Mr. James H.M. Sprayregen

James H.M. Sprayregen is vice chairman at Hilco Global in Chicago. As a key advisor and strategic growth partner to the firm’s CEO and founder, he shares direct oversight of the firm’s rapidly expanding financial services platform with other key members of the executive leadership team. Mr. Sprayregen also serves as senior advisor at Orchard Investment Partners LLC. One of the most well-known and highly regarded dealmakers and thought leaders in the restructuring, corporate reorganization and M&A community, he founded Kirkland and Ellis’ worldwide Restructuring Group, building it from inception in 1990 to become the premier restructuring group in the world, and the only one ranked tier 1 in every major region globally. As a partner in the Chicago and New York offices of Kirkland & Ellis, he served on the law firm’s worldwide management committee from 2003-06 and 2009-19. Mr. Sprayregen joined Goldman Sachs in 2006 and served as co-head of its Restructuring Group, advising clients in restructuring and distressed situations. He rejoined Kirkland three years later. Mr. Sprayregen has led some of the most complex chapter 11 filings in recent history. He has extensive experience representing major U.S. and international companies in restructurings both in and out of court, and he has handled matters for clients in industries as varied as manufacturing, technology, transportation, energy, media, retail and real estate. He also has experience advising boards of directors and generally representing debtors and creditors in complex workout, insolvency, restructuring and bankruptcy-planning matters worldwide. Mr. Sprayregen received his B.A. cum laude from the University of Michigan and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.