Pedro A. Jimenez is a partner in the Financial Restructuring group of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office. Mr. Jimenez focuses his practice on cross-border bankruptcy and restructuring matters in Asia and Latin America and has actively participated in a number of high profile bankruptcy and restructuring matters, including Avianca Airlines, AeroMexico, LATAM Airlines, Cal Dive, Chrysler Corporation, Dana Corporation, General Maritime, Grupo Isolux, Lyondell Basell, Omega Navigation, Overseas Shipholding Group, Spansion Corporation, and Takata Corporation.

Mr. Jimenez has extensive cross-border experience in advising clients on global restructurings, Chapter 11, and Chapter 15 cases. His out-of-court and in-court company representations span across multiple industries including, automotive, entertainment and media, manufacturing, insurance, and energy. 

Most recently, Mr. Jimenez represented Maxcom Telecomunicaciones and PT Arpeni Pratama Ocean Line, two foreign issuers of U.S. bonds, in their prepackaged cases under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, and is also part of the teams in sovereign restructuring matters including Puerto Rico, Trinidad Petroleum, and PDVSA.

Mr. Jimenez has lectured and authored numerous articles on cross-border insolvency matters and is a member of the American Bar Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and INSOL International.

• Latin Lawyer, 2022 “Restructuring Deal of the Year” for LATAM Airlines 
• The Legal 500 USA, Restructuring Including Bankruptcy: Corporate (2022)
• Chambers & Partners for 2016-18 (Bankruptcy, Florida) and 2020-present (Bankruptcy, New York)
• Best Lawyers of America (2014-present)
• Best Lawyers in America 2015-2021: Bankruptcy Creditor/Debtor Rights; Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Chambers USA (2016-2018)
• The Legal 500 Latin America: Banking and Finance-International
• 2013 Restructuring Deal of the Year for the PT Arpeni Pratama Ocean Line matter (International Financial Law Review Asia Awards)
• Restructuring and Reorganization Fellowship Support Prize (Foundation for Dispute Resolution in Japan)

• University of Miami, J.D. (magna cum laude), 1998
• Florida International University, B.B.A. (with honors), 1992