Angela M. Libby

Advises debtors, creditors, banks, hedge funds, lenders, asset purchasers and other strategic parties in a wide range of corporate restructuring matters.
Angela advises debtors, creditors, banks, hedge funds, lenders, asset purchasers and other strategic parties in a wide range of corporate restructuring matters. These include prepackaged and traditional bankruptcies, out-of-court workouts, debtor-in-possession and exit financing transactions, asset sales, bankruptcy litigation, cross-border insolvencies and liability management transactions.
Angela’s work has been widely recognized. Most recently, The Deal listed Angela among its 2023 “Top Women in Dealmaking” for restructuring. Global Restructuring Review named her to its “40 Under 40” list in 2022, and Law360 named her a “Rising Star” in energy in 2021. Turnarounds & Workouts listed her among 2020’s “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers,” and the American Bankruptcy Institute named her among the “40 Under 40 Emerging Leaders in Insolvency” in 2019. Angela was one of only three recipients nationwide of the 2019 IFLR “US Rising Star Award.”
Experience
- Company side representations include Purdue Pharma, American Rock Salt, Chaparral Energy, Patriot Coal, James River Coal
- Lender and ad hoc group representations include SVB Financial Group, Sun Power, Alkegen, Graftech, Dodge Construction, Revlon, Incora, Riverbed Technology, California Resources, GenOn Energy, Harvey Gulf, Peabody Energy
- Cross border representations include Ballantyne, Samarco, Mercon Coffee, Pacific Energy
Insights
News
Recognition
Chambers USA – Bankruptcy/Restructuring, New York, Up and Coming
IFLR1000 – Restructuring and Insolvency, United States, Rising Star Partner
The Deal – “Top Women in Dealmaking,” Restructuring, 2023
Global Restructuring Review – “40 Under 40,” 2022
Law360 – “Rising Star: Energy,” 2021
Turnarounds & Workouts – “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer,” 2020
IFLR – “US Rising Star Award,” 2019
American Bankruptcy Institute – “40 Under 40 - Emerging Leader in Insolvency,” 2019
Education
- AnBryce Scholar
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York
- U.S. District Court, E.D. New York
- U.S. District Court, S.D. New York