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Chris Coleman represents private credit funds, financial institutions, private equity sponsors, and private and public companies in all aspects of financial restructuring matters, both in- and out-of-court, including representing buyers and sellers in distressed M&A transactions. As a complement to his restructuring practice, Chris also represents private credit funds, financial institutions, and corporate borrowers on a broad range of distressed and non-distressed secured lending transactions.
Chris Coleman is a senior associate in King & Spalding's Finance & Restructuring practice, where he regularly advises clients on a diverse selection of restructuring mandates, including distressed M&A transactions, commercial workouts, out-of-court restructurings, strategic wind-downs, as well as debtor-in-possession and special situations financings. A former clerk for a federal bankruptcy judge, Chris routinely represents clients in complex bankruptcy cases, offshore liquidations, receivership actions, and insolvency litigation.
In addition to his restructuring practice, Chris also represents clients at the origination stage, where he advises private credit funds, financial institutions, and corporate borrowers in non-distressed financings, including leveraged finance, commercial real estate finance, and asset-based lending transactions.
J.D., University of Tennessee College of Law, cum laude
M.Div, Wake Forest University
B.A. Political Science, Carson-Newman College
Georgia
North Carolina
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Judicial Clerk, Marcia Phillips Parsons, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
American Bankruptcy Institute
Georgia State Bar
North Carolina State Bar
Turnaround Management Association
English
January 24, 2025
King & Spalding Advises on M&A Advisor’s Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year
October 5, 2024
K&S’s representation of Red Lobster is mentioned in a profile on Damola Adamolekun, the new chief executive for the company
September 18, 2024
Red Lobster Emerges From Bankruptcy with New Owners
Represented Trive Capital and its portfolio company, Cascade Services, as successful stalking horse purchaser of East Coast Mechanical (South Florida's largest air conditioning, plumbing, electrical, and home warranty business) in the chapter 11 cases of AFH Air Pros, LLC.
Represented Paceline Equity Partners and its portfolio company, AHF Products, as secured lender and successful stalking horse purchaser of a Cartersville, Georgia-based manufacturer of rigid core flooring in the chapter 11 cases of Wellmade Floor Coverings International, Inc.
Served as Debtors' counsel to Red Lobster Management LLC, a seafood casual dining chain, in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the Middle District of Florida and companion proceedings in Canada.
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July 29, 2025
A Path to Nonconsensual Third-Party Releases in Cross-Border Chapter 15 Cases
January 27, 2025
8 Lessons Yellow Corp. Layoffs Can Teach Distressed Cos.
December 9, 2024
Invitae Bankruptcy Court Disallowance of Make-Whole Claim Cautions Against LME Debt Pricing Pig Out
January 24, 2025
King & Spalding Advises on M&A Advisor’s Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year
October 5, 2024
K&S’s representation of Red Lobster is mentioned in a profile on Damola Adamolekun, the new chief executive for the company
September 18, 2024
Red Lobster Emerges From Bankruptcy with New Owners
Represented Trive Capital and its portfolio company, Cascade Services, as successful stalking horse purchaser of East Coast Mechanical (South Florida's largest air conditioning, plumbing, electrical, and home warranty business) in the chapter 11 cases of AFH Air Pros, LLC.
Represented Paceline Equity Partners and its portfolio company, AHF Products, as secured lender and successful stalking horse purchaser of a Cartersville, Georgia-based manufacturer of rigid core flooring in the chapter 11 cases of Wellmade Floor Coverings International, Inc.
Served as Debtors' counsel to Red Lobster Management LLC, a seafood casual dining chain, in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the Middle District of Florida and companion proceedings in Canada.
See more
July 29, 2025
A Path to Nonconsensual Third-Party Releases in Cross-Border Chapter 15 Cases
January 27, 2025
8 Lessons Yellow Corp. Layoffs Can Teach Distressed Cos.
December 9, 2024
Invitae Bankruptcy Court Disallowance of Make-Whole Claim Cautions Against LME Debt Pricing Pig Out
January 24, 2025
King & Spalding Advises on M&A Advisor’s Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year
October 5, 2024
K&S’s representation of Red Lobster is mentioned in a profile on Damola Adamolekun, the new chief executive for the company
September 18, 2024
Red Lobster Emerges From Bankruptcy with New Owners
J.D., University of Tennessee College of Law, cum laude
M.Div, Wake Forest University
B.A. Political Science, Carson-Newman College
Georgia
North Carolina
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Judicial Clerk, Marcia Phillips Parsons, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
American Bankruptcy Institute
Georgia State Bar
North Carolina State Bar
Turnaround Management Association
English