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Lisa Schweitzer

Lisa M. Schweitzer advises clients in some of the most high-profile bankruptcy matters. Lisa has extensive experience advising corporate debtors, individual creditors, committees, and strategic investors in both U.S. Chapter 11 proceedings and restructurings in other jurisdictions in the Americas, as well as Europe and Asia. She also leads companies in multimillion and billion dollar buy and sell side distressed M&A transactions, and litigates multibillion dollar case-dispositive disputes in high-stakes bankruptcy proceedings. Additionally, Lisa is well-regarded in the restructuring community, serving on the Board of Directors for the International Insolvency Institute as well as the American College of Bankruptcy. · Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

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About

Lisa M. Schweitzer is a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, advising clients in high-profile bankruptcy and restructuring matters across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. She leads distressed M&A transactions and litigates case-dispositive disputes. She serves on the Board of Directors for the International Insolvency Institute and the American College of Bankruptcy.

Practice areas

BankruptcyRestructuringDistressed M&ALitigation

Office

United States

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton · Lisa M. Schweitzer advises clients in some of the most high-profile bankruptcy matters. Lisa has extensive experience advising corporate debtors, individual creditors, committees, and strategic investors in both U.S. Chapter 11 proceedings and restructurings in other jurisdictions in the Americas, as well as Europe and Asia. She also leads companies in multimillion and billion dollar buy and sell side distressed M&A transactions, and litigates multibillion dollar case-dispositive disputes in high-stakes bankruptcy proceedings. Additionally, Lisa is well-regarded in the restructuring community, serving on the Board of Directors for the International Insolvency Institute as well as the American College of Bankruptcy.

United States

Expertise

Corporate debtor representationCreditor representationCommittee representationStrategic investor representationChapter 11 proceedingsCross-border restructuringsDistressed M&A (buy and sell side)Bankruptcy litigation

Education

  • J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, New York University School of Law (1996)
  • Editor, NYU Law Review
  • Undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, University of Pennsylvania (1991)
  • Law Clerk to Honorable Judith S. Kaye, Chief Judge, New York State Court of Appeals (2001-2003)

Admissions

  • New York Bar
  • New Jersey Bar