Jonathan W. Young

Jonathan W. Young is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Troutman Pepper Locke and chairs the firm’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice Group, which is comprised of a team of more than 50 professionals representing a wide range of stakeholders and industries in a variety of courtroom and boardroom situations. His practice encompasses out-of-court restructuring, distressed lending and M&A, governance of financially stressed and distressed entities, and complex bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings in the U.S. and internationally. Mr. Young advises investors, lenders, noteholders, directors, equity sponsors and portfolio companies across multiple industries and jurisdictions. He also represents trustees, receivers and other fiduciaries in reorganizing, restructuring or liquidating financially distressed entities. His practice also extends to complex litigation, focusing on governance disputes, avoidance and insolvency-related claims, and secured lending and related intercreditor issues. With substantial experience in restructuring and, when necessary, winding down private equity-sponsored portfolio companies, Mr. Young’s practice bridges restructuring and bankruptcy, debt finance, private equity and governance, and he represents the company, directors and management, 1L, 2L or mezzanine lenders, equityholders, or a potential purchaser or investor. He has been listed in Chambers USA for Restructuring and Insolvency since 2013, The Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law since 2021, Global Restructuring Review 100 since 2019, and Illinois Super Lawyers for Bankruptcy since 2009. Mr. Young received his B.A. cum laude in 1986 from Yale University and his J.D. in 1990 from Northwestern University School of Law.