O’Melveny Worldwide

Real Estate Restructurings

  • Represented five-star hotel, condominium, and office development in its US$500+ million restructuring.
  • Represented multi-family real estate developer in its successful chapter 11 restructuring of real estate assets in the Pacific Northwest.
  • Represented DIP lender to an Atlantic City hotel and casino in its chapter 11 case.
  • Represented major hotel and casino company in its successful US$6 billion in-court restructuring, including the prepackaged chapter 11 cases of more than a dozen individual operating hotel and casino properties.
  • Represented Bahamas-based hotel and casino in its US$3.5 billion chapter 11 case, including the negotiation and implementation of the cross-border US$80 million DIP facility funded by its equity sponsor.
  • Represented Reno-based hotel and casino in its chapter 11 case.
  • Represented major Mexican restaurant chain in its chapter 11 case and section 363 sale of substantially all of its assets.
  • Represented Western-themed restaurant chain in its chapter 11 case and section 363 sale of substantially all of its assets.

Technology, Media & Telecom

  • Represented investment bank in high-profile litigation matter involving substantial restructuring issues.
  • Represented creditor and contract counterparty in The Weinstein Company’s chapter 11 case.
  • Represented creditor and contract counterparty in Relativity Media’s chapter 11 case and related adversary proceeding.
  • Represented film production company, as rights owner, in its counterparty’s chapter 11 case, which involved the repurchase of the film rights from the debtor.
  • Represented equity holder, lender, and board member in out-of-court restructuring of entertainment venue development company.
  • Represented administrative agent and hedge fund holders of first lien bank debt publishing company’s US$1.2 billion prepackaged chapter 11 case.
  • Represented ad hoc group of distressed fund holders of first lien debt in educational publisher’s US$5.8 billion chapter 11 case.

Agribusiness

  • Represented Official Unsecured Creditors' Committee in the US$400+ million chapter 11 case of Millenkamp Cattle, one of the largest single-site dairies in the US.
  • Represented private equity fund as purchaser and DIP lender in the AppHarvest Products, LLC chapter 11 case.
  • Represented Official Unsecured Creditors’ Committee of Easterday Farms, a major farming and ranching operation with liabilities exceeding US$400 million.
  • Represented private equity fund in connection with wind down of greenhouse grower portfolio company.

Energy Sector

  • Represented group of distressed funds holding first lien debt in the successful US$210 million out-of-court restructuring of a Texas-based oilfield services company.
  • Represented ad hoc group of distressed fund lenders in US$3.7 billion restructuring of multiple silos of bank and bond debt secured by vessel assets and supply contracts.
  • Represented sovereign wealth fund in connection with an investment strategy premised upon the outcome of the multibillion-dollar fraudulent transfer litigation arising out of chemical industry bankruptcy case.
  • Represented private equity-sponsored renewable energy construction company in its cross-border out-of-court restructuring, including the negotiation of a new money commitment from the sponsor.
  • Represented solar power project’s lenders in connection with energy sector debtor’s 363 sale of its renewable energy business.
  • Represented former equity holders and current defendants in the multibillion-dollar fraudulent transfer litigation arising out of oil and gas chapter 11 cases.

Health Care

  • Represented secured lender in US$50 million restructuring of multi-state pharmacy business.
  • Represented creditor and litigation party in SNF debtor’s US$20 million chapter 11 case.
  • Represented litigation finance fund that held secured debt in successful out-of-court restructuring of pharmaceutical company, under which client received a majority equity position post-closing.
  • Represented major skilled nursing facility operator in successful out-of-court restructuring of bank debt, note obligations, and hundreds of millions of dollars of lease obligations.
  • Represented technology company that developed head impact monitoring devices in out-of-court restructuring negotiations with its principal creditors.
  • Represented medical lab testing company in workout negotiations with its lender and private equity sponsor.

Logistics & Transportation

  • Represented West Coast port operator in its chapter 11 case.
  • Represented cross-border construction company in its successful out-of-court restructuring.
  • Represented DIP ABL lender and exit ABL lender in successful Chapter 11 case of international trucking and logistics company.

Manufacturing & Construction

  • Represented Official Unsecured Creditors’ Committee of Structurlam Mass Timber Corp., a manufacturer of high-strength timber products.
  • Represented general contractor with claims exceeding US$100 million in public-sector developer’s chapter 11 case.
  • Represented Official Unsecured Creditors’ Committee of Impresa Holdings Acquisition Corp., a major aerospace manufacturer and supplier.
  • Represented Official Unsecured Creditors’ Committee of Elite Aerospace Group, Inc., an aircraft component manufacturer.
  • Represented ABL and term loan leader in restructuring of closely-held commercial aircraft supplier.

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • California

Education

  • University of California at Los Angeles, J.D.
  • University of Washington, B.A.: cum laude

Honors & Awards

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law in Los Angeles, CA (2023-2027)
  • Ranked by Chambers USA for Bankruptcy/Restructuring (2026)
  • Recommended by The Legal 500 US for Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate (2025, 2026)
  • Named a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers in Bankruptcy (2013-2022)

Professional Activities

Member

  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Financial Lawyers Conference
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • Hispanic National Bar Association
  • Diversity in the Profession Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association

Speaking Engagements

  • Speaker, “Beware the Undertow: Creating a Chapter 11 Plan that Breaks Through the Surfline,” California Bankruptcy Forum 36th Annual Insolvency Conference (May 18, 2024)
  • Speaker, “Agribusiness Chapter 11 Issues,” 2024 Annual Idaho, Oregon, and Washington Agricultural Bankers Conference (May 9, 2024)
  • Webinar, “The End of the Line: The Options for the Commercial Lender When the Workout is no Longer Working Out” (June 24, 2020)
  • Moderator, “An Insider’s Guide: Comparing Law Firms to In-House Counsel,” UCLA School of Law (November 19, 2019)
  • Speaker, “Understanding Important Agreements in Restrucutrings: Forbearance Agreements, NDAs, Intercreditor Agreements, and More,” Financial Lawyers Nuts & Bolts: In the Realm of Insolvency Conference (October 18, 2019)