Ms. Kathryn A. Coleman

Kathryn A. Coleman is a partner in Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP?s New York office. She has handled a wide range of chapter 11 representations and other high-stakes insolvency-related matters in her more than 30 years in practice, including dealing with ?bet-the-company? litigation claims, representing acquirers in chapter 11 sale transactions, representing DIP lenders, and handling cross-border insolvency matters, out-of-court restructurings and distressed investments. Ms. Coleman?s clients include individuals and companies defending trade secret theft and RICO lawsuits, publicly traded and privately held companies restructuring their financial affairs, traditional and nontraditional secured lenders, unsecured creditors (both official committees and significant creditors for their own account), equityholders, potential acquirers, equity sponsors, and financial and strategic buyers. She also is experienced in advising management and boards of directors on corporate governance, fiduciary duty and D&O insurance matters. Ms. Coleman has advised clients on, and litigated at the trial and appellate levels, the significant legal issues inherent in modern restructuring and finance practice, including contested plan confirmations, prepackaged plans, credit bidding, exclusivity, debtor-in-possession financings, valuation, adequate protection of security interests, the ability to collaterally attack orders of the bankruptcy court and cash-collateral usage. She has experience litigating venue, remand, removal and stay issues, and has represented recovery trustees dealing with myriad post-confirmation issues and litigation. Ms. Coleman is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and served two terms on ABI?s Board of Directors, and she co-chairs ABI?s annual Complex Financial Restructuring Program. She was recently named a Law360 Bankruptcy MVP and a Notable Woman in Law by Crain?s New York Business. Ms. Coleman frequently speaks on bankruptcy law and distressed investing, participating in programs sponsored by the Practising Law Institute, ABI, the Turnaround Management Association, AIRA, The M&A Advisor, the New York City Bar Association and the American Bar Association. She also serves on the Steering Committee of the NYC Bankruptcy Assistance Project. Ms. Coleman graduated magna cum laude from Pomona College and received her J.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law (U.C. Berkeley), subsequently clerking for Hon. C. Martin Pence, U.S. District Judge for the District of Hawaii.