Mr. Ted A. Dillman

Ted A. Dillman is a partner with Latham & Watkins LLP in Los Angeles, where he represents debtors, creditors, investment funds and buyers in corporate restructuring, distressed M&A and out-of-court workouts, as well as special situations finance and corporate matters. He also serves as vice chair of the firm?s Retail & Consumer Products Industry Group, as well as on the firm?s Finance Committee and Ethics Committee. Mr. Dillman regularly helps clients navigate large-scale corporate bankruptcies, cross-border restructurings and a variety of special-situations financing and M&A transactions across industries. He also represents hedge funds, private-equity funds, direct lenders and strategic buyers in wide range of challenged M&A and finance matters. Mr. Dillman is a past president of the Financial Lawyers Conference and a member of its Board of Governors. He often writes and speaks on intellectual property, M&A and finance-related issues. Mr. Dillman is recognized by Chambers USA for his Bank- ruptcy/Restructuring work in California and was named a 2021 Rising Star in the Bankruptcy industry by Law360. Business Insider also recognized him in a feature on top bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers for his representation of Lucky Brand in its restructuring, and of Sycamore Partners in depart- ment store chain Belk?s prepackaged proceedings. Mr. Dillman received his B.A. with a concentration in history from the University of California at Berkeley and his J.D. from the University of Southern California Law School, where he was a founding member of its Small Business Clinic, which advised clients on entity selection, formation, governance and ongoing compliance.