Craige, Chris

Chris Craige

Counsel

chris.craige@lw.com
    Craige, Chris

    Chris Craige

    Counsel

    chris.craige@lw.com

    Profile

    Christina Craige represents debtors, secured lenders, and bond insurers in a variety of restructuring and insolvency-related matters, including chapter 11 and chapter 9 proceedings.

    Ms. Craige regularly prepares and guides companies through complex chapter 11 proceedings. Her work includes:

    • Drafting and negotiating sale documents and requests for court approval of section 363 asset sales
    • Negotiating and securing court approval of debtor-in-possession financing facilities and use of cash collateral
    • Negotiating, drafting, and implementing chapter 11 plans of reorganization

    Ms. Craige advises clients in distressed situations across industries including:

    • Automotive
    • Energy exploration and production, and related services
    • Hospitality
    • Industrials and manufacturing
    • Print and film media
    • Real estate
    • Retail and consumer products

    Experience

    Ms. Craige’s experience includes advising in the following public matters:

    • Real Mex Restaurants (chapter 11; client; Debtors)*
    • Key Energy Services (chapter 11; client, Debtors)*
    • Lee Enterprises (chapter 11; client, Debtors)*
    • R.H. Donnelly (chapter 11; client, Debtors)*
    • Federal Mogul (chapter 11 and UK Administrations; client, Debtors)*
    • The Flintkote Company (chapter 11; client, Debtors)*
    • Chicago National League Ball Club (chapter 11; client, Debtor)*
    • Metropolitan Automotive Warehouse (chapter 11; client, official creditors committee)*
    • North Country BBQ Ventures (chapter 11; client, secured lender)*
    • Olympic Sales (chapter 11; client, Brunswick Corporation as purchaser)*
    • In re S&B Surgery Center (chapter 11; client, Fortress Credit Corp. as litigation defendant)*
    • In re Fundamental Long-Term Care (chapter 7; client, General Electric Credit Corp. as litigation defendant)*
    • City of Stockton, California (chapter 9, client, Assured Guaranty as bond insurer)*
    • City of San Bernardino, California (chapter 9, client, Assured Guaranty as bond insurer)*
    • Town of Mammoth Lakes, California (chapter 9, client, creditor)*
    • Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Title III (PROMESA), client, Autonomy Capital)

    *Matter handled prior to joining Latham

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • California
    • District of Columbia

    Education

    • JD, Yale Law School, 2006
    • MBA, Yale School of Management, 2006
    • BA, Rutgers University, 2001
      summa cum laude

    Practices