Ms. Stephanie Wickouski

M. Stephanie Wickouski is a partner with Locke Lord LLP in New York, where her practice includes representing clients in both the litigation and transactional aspects of bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency matters, with measured experience in indentured trusts. She advises companies and financial institutions on the insolvency implications of commercial transactions and on credit defaults, including bond, bilateral and syndicated loan defaults, as well as disputes under credit facilities and indentures. With more than 40 years of experience handling complex reorganization cases throughout the country, Ms. Wickouski has served as lead bankruptcy counsel in multiple high-profile cases in numerous industries, including retail, energy, oil and gas, shipping, manufacturing, automotive, hospitality, casinos, real estate and health care. She also frequently advises clients on distressed-asset sales, including § 363 sales, and provides comprehensive legal services to effectively position buyers in the process. Ms. Wickouski has authored three books: IndentureTrustee Bankruptcy Powers & Duties, an essential guide to the legal role of bond trustee; Bankruptcy Crimes, an authoritative resource on bankruptcy fraud; and her most recent book, MentorX ? The Life-Changing Power of Extraordinary Mentors. Prior to entering private practice, she was a trial attorney with the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where she received awards for her handling of litigation in airline bankruptcies. Ms. Wickouski is a panel mediator for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York and has taught creditors? rights at the Catholic University School of Law. She previously clerked for Hon. Roger M. Whelan, a formerU.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Columbia. Ms. Wickouski received her A.B. from theCollege of William and Mary and her J.D. from Franklin Pierce Law Center.