Erin Diers

Erin Diers is a partner in Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP’s Corporate Reorganization department in New York, where she focuses on bankruptcy, restructuring and commercial litigation. Her diverse practice includes the representation of debtors and creditors in a wide range of matters, including in and out-of-court restructurings, debtor-in-possession financing and bankruptcy litigation, including avoidance actions. She also provides bankruptcy advice in connection with financing transactions. Ms. Diers maintains an active pro bono practice, representing clients in prisoners’ rights, immigration and family law cases. Ms. Diers was recognized in 2022 as an ABI “40 Under 40” honoree and as an “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer” by Turnarounds & Workouts. She also has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by New York Super Lawyers for seven consecutive years, and was recommended in The Legal 500 United States in the area of Finance – Restructuring (including Bankruptcy): Corporate from 2021-23. In 2022, Ms. Diers participated on panels at ABI’s VALCON 2022 conference and for IWIRC NY’s “Hot Topic Series.” She also has published articles in such periodicals as Airline Economics, the ABI Journal and the New York Law Journal. Ms. Diers is an ABI member, a devoted mentor to young women at her firm, and an active participant in groups that focus on the connection, development and promotion of women in the insolvency industry. She co-chairs her firm’s Women’s Roundtable, and she is a member of her firm’s Mentoring Task Force, a board member of the New York Chapter of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC), and a member of the International Aviation Women’s Association. Ms. Diers received her undergraduate degree magna cum laude from American University and her J.D. from Columbia Law School.