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Kathryn A. Coleman

Kathryn A. Coleman

Position

Partner in the New York Office

Career

Kathryn A. (Katie) Coleman, a partner in Hughes Hubbard & Reed’s New York office, co-chairs the Corporate Reorganization & Bankruptcy practice and sits on the firm’s Executive Committee. Katie has handled a wide range of chapter 11 representations and other high-stakes insolvency-related matters in her more than 35 years in practice, including chapter 11 restructurings for US and non-US companies, cross-border insolvency matters, out-of-court restructurings, acquisitions and investments, and dealing with “bet-the-company” litigation claims including trade secret and RICO cases and nationwide DOJ investigations. Her clients include chapter 11 debtors, special committees of boards of directors, DIP lenders, equity sponsors, traditional and nontraditional secured lenders, unsecured creditors (both official committees and significant creditors for their own account), and financial and strategic buyers.

Ms. Coleman is a trusted advisor to the inner management circles of her clients, with substantial experience in advising management and boards of directors on corporate governance, fiduciary duty and D&O insurance matters.

Education

University of California, Berkeley Law School, J.D., Order of the Coif Pomona College, B.A., magna cum laude