Ata Nalbantoglu is an associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Restructuring & Special Situations Practice. He represents public and private companies, as well as secured and unsecured lenders, in connection with in- and out-of-court restructurings and related litigation.

Ata also maintains an active pro bono practice, representing individuals seeking asylum and other immigration-related assistance.

While in law school, Ata was selected for the Harvard Law School Chayes International Public Interest Fellowship, which he spent with the New Markets Lab (NML). The United Nations awarded Ata a Certificate of Excellent Contribution for his work on the “Re-conceptualizing Free Trade Agreements Through a Sustainable Development Lens” report as part of the NML team. Ata has also attended the London School of Economics as part of the General Course program, earning first class honors.

Ata previously clerked for Chief Judge Martin Glenn of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York.

Ata's experience includes advising:

  • Lincoln Power, L.L.C. and its affiliate debtors in their chapter 11 cases in connection with their Section 363 sale process and chapter 11 plan
  • Audacy in prepackaged chapter 11 cases to restructure approx. US$1.9 billion of funded debt
  • The joint liquidators of Three Arrows Capital, Ltd, which was one of the largest trading firms for digital assets prior to its liquidation, in connection with its BVI liquidation proceeding and US chapter 15 case

Bar Qualification

  • New York

Education

  • JD, Harvard Law School, 2022
    Chayes Fellow
  • BA in Political Science, Washington University in St. Louis, 2019
    College Honors

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Turkish