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Ms. Leali joined White & Case in 2000 and is a senior associate in the Firm's Global Financial Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Group. She regularly represents debtors, unsecured creditors committees, strategic and financial investors in a wide variety of industries and market sectors, and has experience in mergers and acquisitions—having represented a number of sellers both in and out of court in transactions involving a wide range of industries.

Ms. Leali's recent representations include WCI Communities, Inc., a leading developer of new homes and towers with approximately US$2 billion in debt, in its chapter 11 cases and Recticel SA/NV, a global manufacturer of a wide range of foams and synthetic compounds, as debtor-in-possession financing lender to its wholly owned chapter 11 debtor subsidiaries.

Ms. Leali was also the lead restructuring associate in the Firm's representation of Appaloosa Management L.P., one of the largest shareholders of Delphi Corporation, in its successful bid to obtain relief directing the formation of an official equity committee in the case. Further, she was a key member of the counsel team in the successful chapter 11 reorganization of Mirant Corporation— involving more than US$10 billion in debt and considered the largest bankruptcy filing in the US in 2003 and at the time the tenth largest bankruptcy filing in US history. Ms. Leali also represented Lund International, Inc, a manufacturer of aftermarket auto parts, in its out-of-court sale of its assets.

White & Case's Financial Restructuring and Insolvency Group is internationally recognized as a preeminent leader in the field. White & Case was ranked first in The Deal's year-end bankruptcy league tables for the past three years. Ms. Leali was part of the Americas team that received the "Restructuring Team of the Year" award from International Financial Law Review in 2006.

Ms. Leali serves on the board of directors for the Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Miami-Dade chapter. She is also an active provisional member of the Junior League of Miami.

	Linda M. Leali
Download vCard Expertise Financial Restructuring and Insolvency Commercial Litigation	Associate Miami T: + 1 305 995 5285 F: + 1 305 358 5744/5766 E: *Practice Experience* Ms. Leali joined White & Case in 2000 and is a senior associate in the Firm's Global Financial Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Group. She regularly represents debtors, unsecured creditors committees, strategic and financial investors in a wide variety of industries and market sectors, and has experience in mergers and acquisitions—having represented a number of sellers both in and out of court in transactions involving a wide range of industries. Ms. Leali's recent representations include WCI Communities, Inc., a leading developer of new homes and towers with approximately US$2 billion in debt, in its chapter 11 cases and Recticel SA/NV, a global manufacturer of a wide range of foams and synthetic compounds, as debtor-in-possession financing lender to its wholly owned chapter 11 debtor subsidiaries. Ms. Leali was also the lead restructuring associate in the Firm's representation of Appaloosa Management L.P., one of the largest shareholders of Delphi Corporation, in its successful bid to obtain relief directing the formation of an official equity committee in the case. Further, she was a key member of the counsel team in the successful chapter 11 reorganization of Mirant Corporation— involving more than US$10 billion in debt and considered the largest bankruptcy filing in the US in 2003 and at the time the tenth largest bankruptcy filing in US history. Ms. Leali also represented Lund International, Inc, a manufacturer of aftermarket auto parts, in its out-of-court sale of its assets. White & Case's Financial Restructuring and Insolvency Group is internationally recognized as a preeminent leader in the field. White & Case was ranked first in The Deal's year-end bankruptcy league tables for the past three years. Ms. Leali was part of the Americas team that received the "Restructuring Team of the Year" award from International Financial Law Review in 2006. Ms. Leali serves on the board of directors for the Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Miami-Dade chapter. She is also an active provisional member of the Junior League of Miami. *Bars and Courts* Florida State Bar, 1999 US District Court for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida, 2000 *Education* JD, University of Miami School of Law, magna cum laude, University of Miami Law Review, Order of the Coif, Dean's Scholarship, 1999 BS, University of Central Florida, 1993 *Languages* English Spanish *Citizenship* United States	Publications Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: FDIC Proposes Rules Regarding Receiver's Right to Enforce Subsidiary and Affiliate Contracts of Covered Financial Company Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Approves Final Rules Regarding Resolution Plans More...