Evan Hill

Evan A. Hill is a Corporate partner with Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York and a member of its Financial Restructuring & Reorganization (FR&R) Practice. He has experience in all aspects of complex restructurings and distressed transactions, including chapter 11 reorganizations, liability-management exercises and mergers and acquisitions. He also represents clients in structuring complex securitization transactions and bankruptcy‑remote investment vehicles. Mr. Hill has played leading roles in representing companies through some of the most significant and complex restructurings over the past decade. His experience encompasses out‑of‑court workouts (including liability management exchanges, private-credit restructurings, Article 9 sales and assignments for the benefit of creditors), prepackaged and prearranged chapter 11 cases, and complex multijurisdictional cross-border restructurings. He also represents lenders and banks in novel restructurings and advises corporate clients, investment funds, strategic buyers and shareholders in distressed mergers and acquisitions transactions. Mr. Hill was named one of Turnarounds & Workouts’ Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers in 2024. He also has been honored by Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America, and as one of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers, in addition to being named one of the ABI’s “40 Under 40” Emerging Leaders in Insolvency Practice and the winner of the TMA’s Emerging Leader Award. In addition, he was selected as the recipient of the Lawyers Alliance for New York’s Cornerstone Award in recognition of his pro bono service to nonprofit organizations. Mr. Hill frequently writes and speaks on issues pertaining to financial distress and restructuring. He received his B.S. magna cum laude in 2008 from the University of Pittsburgh and his J.D. cum laude in 2011 from Fordham University School of Law, where he served as notes and articles editor of the Fordham Law Review.