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Ms Lisa Schweitzer

Position
Lisa M. Schweitzer is a partner based in the New York office. Ms. Schweitzer’s practice specializes in complex bankruptcy and insolvency matters, including representation of debtors, creditors, investors and acquirers. Significant experience with distressed M&A transactions, IP issues and complex cross-border restructurings in the Americas, Europe and Asia. As a recognized leader in the field, Ms. Schweitzer speaks on a variety of bankruptcy and restructuring topics at conferences, including those organized by INSOL International, the American Bankruptcy Institute and Practising Law Institute. She also frequently writes articles on bankruptcy issues for publications, including The Journal of Bankruptcy Law, BankruptcyLaw 360, The Wall Street Lawyer, The M&A Lawyer and The New York Law Journal, and she is co-author of a bankruptcy blog published by Westlaw News & Insight, covering trends and developments in the bankruptcy arena.
Career
Ms. Schweitzer joined the firm in 1996 and became a partner in 2006.
Memberships
Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
Director, Mobilization for Justice (formerly MFY Legal Services, Inc.)
Member, International Insolvency Institute
Education
Ms. Schweitzer received a J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, from New York University School of Law in 1996, where she was an editor of the Law Review, and an undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991. From 2001 to 2003, Ms. Schweitzer served as a law clerk to the Honorable Judith S. Kaye, Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
(Leading partners)‘Global in its reach and effectiveness,’ Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton‘s New York-based bankruptcy and restructuring department handle complex bankruptcy cases, including advising clients worldwide on restructuring matters that cross legal and geographical borders. The firm represents both debtors and creditors in cross-border restructurings and insolvency proceedings across the US, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia for clients in a variety of industries including crypto, energy and retail. Richard Cooper has a focus on Latin America in restructuring involving companies and countries, while Lisa Schweitzer has advised a range of parties including corporate debtors and individual creditors in domestic and cross-border bankruptcies. Sean O’Neal has a split practice between creditor and debtor work, both in and out of court, whereas David Botter joined the firm in 2023 from Akin and is experienced in multijurisdictional and cross-border matters for distressed companies and creditors. Luke Barefoot is noted for his expertise in bankruptcy litigation and cross-border bankruptcy disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners United States > Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate United States > Finance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Tax > Financial products
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Tax > International tax
- Finance > Project finance
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Finance > Project finance
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism