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Natasha Tsiouris

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Represents creditors, debtors, lenders, hedge funds, banks and other strategic parties in a wide range of corporate restructuring matters.

Natasha represents creditors, debtors, lenders, hedge funds, banks and other strategic parties in a wide range of corporate restructurings, including prepackaged and traditional bankruptcies, DIP and exit financing transactions, asset sales and cross-border insolvencies, as well as out-of-court workouts and other risk management transactions. She also advises on investments in distressed businesses and credit risks involved in cross-border derivatives and other complex financial transactions.

Natasha was named “Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyer of the Year” at 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 board of Lawyers Alliance for New York and on Legal Momentum’s Aiming High Committee and is actively involved with Braven.

Experience

Natasha was counsel to:

  • The ad hoc group of secured noteholders in WeWork’s chapter 11 restructuring 
  • The ad hoc group of lenders and noteholders in connection with the $200 million pari plus structure for Shutterfly
  • The DIP lenders in 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 term loan 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, as agent, in connection with a $1 billion debtor-in-possession financing for Windstream Holdings
  • An ad hoc group of senior creditors in the restructuring of Bristow Group
  • Volkswagen, as the largest customer, in the worldwide restructuring of Takata
  • Significant creditor groups in connection with the companies’ out-of-court restructuring and chapter 11 cases, including FirstEnergy Solutions, Pioneer Energy, Midstates Petroleum and Ascent Resources-Marcellus
  • The administrative agent for a steering committee of lenders, in connection with The J.G. Wentworth’s prepackaged bankruptcy
  • A leading financial institution in connection with the chapter 11 cases of Stearns Holdings
  • Citibank, as agent, in connection with a $725 million debtor-in-possession financing for Avaya
  • The indenture trustee working at the instruction of Majority 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 and its worldwide affinity relationship in connection with American’s chapter 11 proceedings
  • Citibank, as agent and lender, in connection with the potential restructuring and the successful refinancing of a $160 million senior secured credit facility for Oxford Mining
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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

J.D., Columbia Law School
  • Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
  • Articles Editor, Columbia Business Law Review
  • Notes Editor, Columbia Journal of Tax Law
B.A., Economics, Columbia University
  • cum laude

Prior experience

  • Credit Suisse, 2005-2007

Qualifications and admissions

  • State of New York
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