Joe Zujkowski represents clients in high-stakes restructurings and financial transactions.
Joe advises debtors, ad hoc creditor groups, and individual creditors across a broad range of industries on:
In-court restructurings
Out-of-court restructurings
Complex financing transactions
Before joining Latham, he was a partner at another global law firm. Joe has also served as the co-head of restructuring at a former international law firm and as an adjunct professor at Cardozo School of Law.
Experience
Joe’s experience includes representing:
The ad hoc committee of Belk’s first-lien lenders*
The ad hoc committee of Mallinckrodt term loan lenders*
The ad hoc committee of Lumen Technology secured lenders*
The ad hoc committee of Tradesmen term loan lenders*
The ad hoc committee of Vericast secured lenders*
The ad hoc committee of Cumulus secured lenders*
The ad hoc committee of Thrasio secured lenders*
Isagenix International in its out-of-court balance sheet restructuring, achieving nearly unanimous creditor support*
An ad hoc group of Talen Energy rescue financing lenders*
RGCX in its out-of-court restructuring, achieving nearly unanimous creditor support*
The ad hoc group of unsecured noteholders in Bruin Energy’s chapter 11 cases*
The ad hoc group of first-lien lenders in Remington Arms’ chapter 11 cases*
The Puerto Rico government in all aspects of its debt restructuring*
The ad hoc committee of second-lien noteholders in LINN Energy*
The largest term lender in Peabody Energy*
An ad hoc noteholder group in appealing confirmation of the Peabody plan of reorganization to the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit*
Colt Defense in its chapter 11 cases*
The ad hoc committee of second-lien noteholders in Halcon Resources*
Avenue Capital in Quiznos’ chapter 11 cases*
The trustee for certain pass-through certificate holders in Edison Mission Energy’s chapter 11 cases*
Bondholder groups in the Homer City Funding, AES Eastern Energy, and Dynegy chapter 11 cases*
The US Department of Treasury and the Presidential Task Force with respect to the restructuring of Chrysler, General Motors and Delphi*
Icahn Associates and certain of its affiliates, as the largest prepetition and post-petition lender, and auction participant in Blockbuster’s chapter 11 cases*
Secured lenders in radio station operator Inner City Media’s the chapter 11 case*
The agent for secured lender groups in Station Casinos’ and BLB/Twin River Casinos’ chapter 11 cases*
Joe Zujkowski brings significant experience advising debtors, ad hoc creditor groups, and creditors on complex restructurings and financing transactions.
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