Mr. Thomas E. Lauria

Thomas E. Lauria is a partner and global head of White & Case LLP?s Financial Restructuring and Insolvency Practice in New York and Miami, and is widely recognized as one of the leading bankruptcy attorneys in the U.S. He has played a pivotal role in the restructuring of more than $100 billion of debt in some of the largest and most complex restructurings in history. Mr. Lauria has more than 30 years of experience in complex insolvency matters. Among his numerous high-profile and award-winning deals, he advised the investment group that bought the Texas Rangers baseball team from bankruptcy, acted as lead counsel to the creditors who won ownership of Six Flags Inc. following the company?s bankruptcy, and represented a group of creditors who opposed the U.S. government?s § 363 sale of Chrysler. Mr. Lauria was named in the Financial Times in its 2010 list of ?US Innovative Lawyers? for his work on these matters, and also led the restructuring of the Central European Distribution Corp., a deal that won the ?Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year (over US$1 billion)? award at the 2014 M&A Advisor Distressed Investing Summit, where he also won The M&A Advisor?s 2014 Leadership Award. He is a frequent speaker and author on such topics as comparative insolvency law systems, enterprise valuation, cross-border restructuring, liquidating plans and alternative dispute resolution procedures. Mr. Lauria received his B.A. from the University of Tennessee and his J.D. from the University of Tennessee?s George C. Taylor Law Center.