Jordan is a leading restructuring counsel with a dynamic and multi-faceted practice. He has regularly represented statutory and ad hoc committees, creditors, debtors and other parties in groundbreaking restructuring matters. Jordan has extensive experience negotiating large debtor-in-possession financing and adequate protection arrangements, structuring reorganization plans, and identifying risks and opportunities for lenders and distressed investors in credits across a wide range of industry verticals.
Prior to joining O’Melveny, Jordan was an associate at top-tier international law firms in New York City and Los Angeles. Prior to attending law school, Jordan was an investment banking analyst at a bulge-bracket investment bank.
- Represented an ad hoc group of lenders in national manufacturer’s high-profile chapter 11 restructuring and liability-management litigation.
- Represented global Fortune 50 corporation as major co-defendant creditor in all major opioid-related chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
- Represented an ad hoc group of lenders in restructuring and sale of major motion picture entertainment company.
- Represented major governmental-sponsored entity in the bankruptcies of certain large national mortgage servicers.
- Represented a large national consumer product manufacturer in its chapter 11 restructuring.
- Represented a major international investment fund in the chapter 11 case of a high net worth individual.
- Represented an ad hoc group of cross-over lenders in the restructuring and $780 million sale of GNC, including funding $100 million in new-money DIP financing.
- Represented a large national retailer in its out-of-court restructuring and liability management transactions.
- Represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in PG&E’s chapter 11 restructuring.
- Represented Ares Management as sponsor, DIP lender, and largest creditor in the $1 billion prepackaged restructuring of Gastar Exploration.
- Represented acquirer and single largest creditor in bankruptcy of $1.2 billion hotel empire, leading the CMBS refinancing and claims litigation efforts.
- Represented an ad hoc group of pre-petition term lenders in restructuring of Philadelphia Energy.
- Represented Citibank as administrative agent for Avaya’s prepetition credit facility and $725 million DIP credit facility in connection with Avaya’s chapter 11 restructuring.
- Represented the administrative agent and a steering committee of bank lenders for the workout of Enduro Resource Partners’ reserve-based loan.
- Represented an ad-hoc creditor group in the successful restructuring of the Government Development Bank of Puerto Rico.
- Represented the on-island bondholder representative group in the debt restructuring of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
- Represented Odebrecht Oil & Gas in its cross-border restructuring of approximately $5 billion, then the largest ever to utilize Brazil’s extrajudicial reorganization proceeding and chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
- Advised ad hoc group of noteholders holding approximately $1 billion in bonds issued by a distressed real estate company on forbearance agreements and indenture amendments.
- Represented Arch Coal in its chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
- Represented Magnetation LLC in its chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
- Represented various lenders in connection with the exit financing for Energy Future Holdings’ chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
- Represented a steering committee of bank lenders in out-of-court restructuring and liquidation of Everest Capital.
- Represented most major globally systemic financial institutions in various bankruptcy-related aspects of Dodd-Frank compliance and other financial regulation, including assisting with the preparation of living wills and the attendant legal research and bankruptcy preparation required in connection therewith.
- *Some of the above matters were handled prior to joining O’Melveny.
Languages
- Portuguese
Admissions
- California
- New York
Education
- Harvard Law School, J.D., Editor-in-Chief, Harvard Business Law Review
- Brigham Young University, BS, Accountancy
Professional Activities
- Board, ABI Southwest Conference
- Board of Governors, Financial Lawyers Conference
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