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Michael R. Handler is a partner in King & Spalding’s Financial Restructuring practice. Michael specializes in representing lenders and bondholders in all aspects of workout and restructuring matters. He also has significant experience representing financial institutions, institutional investors and large corporations in commercial finance transactions, mergers & acquisitions and other corporate transactions.
Michael earned his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in History, summa cum laude, from Emory University and his law degree, cum laude, from Northwestern University School of Law, where he served as an Executive Articles Editor of the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology.
Publications
J.D., Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, cum laude
B.A., Emory University, summa cum laude
M.A., Emory University, summa cum laude
New York
Ongoing
Causes of Action Brought Against Boardriders and Other Lenders
May 7, 2021
Law360 highlights the firm’s partner promotions.
December 3, 2020
King & Spalding Elects 16 New Partners and Promotes Five Counsel Across Nine Cities
Represented Joerns Healthcare, LLC in connection with its incremental priority lien financing transaction
Represented Goldman Sachs Bank USA as senior lender and DIP lender in connection with the Chapter 11 case of ORG GC Midco, LLC, the parent company of GC Services, in the Southern District of Texas and out-of-court restructuring of its non-debtor affiliates.
Represented Man GLG as senior lender, DIP lender and exit lender in connection with the Chapter 11 cases of 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc. and its affiliated debtors in the District of Delaware.
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April 24, 2021
Pitfalls of Unequal Participation Rights in Syndicated DIP Financing
May 18, 2020
The Good-Faith Defense to Fraudulent-Transfer Claims
September 23, 2019
Mitigating Lender Risk in Constructive Fraudulent Transfer Litigation
Ongoing
Causes of Action Brought Against Boardriders and Other Lenders
May 7, 2021
Law360 highlights the firm’s partner promotions.
December 3, 2020
King & Spalding Elects 16 New Partners and Promotes Five Counsel Across Nine Cities
Represented Joerns Healthcare, LLC in connection with its incremental priority lien financing transaction
Represented Goldman Sachs Bank USA as senior lender and DIP lender in connection with the Chapter 11 case of ORG GC Midco, LLC, the parent company of GC Services, in the Southern District of Texas and out-of-court restructuring of its non-debtor affiliates.
Represented Man GLG as senior lender, DIP lender and exit lender in connection with the Chapter 11 cases of 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc. and its affiliated debtors in the District of Delaware.
See more
April 24, 2021
Pitfalls of Unequal Participation Rights in Syndicated DIP Financing
May 18, 2020
The Good-Faith Defense to Fraudulent-Transfer Claims
September 23, 2019
Mitigating Lender Risk in Constructive Fraudulent Transfer Litigation
Ongoing
Causes of Action Brought Against Boardriders and Other Lenders
May 7, 2021
Law360 highlights the firm’s partner promotions.
December 3, 2020
King & Spalding Elects 16 New Partners and Promotes Five Counsel Across Nine Cities
J.D., Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, cum laude
B.A., Emory University, summa cum laude
M.A., Emory University, summa cum laude
New York