Jason Bradley Gott

jason.gott@lw.com

+1.312.876.7678

Profile

Jason Gott advises borrowers and other clients on all aspects of distressed situations and liability management.

Jason advises borrowers, investors, acquirers, and other creditors in distressed situations, including:

Out-of-court restructurings
Chapter 11 and chapter 7 proceedings
Prepackaged, prearranged, and involuntary bankruptcies
Debtor-in-possession financings
Cross-border bankruptcies
Acquisition of distressed assets in or out of bankruptcy
Related state and federal court litigation

He combines experience and decisiveness to provide clients with clear guidance in business-critical scenarios. He draws on an academic background in economics and finance to navigate the multifaceted challenges of the restructuring process. Through his service on Latham & Watkins’ Bankruptcy Advisory Committee, he also advises the firm as a creditor in distressed situations.

As part of his pro bono practice, Jason has worked with the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and the National Veterans Legal Services Program.

Experience

Jason’s experience includes representing:

Companies

Pine Gate Renewables, a developer and owner-operator of utility-scale solar and energy storage projects across the United States, in its chapter 11 case, addressing more than US$7 billion of funded debt and equity capital
Enduro Resource Partners in its prearranged chapter 11 sale process and wind-down
Hexion, a leading chemical manufacturer, in its prearranged chapter 11 cases
Mallinckrodt plc, a biopharmaceutical company, and certain of its subsidiaries in 2020 cross-border restructuring proceedings and 2023 prepackaged chapter 11 cases
Monitronics, a home security provider, in its prepackaged chapter 11 cases
Savers, a for-profit thrift store chain, in its out-of-court restructuring
Starry Group Holdings, a fixed wireless broadband internet service provider, in connection with its ongoing chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings
Stone Energy in its prepackaged chapter 11 cases
Travelport, a global technology company that powers travel bookings, in their restructuring
Venture, emerging, and growth-stage companies in distressed situations and transactions

Investors and Acquirers

PIMCO in connection with its investment in Crecera
Marathon Capital, as revenue interest purchaser, in the out-of-court restructuring of Dermavant
RingCentral in its strategic partnership with Avaya, a provider of digital communications products for businesses, to restructure its existing equity and operational agreements in connection with Avaya's bankruptcy
Camping World in acquiring assets from Gander Mountain Company in its chapter 11 cases
Bondholders in Real Industries’ chapter 11 cases
Secured lenders in confidential work-out situations for companies in the publishing, healthcare, and business-to-business service industries