Davis Klabo is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Latham & Watkins.

Davis received his JD from the University of California, Berkeley with a certificate in Business Law. During law school, Davis was a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Team and received academic awards for performance in bankruptcy law and international business negotiations. Upon graduation, he was admitted to The Order of Barristers.

Davis represents creditors and debtors in connection with various distressed scenarios and restructuring transactions. 

Davis was also named to the 2024 Honor Roll of Pro Bono Volunteers for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California for his pro bono work helping advise low-income individuals on considerations for potential chapter 7 bankruptcy filings. 
 

Davis's experience includes representing:

Company Representations

  • CommScope Holding Company, Inc. in connection with a US$4.15 billion strategic refinancing
  • Audacy, Inc. and its debtor affiliates in prepackaged chapter 11 cases to restructure approximately US$1.9 billion of funded debt
  • JOANN Inc. and its debtor affiliates in chapter 11 cases to restructure over US$1 billion of funded debt
  • First Mode Holdings, Inc. and its debtor affiliate in chapter 11 cases to effectuate a sale under Section 363

Creditor Representations

  • The first lien secured lenders of an insurance claims management company, in an out-of-court debt-for-equity restructuring, addressing US$1.5 billion of funded debt
  • 10x Genomics, Inc. in connection with the chapter 11 cases of NanoString Technologies, Inc. and its debtor affiliates 
  • Thai Union Group PCL in connection with the chapter 11 cases of Red Lobster Management LLC and its debtor affiliates  
  • Certain financial technology platforms in connection with the chapter 11 case of Synapse Financial Technologies, Inc.  

Bar Qualification

  • California

Education

  • JD, UC Berkeley School of Law, 2023
  • BA in English, University of South Carolina, 2017

Languages Spoken

  • English