Biography
Claire is an associate in the Financial Restructuring and Insolvency group in New York. Claire's practice focuses on bankruptcy and financial restructuring matters, including representation of debtors, creditors, and other interested parties in Chapter 11 proceedings, cross-border insolvency proceedings, restructuring-related appeals, out-of-court workouts, and related transactions.
Claire was recognized as an "outstanding" attorney in The Legal 500 USA (2024).
Experience
Debtor Representations
Boy Scouts of America — Representation of BSA in its landmark chapter 11 reorganization and related appeals, including before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.
Light S.A. — Representation 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. Named "Restructuring Deal of the Year" by the IFLR Americas Awards in 2025.
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. — Representation of Hertz and certain affiliates in their chapter 11 cases and global restructuring matters.
WOM S.A. — Representation of the Chilean wireless telecommunications company and certain affiliates in the restructuring of over US$1 billion of unsecured debt in their chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Crédito Real — Representation of one of Mexico's largest non-bank financial institutions and its foreign representative in connection with the U.S. aspects of its US$ 2.5 billion financial and operational restructuring, including chapter 15 recognition proceedings, the dismissal of an involuntary chapter 11 petition, the sale of U.S. assets, and a related appeal.
Surgalign Holdings, Inc. — Representation of Surgalign and certain affiliates in their chapter 11 cases and global restructuring matters in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Creditor and Committee Representations
LATAM Airlines — Representation of the ad hoc group of LATAM bondholders, composed of financial institutions holding approximately US$750 million of unsecured bonds, in LATAM Airlines' chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York and related appeal.
Pine Gate Renewables, LLC — Representation of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 cases pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
SmileDirectClub, Inc. — Representation of the largest unsecured creditor in the chapter 11 cases and resulting chapter 7 liquidation proceeding.
Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc. — Representation of an unsecured creditor and strategic partner in the chapter 11 cases.
