WilmerHale

Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring; Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Litigation; Class Actions; Debt Finance; Life Sciences; Real Estate; Trials

Partner
Chair, Debt Finance Practice

George Shuster is chair of the firm's Debt Finance Group and a member of the firm's Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Group.

In his debt finance practice, Mr. Shuster represents borrowers, lenders, and other investors in a broad range of transactions, from investment-grade credit facilities to structured loans and specialty finance products. Mr. Shuster has particular experience in the Life Sciences sector, assisting clients with credit facilities, notes financings, and other non-dilutive financing strategies including revenue and royalty monetization transactions. Recent monetization transactions led by Mr. Shuster have produced billions of dollars in proceeds, allowing Life Sciences companies to reinvest in critical developing and commercialized technologies and increasing value for shareholders. Mr. Shuster also has specific experience in the Financial Services and Securities sectors, working with clients on specialized financing arrangements in those areas. Mr. Shuster also assists clients with Uniform Commercial Code matters arising in their contracts, banking and securities relationships, and secured transactions.

In his bankruptcy and financial restructuring practice, Mr. Shuster represents public and private technology companies, real estate developers, manufacturers and financial organizations, as well as lenders to and other investors in those businesses. His bankruptcy and financial restructuring work encompasses insolvency and bankruptcy planning in licensing, collaboration and other transactions, as well as out-of-court workouts and in-court bankruptcy matters. Mr. Shuster leads clients through chapter 7, 11 and 15 bankruptcy proceedings, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and state-law dissolutions. Mr. Shuster has specific experience representing buyers of assets from financially stressed and distressed sellers and advising boards and management of Life Sciences companies through periods of financial challenge. Mr. Shuster works in both transactional and litigation spheres of the insolvency space, negotiating and closing transactions as well as leading cases through state courts and federal bankruptcy courts, district courts and courts of appeal throughout the country. Mr. Shuster also works on cross-border insolvency-related matters, and has specific experience in Latin American and European markets. Mr. Shuster assists clients in reducing counterparty insolvency risk in licensing transactions, including in complex collaboration and licensing arrangements for developmental Life Sciences companies.

Mr. Shuster is a prolific writer with a long-standing column on cross-border insolvency issues, and his writings on bond indenture issues have been cited by many courts in their decisions, including several federal courts of appeal. He is considered a leading authority on the Trust Indenture Act in the restructuring context.

Bar Admissions: Massachusetts New York US Supreme Court

University of Virginia School of Law, J.D. (2000)

Columbia University, B.A. (1997)