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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 Management Committee.  He focuses on domestic and international restructurings, crisis management, corporate governance, financings and acquisitions involving distressed situations.  Lead restructuring representations include: Scandinavian Airlines, LATAM Airlines (counsel to Apollo Global Management), All Year Holdings, Katerra Inc. (counsel to the DIP lender and equity interest holder), Brooks Brothers, Skillsoft Corporation, Briggs and Stratton, Speedcast International, Ashford Trust, Halcón Resources, Johnson and Johnson, Insys Therapeutics, Fusion Connect, Catalina Marketing, Westinghouse Electric Company, Waypoint Holdings, General Growth Properties, CHC Group, GulfMark Offshore, Paragon Offshore PLC, Memorial Production Partners, Ambac Assurance, Endeavour International, and Financial Guaranty Insurance Company.  Adjunct Professor, Cardozo School of Law; Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy.

Education

Cornell University; Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

Lawyer Rankings

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

(Leading lawyers)

Gary HoltzerWeil, 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.