Eric Monzo

Eric J. Monzo is the chair of the firm’s bankruptcy & restructuring group, and serves on the firm's Executive Committee. His practice focuses on issues relating to business restructuring and insolvency. He regularly represents a wide range of stakeholders with a focus on official and unofficial committees, indenture trustees and agents, commercial creditors and lender groups, in addition to, corporate debtors and their independent and special committee management. Eric is widely recognized by clients and peers for his preeminent legal ability and creative solutions. Clients regard him as a true professional, who is fully prepared and focused on the business objectives. Eric is esteemed for his high technical proficiency and knowledge of bankruptcy law, his "excellent situational awareness,” and his strategic analysis, as highlighted by Chambers USA. Eric handles matters relating to the restructuring and liquidation of companies in a broad range of industries with experience in healthcare, construction, energy, finance, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, technology, transportation, real estate, and retail. While many of the matters pertain to matters pending in courts located in Delaware and involve issues of Delaware law, Eric also represents clients in multi-jurisdictional and international insolvency proceedings and litigation outside of Delaware. Experience Counseling official committees of unsecured creditors and equity committees Counseling current and former directors, officers and advisors of debtors Advising indenture trustees, agents, and lending groups in complex restructurings Counseling claimants in major mass tort and business tort bankruptcies and class action litigation relating to complex issues including successor liability and coordination of resolution of mass tort claims through plans of reorganization and liquidation Representing financial institutions and lenders in transactions in acquisition financing, debtor-in-possession financing, mezzani