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Thad Wilson is a partner, trusted counselor, and skilled attorney who represents financial institutions, companies, directors and officers, and other parties in stressed and distressed situations and related litigation, including in Chapter 11 bankruptcies, out-of-court restructurings, foreclosures, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and other corporate and insolvency matters.
As the leader of King & Spalding's Bankruptcy Litigation Practice, Thad has been recognized as a leading bankruptcy lawyer in Chambers USA and Georgia Bankruptcy Litigation 2023 and 2024 "Lawyer of the Year" by The Best Lawyers in America. His clients commend him for being an "excellent lawyer who is strategic and deal-oriented" and for "help[ing]. . . navigate complex processes.” Thad specializes in representing parties in high-stakes litigation, jury trials, and insolvency proceedings involving lender liability, creditors’ rights, fraudulent transfers, alter ego, and Ponzi schemes. Thad frequently advises boards of directors and special board committees in connection with restructurings and liability management transactions, constructing bankruptcy-related corporate compliance programs, and defending against government investigations. In addition to his extensive experience with real estate restructurings and disputes (having worked out, restructured, foreclosed on, and acquired over $7 billion of distressed real estate loans in almost every asset class, including office, multi-family, student housing, hotels, senior living and skilled nursing, hospitals, retail, industrial, and data centers), Thad has significant experience in connection with distressed companies and credits in the healthcare, cryptocurrency, technology, media and telecom, energy, and financial services sectors.
Thad was a member of Leadership Atlanta's Class of 2024 and is focused on positively impacting the Atlanta community through active involvement in civic and charitable organizations. In 2021, he was honored for his legal accomplishments and community involvement by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of Atlanta's "40 Under 40," along with a U.S. Senator and a former Major League Baseball MVP. Thad is deeply devoted to the Atlanta community and a proud member of the board of directors of the YMCA of Metro Atlanta, where he serves on the External Relations Committee and as the Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee.
Thad also devotes significant time to the restructuring professional community as the President of the Atlanta Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association and as a Master of the W. Homer Drake, Jr. Georgia Bankruptcy American Inn of Court. He is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Atlanta Bar Association (Bankruptcy Section), and the State Bar of Georgia (Bankruptcy Section).
Thad has been interviewed on TV and quoted in numerous publications, including Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Bloomberg News, on a variety of financial and bankruptcy-related topics. He is also a frequent lecturer, including as a Financial Poise faculty member, and author of numerous articles.
A native of Holland, Michigan, Thad received his law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law, with distinction. While in law school, Thad served as the Executive Editor of the Iowa Law Review. Thad received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics, magna cum laude, from Furman University.
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