Mr. Frank A. Merola

Frank A. Merola is a partner in the Corporate Department of Paul Hastings, LLP in Century City,Calif., and has nearly 30 years of experience in business reorganization and bankruptcy. He advises debtors, creditors, official and ad hoc committees, acquirers and equity holders both in chapter 11 and out-of-court restructurings. Mr. Merola services a broad spectrum of industries, ranging from real estate gaming and leisure to oil and gas, retail, health care, and communications and media. His recent clients include Haggen Holdings, LLC, BPZ Resources, Inc., the ad hoc group of first lien banks in CaesarsEntertainment Operating Co., the ad hoc group of note holders of 21st Century Oncology, and the official committee of unsecured creditors in MModal Holdings, Inc. Mr. Merola is regularly listed in SuperLawyers in the area of Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, as well as in The Best Lawyers in America.In 2007, he was co-recipient of the Large Company Transaction of the Year Award from the TurnaroundManagement Association following his work with USA Capital First Trust Deed Fund, and he was listed in Chambers USA for Bankruptcy/Restructuring for 2022. Mr. Merola received his B.S. cum laude ibusiness administration from Georgetown University in 1985 and his J.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law in 1988.