Claire M. Campbell
Biography
Overview
Claire is an associate in the Financial Restructuring and Insolvency group based in the New York office. Claire advises clients in complex business reorganizations and out-of-court restructurings. Claire's practice includes all aspects of domestic and cross-border corporate reorganization and restructuring, bankruptcy proceedings, related litigation, and out-of-court workouts and related transactions.
Claire has been recognized as an "outstanding" attorney in The Legal500 USA 2024. Clients note that Claire is "always available" and commend her thorough understanding of complex legal issues.
Experience
Notable Company-side Representations:
WOM S.A., a large wireless telecommunications company in Chile, and certain of its affiliates, with respect to the restructuring of over US$1 billion of unsecured debt in their chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Crédito Real, one of Mexico's largest non-bank financial institutions, and its foreign representative in obtaining recognition and full force and effect in the United States of its financial and operational restructuring of over US$2.5 billion indebtedness, including the dismissal of an involuntary chapter 11 filing, successful sale of U.S. assets in its chapter 15 case, and obtaining recognition and full force and effect in the United States of its Mexican-based insolvency proceeding.
Surgalign Holdings, Inc. and certain affiliates in their chapter 11 cases and global restructuring matters.
Light S.A. in its approximately US$ 2 billion restructuring centered in Brazil, including recognition proceedings in the United States and an ancillary scheme of arrangement in England.
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. and certain affiliates in their chapter 11 cases and global restructuring matters. This representation is one of the highest profile restructurings arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and one of the most successful chapter 11 and international reorganizations in recent history.
The Boy Scouts of America in its chapter 11 restructuring in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and related appeals.
Notable Stakeholder Representations:
The ad hoc group of bondholders, comprising more than fifteen institutions holding approximately US$750 million of unsecured bonds, in the chapter 11 cases of LATAM Airlines and related appeal, resulting in payment in full and reimbursement of fees.
