures, financings and other deals with companies that have either entered formal bankruptcy proceedings or face other challenging circumstances.
Steven works with clients from a variety of industries, including financial services, transportation, restaurants, and energy. In one major case, Steven helped two investment funds purchase the troubled casual dining chain Cosi, which had lost its leadership during the bankruptcy process. Steven obtained court permission for his clients to operate the chain while the deal was still pending, ensuring the chain could stay in business during the acquisition. In another milestone case, Steven was part of the V&E team advising private equity sponsor Riverstone on the restructuring of its portfolio company, Fieldwood Energy, helping Riverstone invest substantial new capital on a transformative transaction while avoiding litigation claims from creditors.
Steven also represents both troubled and financially healthy companies in reorganizations, divestitures, and restructurings, as well as in complex secured loan facilities, Rule 144A debt offerings, private placements, and other financings. In addition, he advises parent companies and private equity funds in connection with liability management and ring fencing of troubled portfolio companies and investments.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Government > Government relations
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Government > Government contracts
- Finance > Project finance
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Tax > International tax
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Industry focus > Sport
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Real estate > Land use/zoning