Gabriel Olivera is a counsel in O’Melveny’s New York office and focuses on advising clients on financial reorganizations. A native of Puerto Rico, Gabriel combines his restructuring experience with his Spanish-speaking ability to help bridge language and cultural barriers with Latin American clients involved in complex financial restructurings. He has extensive experience in corporate and municipal bankruptcy-related matters, and has represented debtors, creditors’ committees, bondholders, directors and officers, and other parties-in-interest in some of the most well-known bankruptcy matters. Gabriel is currently part of the O’Melveny team assisting the Government of Puerto Rico to restructure its $70 billion of funded debt obligations and $50 billion in pension obligations.
Prior to entering private practice, Gabriel served as judicial law clerk for the Honorable Brian K. Tester (Ret.) formerly of the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
Languages
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- New Jersey
- New York
- Puerto Rico
Court Admissions
- US District Courts, New Jersey, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, Puerto Rico, and Eastern District of Wisconsin
- US Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Education
- Tulane University, J.D.
- Boston University, B.A., International Relations
Professional Activities
Clerkships
- Honorable Brian K. Tester, US Bankruptcy Court, District of Puerto Rico (2014-2016)
Fellowships & Honors
- 2022 International Insolvency Institute NextGen Leadership Program Inductee
- 2021 Hon. Cornelius Blackshear NCBJ Presidential Fellow
- 2020 Associate Leadership Institute of the New York City Bar Association