Timothy (Beau) Parker

beau.parker@lw.com

+1.312.777.7156

Restructuring & Special Situations

Profile

Beau Parker is an associate in the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins.

Beau represents clients in all facets of complex insolvency and restructuring matters

Prior to joining Latham, Beau worked as an analyst at CME Group and Citadel Securities, focusing on derivatives and equities market structure.

While in law school, Beau was chair of the Moot Court Board and volunteered for Philadelphia Legal Assistance, representing individuals seeking unemployment compensation in administrative hearings and appeals.

Beau is a member of the Public Interest Law Initiative’s Young Professionals Board and maintains an active pro bono practice, including representing families and minors in guardianship and adoption proceedings. He also serves as a guest lecturer on bankruptcy, including at Northwestern University.

Experience

Beau’s experience includes advising:

The Container Store Group, Inc., a leading retailer of organizing solutions, custom spaces, and in-home services, in its prepackaged chapter 11 restructuring
Exela Technologies, a provider of business process automation, payment processing, and digital transformation services to clients in the Americas and Asia, in its chapter 11 restructuring
JOANN, a leading national retailer of sewing, arts, and crafts, in its prepackaged chapter 11 restructuring
MOD Super-Fast Pizza Holdings, LLC (MOD Pizza) in restructuring matters related to its sale to Elite Restaurant Group
Travelport, a global technology company that powers travel bookings, in their recapitalization
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as ABL Lender, in connection with the chapter 11 restructuring of Franchise Group, Inc., owner of The Vitamin Shoppe, Pet Supplies Plus, Buddy’s Home Furnishings, and American Freight
Amphenol Corporation, in its acquisition of the mobile network businesses of CommScope, a manufacturer of coaxial and fiber optic cable products

Qualifications

Bar Qualification

Illinois

Education

JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2023
MBA, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, 2023
BA in Public Policy Leadership & Economics, University of Mississippi, 2017
cum laude