George A. Davis

Mr. Davis’ broad experience includes advising:

Company-Side Restructurings

• Lumileds Holding B.V. and its affiliates in their chapter 11 cases in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York and restructuring more than US$1.7 billion of their funded debt
• Weatherford, one of the largest multinational oilfield services companies, in its US$5.8 billion deleveraging through prearranged restructuring proceedings in the US, Ireland, and Bermuda
• Hexion, a leading global chemical company, in its more than US$2 billion deleveraging pre-arranged chapter 11 case
• Libbey Glass Inc., a glass tableware maker in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, in regard to its chapter 11 filing
• Alta Mesa Resources, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with reserves in the Anadarko Basin, in its chapter 11 restructuring
• Sable Permian Resources, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with reserves in the Permian Basin of West Texas, in its successful out-of-court restructuring
• Subsidiaries of Imerys, a French multinational company that produces and processes talc, in connection with their chapter 11 case
• Savers Thrift Superstores, a thrift superstore, in connection with its successful out-of-court restructuring
• Verso and New Page, leading North American producers of printing papers, specialty papers, and pulp, in all aspects of their chapter 11 cases*
• LyondellBasell Industries, one of the world’s largest polymers, petrochemicals, and fuels companies, in all aspects of its chapter 11 proceedings and discharge of US$40 billion of funded debt and contingent liabilities*
  • M&A Advisor Turnaround Award of the Year
  • Investment Dealers’ Digest Restructuring Deal of the Year Award
  • IFLR Europe Restructuring Deal of the Year Award
• Cal Dive International, a market-leading oil and gas infrastructure company, in all aspects of its chapter 11 cases*
  • M&A Advisor Turnaround Award of the Year
• Entegra Power Holdings, an independent power company with ownership interests in two of the largest gas-fueled power plants in the US, in effecting a substantial deleveraging through a quick and efficient prepackaged chapter 11 case
  • Turnarounds & Workouts Restructuring of the Year
• Ocwen Financial, a leading non-bank mortgage servicer, in developing and executing its successful liability management strategy involving more than US$10 billion of funded debt*
• Caribbean Petroleum, a Puerto Rico-based company involved in the import, offloading, storage, distribution, and retailing of petroleum products, in all aspects of its chapter 11 case*
  • IFLR Americas Restructuring Deal of the Year Award Finalist
• Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers, the largest Catholic hospital system in New York State, in all aspects of its chapter 11 proceedings, including the sale of three non-core hospitals*

Creditor and Investor-Side Restructurings

• GSO as fulcrum second-lien lender and successful plan sponsor in Legacy Reserves’ highly litigious chapter 11 cases
• An ad hoc group of creditors in connection with the restructuring of First Energy Solutions and its subsidiary debtors
• An ad hoc group of first-lien creditors in connection with the chapter 11 restructuring of Appvion and affiliated debtors
• An ad hoc group of first-lien creditors in connection with the chapter 11 restructuring of Fieldwood Energy and affiliated debtors
• Bank of America, as administrative agent under the revolving credit facility, in connection with the restructuring of Stone Energy Corporation*
• Wilmington Trust, as successor second-lien term loan agent, in connection with the restructuring of Bennu Oil & Gas*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Recognition Highlights

“A master strategist, a super negotiator and a very astute counselor to clients”
“Capable of running the biggest cases”
“Incredible work ethic and depth of knowledge”
Chambers USA 2022

Ranked – Bankruptcy/Restructuring Nationwide & New York
Chambers USA 2021-2022

Named a Leading Lawyer in Restructuring and Bankruptcy
The Legal 500 US 2017-2021

Recognized for his work in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy. Named Lawyer of the Year in 2021.
Best Lawyers in America 2023

Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy

Recognized as a Restructuring Thought Leader
Who’s Who Legal and Global Restructuring Review 2021

Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyer
Lawdragon 500 2020

Recognized as a National Litigation Practice Area Star and Local Litigation Star
Benchmark Litigation 2021-2022

Named to BTI Consulting Group’s Client Service All-Star List
BTI Consulting Group 2018