Overview
Matt Garofalo is of counsel in the Financial Restructuring group of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's New York office. His practice focuses on bankruptcy proceedings, out-of-court restructuring transactions, and complex financing transactions. Matt has extensive experience representing debtors, official committees of unsecured creditors, agents, ad hoc committees of bondholders and lenders, indenture trustees, and individual creditors in connection with in-court and out-of-court restructurings. He also represents borrowers, agents, and lenders in connection with various types of financing transactions, including debtor-in-possession financing, exit financing, and other complex financing transactions in both distressed and non-distressed situations.
Education
- Emory University School of Law, J.D., with honors, 2006
- Adelphi University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2003
Representations
- Diamond Sports Group (ad hoc group of crossholders)
- Steward Health Care (ad hoc group of ABL lenders and agent)
- Travelport (ad hoc term lender group)
- LATAM Airlines (ad hoc group of claimholders)
- Core Scientific (ad hoc group of noteholders)
- Ultra Petroleum Corp. (ad hoc group of first lien lenders)
- Motorsports Aftermarket Group (ad hoc term lender group)
- Bouchard Transportation (DIP lender)
- K-V Pharmaceutical Company (official creditors’ committee)
- Payless ShoeSource Inc. (creditor and DIP lender)
- Loehmann’s (debtor)
- BPZ Resources, Inc. (debtor)
- Ambassadors International, Inc. (debtor)
- PG&E and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (DIP agent)
- American Addiction Centers (ad hoc group of lenders)