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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Offices

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
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NEW YORK, NY 10153
NEW YORK
United States
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Ronit Berkovich

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Position

Partner

Career

Partner in Weil’s Restructuring Department and a member of the National Bankruptcy Conference. Ronit represents debtors, creditors, lenders, investors, and asset purchasers in all aspects of distressed situations. She has served as debtors’ counsel in several of the largest and most significant chapter 11 cases in history, including General Motors, Lehman Brothers, WorldCom/MCI, and Takata. She also has extensive experience representing large and mid-market companies in out-of-court workouts, international restructurings, and prepackaged chapter 11 cases in a variety of industries and has provided advisory services to Fortune 500 companies on corporate structuring strategies. She has substantial expertise on restructuring strategies for managing litigation claims, including mass torts and government claims, and has recently developed deep knowledge of insolvency laws as applied to cryptocurrency companies. Recent representations include: Terraform Labs, Core Scientific, Briggs & Stratton, EP Energy, Insys Therapeutics, Catalina Marketing, CTI Foods, DIRECTV as a major commercial counterparty and creditor in connection with the chapter 11 cases of Diamond Sports Group, Digital Currency Group, Inc. (parent of Genesis Capital) as the largest creditor in connection with the chapter 15 case of Three Arrows Capital, Johnson & Johnson as a creditor in the mass tort chapter 11 cases of Imerys Talc America, Inc.

Education

University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction); Harvard Law School. (J.D., magna cum laude)

Lawyer Rankings

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

(Leading partners)

Ronit Berkovich – Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Led by heads Matt Barr and Gary Holtzer, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP handles complex restructuring matters alongside every type of consensual and litigated restructuring transactions. The firm has served as chief debtors’ counsel in a number of major bankruptcy filings, as well as representing clients in complicated international insolvencies. In the case of Talen Energy Supply, LLC and its direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, New York based Matt Barr advised Talen Energy Supply in connection with their evaluation of strategic alternatives with respect to $5bn in funded indebtedness. The team is part of a global network, utilizing its offices in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai to assist on restructuring matters across the globe. Garrett Fail’s practice covers all aspects of domestic and international debt restructurings, including crisis management and corporate governance, while Ronit Berkovich represents a range of parties across the debtor and creditor landscape, including acting as debtors’ counsel in large chapter 11 cases. Jeffrey Saferstein practices in corporate restructurings and workouts, as well as bankruptcy and specialized financings.Kelly DiBlasi and Jessica Liou are names to watch, and Lauren Tauro was promoted to partner in January 2023. Unless otherwise stated, all lawyers included are based in New York. Ray Schrock, Candace Arthur, and Alexander Welch have left the firm.

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