Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Serves on Kirkland’s Executive Committee. Represents debtors, creditors and distressed or special situation investors in bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings and acquisitions. Company-side representations include Intelsat, Ascena Retail Group, Gulfport Energy Corporation, Hornbeck Offshore Services, Mood Media Corporation, PetSmart, Acosta, Barneys, Toys "R" Us, Westmoreland Coal, Energy Future Holdings, PES Holdings, Ameriforge Group, Sequa Corporation, Midstates Petroleum, Magnum Hunter Resources, Penn Virginia, MSR Resorts, Sbarro, Horizon Lines, Majestic Star, Calpine, NRG Energy, Muzak and Leiner. Represented ad hoc committees in restructurings of Bonanza Creek, Ocean Rig UDW, Capmark, Lyondell, AbitibiBowater and Mirant. Regularly represents private equity and hedge funds in acquisitions of distressed companies.

Serves as an adjunct professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania teaching a course on “Corporate Restructuring.” Serves on the board of numerous charities including Team Rubicon and UJA - Federation of New York.

Duke University School of Law, J.D., 1998; Duke University, B.A., 1995.