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Roger G. Schwartz is a finance partner in the New York office of King & Spalding. He represents public and private companies, agents, lenders, strategic and financial buyers, and investors in a broad range of restructuring matters, including Chapter 11 cases, out-of-court restructurings, and bankruptcy-related acquisitions, sales and financings. He also advises equity sponsors, portfolio companies and directors in connection with liability management transactions and corporate governance issues in distressed and out-of-court situations and transactions.
Additionally, Mr. Schwartz has an active practice representing major financial institutions and other clients in bankruptcy and commercial litigation matters.
Prior 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.
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
December 30, 2020
Turnarounds & Workouts Names Roger Schwartz to its 2020 Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers List
July 21, 2020
Borden Dairy Consummates Sale of Assets in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cases
Lender in connection with contested UCC foreclosure and subsequent refinancing of indebtedness owed by leading home medical equipment company
Leading architecture and engineering firm in connection with liability management initiatives and out-of-court balance sheet restructuring activities and strategies
Administrative agent and lender group in out-of-court debt-for-equity exchange and change of control restructuring relating to approximately $110MM of indebtedness owed by leading provider of substance abuse and addiction and behavioral health treatment services
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December 30, 2020
Turnarounds & Workouts Names Roger Schwartz to its 2020 Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers List
July 21, 2020
Borden Dairy Consummates Sale of Assets in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cases
Lender in connection with contested UCC foreclosure and subsequent refinancing of indebtedness owed by leading home medical equipment company
Leading architecture and engineering firm in connection with liability management initiatives and out-of-court balance sheet restructuring activities and strategies
Administrative agent and lender group in out-of-court debt-for-equity exchange and change of control restructuring relating to approximately $110MM of indebtedness owed by leading provider of substance abuse and addiction and behavioral health treatment services
See more
December 30, 2020
Turnarounds & Workouts Names Roger Schwartz to its 2020 Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers List
July 21, 2020
Borden Dairy Consummates Sale of Assets in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cases
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