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Roger G. Schwartz is a finance partner in the New York office of King & Spalding. Roger represents public and private companies, private credit, direct lending and hedge funds, strategic and financial buyers, and investors in a broad range of restructuring and special situations matters, including Chapter 11 cases, out-of-court restructurings and workouts, and distressed and opportunistic acquisitions, sales and financings. He also advises equity sponsors, portfolio companies and directors and special committees in connection with liability management transactions and corporate governance issues in distressed and out-of-court situations and transactions.
Prior to returning to private practice, Mr. Schwartz was a senior counsel of workouts at General Electric Capital Corporation (GE Capital), where he provided legal oversight for a multibillion-dollar portfolio of GE Capital lending commitments. While at GE Capital, Schwartz also acted as a director of litigation where he directed legal strategy and case management for a diverse set of commercial litigation, compliance and regulatory matters.
Mr. Schwartz is a frequent lecturer, speaker and author on restructuring, bankruptcy and insolvency topics and he has served as Co-Chair, Advisory Board member, moderator and panelist for numerous American Bankruptcy Institute conferences.
Mr. Schwartz was recently recognized by Turnarounds & Workouts as a member of its 2020 Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers List.
J.D., University of Chicago Law School
B.A., Hobart William Smith Colleges, magna cum laude, with honors, Phi Beta Kappa
New Jersey
New York
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Judicial Clerk, Judge Richard L. Nygaard, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
March 3, 2022
Sequential Brands Consummates Sale of Assets in Chapter 11 Cases
December 30, 2020
Turnarounds & Workouts Names Roger Schwartz to its 2020 Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers List
Steering Committee of first-lien term lenders in connection with approximately $1.3 billion out-of-court balance sheet restructuring of leading production, entertainment and event technology company
KKR in connection with restructuring and workout strategy related to its role as project finance lender to a distressed ethanol production facility
Ad hoc group of first-lien term loan lenders in connection with comprehensive restructuring and recapitalization of the Totes Isotoner balance sheet
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September 27, 2022
Utilizing Structured Finance Techniques in Distressed Situations
February 2, 2022
Key Takeaways from Looking Ahead in Special Situations
March 3, 2022
Sequential Brands Consummates Sale of Assets in Chapter 11 Cases
December 30, 2020
Turnarounds & Workouts Names Roger Schwartz to its 2020 Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers List
Steering Committee of first-lien term lenders in connection with approximately $1.3 billion out-of-court balance sheet restructuring of leading production, entertainment and event technology company
KKR in connection with restructuring and workout strategy related to its role as project finance lender to a distressed ethanol production facility
Ad hoc group of first-lien term loan lenders in connection with comprehensive restructuring and recapitalization of the Totes Isotoner balance sheet
See more
September 27, 2022
Utilizing Structured Finance Techniques in Distressed Situations
February 2, 2022
Key Takeaways from Looking Ahead in Special Situations
March 3, 2022
Sequential Brands Consummates Sale of Assets in Chapter 11 Cases
December 30, 2020
Turnarounds & Workouts Names Roger Schwartz to its 2020 Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers List
J.D., University of Chicago Law School
B.A., Hobart William Smith Colleges, magna cum laude, with honors, Phi Beta Kappa
New Jersey
New York
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Judicial Clerk, Judge Richard L. Nygaard, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit