T.J. Li is a finance associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Restructuring & Special Situations Practice.
T.J. advises and represents debtors, creditors, and non-debtor affiliates in corporate restructuring and insolvency matters across a wide range of industries and sectors. As a Certified Public Accountant, T.J. leverages in-depth financial knowledge in his legal practice to understand client needs and achieve business objectives in liquidity and liability management transactions.
Following law school, T.J. clerked for Judge Martin Glenn of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
While a law student at Cornell Law School, T.J. was awarded the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Bankruptcy (first in class) and was the second-place winner of American Bankruptcy Institute’s Tenth Annual Law Student Writing Competition for his paper “From Sunbeam to In re Tempnology: Solve the Trademark Puzzle with a Burden Shifting Framework.”
T.J. maintains an active pro bono practice, including representing a veteran before the US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Prior to joining Latham, T.J. worked at a leading international law firm practicing restructuring, insolvency, and bankruptcy law.
T.J.'s broad experience includes advising:
*Matter handled prior to joining Latham