Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Lisa M. Schweitzer advises clients in some of the most high-profile bankruptcy matters. Lisa has extensive experience advising corporate debtors, individual creditors, committees, and strategic investors in both U.S. Chapter 11 proceedings and restructurings in other jurisdictions in the Americas, as well as Europe and Asia. She also leads companies in multimillion and billion dollar buy and sell side distressed M&A transactions, and litigates multibillion dollar case-dispositive disputes in high-stakes bankruptcy proceedings. Additionally, Lisa is well-regarded in the restructuring community, serving on the Board of Directors for the International Insolvency Institute as well as the American College of Bankruptcy.

Ms. Schweitzer joined the firm in 1996 and became a partner in 2006.

Member, Attorney Liaison Group, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York and Office of the United States Trustee for Region 2

Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy

Director, Mobilization for Justice (formerly MFY Legal Services, Inc.)

Member, New York and New Jersey Bars

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.