Overview
Matthew Warren is a partner in the Financial Restructuring group at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Chicago and Houston offices. He advises clients on restructuring matters with a particular emphasis on distressed debt and insolvency issues.
Matthew represents lenders and bondholders, as well as companies and asset buyers, in connection with restructuring and insolvency related matters. Specifically, he helps clients navigate:
- Distressed credit scenarios, including default planning and response strategies
- Out-of-court restructurings, including exchange offers, debt-to-equity conversions and rescue financing
- Chapter 11 proceedings, including prepackaged, prearranged, and free-fall bankruptcies
- Distressed acquisitions
- Debtor-in-possession financings
- Cross-border bankruptcies
Matthew advises lenders and bondholders in maximizing recoverable value and helps distressed companies navigate through difficult circumstances based on a sophisticated sense of market practice and extensive experience with complex and challenging scenarios.
Matthew is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and has taught as an adjunct professor of Bankruptcy Law at the DePaul College of Law. He regularly speaks and writes on bankruptcy topics.
Recognitions
- American Bankruptcy Institute’s 2019 “40 Under 40” Emerging Leaders in Insolvency List
- Turnarounds & Workouts’ 2018 Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer
- Chambers Illinois: Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
Education
- University of Arizona, J.D. (summa cum laude)
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, B.S. (summa cum laude)
Representations
- The Ad Hoc Group of Convertible Noteholders of Spirit Airlines in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of Spirit Airlines
- The Ad Hoc Group of Noteholders of Acorda Therapeutics in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of Acorda Therapeutics
- Funds managed by Highbridge Capital in connection with the conversion of loans into 100% of the equity of Gamida Cell through US Chapter 11 cases and Israeli restructuring proceedings
- Antares Capital in its capacity as first lien agent in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of Shoes for Crews
- Capital One in its capacity as first lien agent in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of Castex Energy
- Reficaria de Cartagena in connection with its claims against and challenge to the restructuring proceedings of subsidiaries of McDermott International in restructuring proceedings in the United Staes, United Kingdom and the Netherlands
- The Ad Hoc Group of Secured Term Lenders and Noteholders of Talen Energy in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of Talen Energy
- The Ad Hoc Group of Noteholders of CEC Entertainment in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Chuck e. Cheese
- The Ad Hoc Group of Bridge Lenders and Convertible Noteholders of Aegerion Pharmaceuticals in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Aegerion Pharmaceuticals
- Secured term lenders in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Willowood USA
- The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Synergy Pharmaceuticals
- Enduro Resources in connection with its sale of substantially all of its assets and corresponding Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings
- Stone Energy in connection with its reorganization through Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings
- RKA Film Finance in connection with the Relativity Media Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings
- Second lien agent in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings of Quicksilver Resources
- The Ad Group of Second Lien Lenders in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeds of Transtar Holdings
- Caesars Acquisition Corp. in connection with the Chapter 11 proceedings of Caesars
- Senior secured lenders in connection with Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings of Taylor Wharton
- Senior secured lenders in connection with multi-jurisdictional out of court debt-to-equity conversion of consumer goods company
- Senior secured lenders in out-of-court restructuring of for-profit education company
- Senior secured lenders in out-of-court restructuring of a dermatology company
- Senior secured lenders in connection with out-of-court restructuring of a natural gas processing facility
Matters may have been handled prior to joining Paul Hastings.
Involvement
- Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
- American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI Central States Advisory Board Member)
- Member, Middle Market Open Board, benefiting the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois