Natasha Tsiouris
Deep experience on a wide variety of large and complex restructuring and liability management matters, representing creditors, debtors and other strategic parties.
Natasha has led some of the most sophisticated and complex restructuring and liability management matters of the past several years. She has a diverse practice representing creditors, direct lenders, debtors, banks and strategic parties in a wide range of restructurings and risk management transactions.
Natasha was named a “Rising Star” by IFLR in 2024, “Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyer of the Year” at both the 2022 and 2024 Women in Business Law Americas Awards and one of Crain’s New York Business’s 2023 “Notable Women in Law.” Earlier, she was named an “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer” by Turnarounds & Workouts and one of ABI’s “40 Under 40 Emerging Leaders in Insolvency.” She sits on the boards of Girls Just Wanna Have Funds and Lawyers Alliance for New York and is actively involved with Braven.
Experience
- The ad hoc group of lenders in connection with a $156 million new money financing, maturity extension and refinancing to Oregon Tool
- The group of first lien lenders in connection with a comprehensive out-of-court recapitalization of SEKO Logistics
- TPG Angelo Gordon on the $2.5 billion financing transactions to Dish DBS Issuer
- The group of first lien lenders in connection with a comprehensive out-of-court recapitalization of Pluralsight
- The group of crossover lenders and equity holders in connection with McDermott International’s cross border restructuring of $4 billion of indebtedness effectuated in the United Kingdom through Part 26A, in the Netherlands through a Dutch WHOA and a chapter 15 recognition
- The ad hoc group of noteholders in WeWork’s chapter 11 restructuring
- The ad hoc group of lenders in connection with the $200 million pari plus loan and exchange for Shutterfly
- The DIP lenders in connection with Revlon’s $575 million DIP financing
- Luckin Coffee on its comprehensive restructuring of convertible notes, chapter 15 recognition and SEC settlement
- Citibank in connection with American Airlines’ $10 billion AAdvantage secured financings
- An ad hoc group of creditors holding $3.2 billion in claims, and providing $1.2 billion in DIP financing in the restructuring of McDermott International and a subsequent $390 million cash secured escrow LC facility and $170 million common equity raise
- An ad hoc group of lenders providing a $1.05 billion DIP-to-exit financing to Avianca Airlines
- An ad hoc group of term lenders in the out-of-court restructuring of TPx Communications
- Citibank in connection with a $1 billion DIP financing for Windstream Holdings
- Volkswagen, as the largest customer, in the worldwide restructuring of Takata
- Significant creditor groups in connection with the companies’ chapter 11 cases, including Bristow Group, Fieldwood Energy, FirstEnergy Solutions, Pioneer Energy, Midstates Petroleum, Ascent Resources-Marcellus and The J.G. Wentworth
- Citibank, as agent, in connection with a $725 million DIP financing for Avaya
- The lenders in connection with the exercise of remedies against the Schahin Group
- The committee of second lien and DIP lenders to RCS Holdings
- Patriot Coal and its affiliates in connection with their chapter 11 cases
- Citibank on its $1 billion pre-purchase of AAdvantage Miles from American Airlines in connection with American’s chapter 11 proceedings
Insights
News
Recognition
IFLR1000 – Restructuring and Insolvency, United States, Rising Star Partner
Crain’s New York Business – “Notable Women in Law,” 2023
Women in Business Law Americas Awards – “Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyer of the Year,” 2022 and 2024
Turnarounds & Workouts – “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer,” 2021
American Bankruptcy Institute – “40 Under 40 Emerging Leader in Insolvency,” 2020
Education
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- Articles Editor, Columbia Business Law Review
- Notes Editor, Columbia Journal of Tax Law
- cum laude
Prior experience
- Credit Suisse, 2005-2007
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York