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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Offices

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

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1 212 310 8010 matt.barr@weil.com

Position

Co-Chair of Weil’s Restructuring Department

Career

Co-Chair of Weil’s Restructuring Department and member of the Management Committee. Focuses on complex in- and out-of-court restructurings representing debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, bondholders, ad hoc groups, PE funds, acquirers of assets, hedge funds and other institutions. Recent representations include: Talen Energy; RedBox Entertainment; Arcade Beauty; Fieldwood Energy; VIVUS; CEC Entertainment (Chuck E. Cheese); Chisholm Oil and Gas Operating; EP Energy Corporation; UTEX; Floatel International; syncreon Group Holdings; CTI Foods; Creditors’ Committee in Cineworld Group PLC; lenders in Covis Pharma; lender to Envision Healthcare; Ad hoc group of holders in Universal Entertainment Corporation; Ad hoc group in Seadrill Limited; Ad hoc group in Nordic Aviation; Ad hoc group in Onyx Centersource; WHP Global (various purchases); Centerbridge Capital Partners as sponsor in CraftWorks bankruptcy; Ad hoc committee of bondholders in Unit Corp.; Talen Energy Marketing, LLC and Talen Energy Supply, LLC as Second Lien Lenders in the NorthEast Gas Generation restructuring; Ad hoc committee of Secured Lenders in Bumble Bee Foods; Bain and THL Partners in iHeart Media; Ad hoc group of Unsecured Lenders in the Sheridan Production II restructuring; HPS Investment Partners, LLC in the Emerge Energy Services LP restructuring; Ad hoc group of Lenders to Uniti Group; and Ad hoc group of Lenders to Cobalt International Energy. Other notable lead representations include: Lightsquared; Fairway; Angelica Corporation; BCBG; Seventy-Seven Energy; China Fishery; Bauer Performance Sports; Gymboree; American Gilsonite; SunEdison; Noranda Aluminum.

Education

Boston University (B.A.); New York Law School (J.D.).

Lawyer Rankings

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

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Matt Barr – Weil, 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.

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