Chris Newcomb
Senior Counsel
New York
Chris Newcomb
Senior Counsel
New York
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Chris is a member of the firm's Restructuring practice. He represents debtors, secured and unsecured creditors and other parties in interest in United States bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court restructurings.
He also has significant experience representing distressed borrowers and lenders in debt financings and purchasers, sellers and lenders in bankruptcy sales. His practice also encompasses insolvency-related litigation, including avoidance actions and claims resolutions, and advising borrowers and lenders in structured financings. He has represented clients in a wide array of industries, including energy, transportation, retail, banking, healthcare and real estate.
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Publications: 06 July 2023
Other noteworthy experience
Advising:
Company Restructuring Representations
- Retail electricity provider in its chapter 11 liquidation cases
- Helicopter services provider in its chapter 11 reorganization cases that resulted in restructuring of $1.6 billion of debt, including implementing debt to equity exchange, restructuring its aircraft leases and aircraft secured debt facilities and raising $535 million in new capital
- Oilfield services company in its prepackaged chapter 11 reorganization cases that resulted in conversion of $1.1 billion of debt to equity
- Offshore drilling operator in its prepackaged chapter 11 reorganization cases that resulted in exchange of $1.2 billion of debt to equity with $450 million of new financing
In-Court Sale Representations
- Purchaser of three business divisions of regional trucking company and related real property in chapter 11 asset sales
- Purchaser of physician billing and practice management business in chapter 11 asset sale
- Secured creditor in chapter 11 asset sale and liquidation of security equipment technology company
- Purchaser of last mile delivery business in chapter 11 asset sale
- Cellular phone wholesaler in its chapter 11 cases that resulted in sale of its assets
Additional Noteworthy Representations
- Secured finance lease lenders in chapter 11 restructuring of global commercial aircraft lessor
- Secured lender in chapter 11 proceedings of oil and gas refinery in which lender successfully liquidated safe-harbored commodities
Pro-bono experience
- Represented individual seeking to vacate conviction by non-unanimous jury in Louisiana
- Represented asylum seeker from Honduras in U.S. immigration proceedings
- Advised immigrant entrepreneur starting new business on corporate formation and related issues
- Presented at community workshops on the nuts and bolts of launching a small business for entrepreneurs in Brooklyn
Published work
- Ruling Explains and Extends Application of Good Faith Defense to Fraudulent Transfer Actions in SIPA Context, Bloomberg BNA Bankruptcy Law Reporter, 2014
