Matthew Brod is a partner in the New York office of Milbank and a member of the firm’s Financial Restructuring Group.
Mr. Brod’s practice focuses on the representation of debtors and creditors in chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings. He also represents hedge funds and other financial institutions acquiring control positions in financially distressed companies. Mr. Brod has extensive experience negotiating plans of reorganization and structuring debtor-in-possession financing facilities. His engagements have ranged across a wide array of industries, including energy, oil & gas, chemicals, shipping, healthcare, retail, airline, technology, financial services, pharmaceuticals, and satellite.
Recent engagements include:
- J.Crew Group, Inc. (ad hoc committee of term loan lenders and IPCo noteholders);
- NPC International, Inc. (ad hoc committee of second lien lenders);
- Hexion Holdings LLC (ad hoc committee of crossholder noteholders);
- Windstream Holdings, Inc. (ad hoc committee of second lien noteholders);
- Jones Energy, Inc. (ad hoc committee first lien noteholders);
- Transworld Systems Inc. (company);
- Pacific Drilling S.A. (agent for Senior Secured Credit Facility);
- 21st Century Oncology (ad hoc committee of first lien lenders);
- Energy XXI (ad hoc committee of second lien noteholders);
- Midstates Petroleum Company (ad hoc committee of cross-over noteholders);
- Vantage Drilling (ad hoc committee of secured creditors);
- Energy Future Holdings (TCEH DIP agent);
- Fredericks of Hollywood and its affiliates (chapter 11 debtors-in-possession);
- TORM A/S (ad hoc committee of new lenders);
- Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (chapter 11 debtor-in-possession);
- Vertis Holdings (agent for term loan lenders);
- American Airlines (ad hoc committee of unsecured creditors);
- Eastman Kodak Company (official committee of unsecured creditors);
- Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (official committee of unsecured creditors).
Mr. Brod received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Duke University, where he served as an articles and comments editor of the Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy. He received his B.A., summa cum laude, also from Duke, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Mr. Brod is the co-author of the Lexis Practice Advisor guide on out-of-court corporate restructurings.
Last updated July 2020
