O'Melveny & Myers LLP field a roster of experienced bankruptcy and restructuring specialists handling matters for a variety of industries including transportation, telecommunications, energy, real estate and hospitality. Based in New York, John Rapisardi is the chair of the practice and is experienced in domestic and international debtor and creditor restructurings, while Lou Strubeck Jr. in Dallas also co-chair’s the practice and represents major financial clients in commercial restructurings and reorganizations. Situated in New York, Maria DiConza is focused on financial restructuring and bankruptcy transactions. Washington DC-based Peter Friedman is a key names from the firm.
Testimonials
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‘O'Melveny & Myers is a marquee firm when it comes to representing insurance companies in large and complex bankruptcy proceedings.’
‘Steve Warren and Tancred Schiavoni are both highly experienced and sophisticated bankruptcy partners who excel at the practice of law. ’
Key clients
- Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority
- Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Work highlights
- Served as lead counsel for Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. and led the team that represented Brazos as debtor in its US$2.1 billion chapter 11 case in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern of Texas.
- Representing Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P. the largest creditor in the bankruptcy of Miles Kwok, a Chinese national currently under indictment for fraud by the US Attorney for SDNY.