Ms. Kathryn A. Coleman

Kathryn A. Coleman is a partner in Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP’s New York office, co-chairs the firm’s Corporate Reorganization & Bankruptcy practice and sits on the firm’s Executive Committee. She has handled a wide range of chapter 11 representations and other high-stakes insolvency-related matters in her more than 35 years in practice, including dealing with “bet-the-company” litigation claims, representing acquirers in chapter 11 sale transactions, representing DIP lenders, and handling cross-border insolvency matters, out-of-court restructurings and distressed investments. Ms. Coleman’s clients include individuals and companies defending trade secret theft and RICO lawsuits, publicly traded and privately held companies restructuring their financial affairs, traditional and nontraditional secured lenders, unsecured creditors (both official committees and significant creditors for their own account), equityholders, potential acquirers, equity sponsors, and financial and strategic buyers. She also is experienced in advising management and boards of directors on corporate governance, fiduciary duty and D&O insurance matters. Ms. Coleman has advised clients on, and litigated at the trial and appellate levels, the significant legal issues inherent in modern restructuring and finance practice, including contested plan confirmations, prepackaged plans, credit bidding, exclusivity, debtor-in-possession financings, valuation, adequate protection of security interests, the ability to collaterally attack orders of the bankruptcy court and cash-collateral usage. She has experience litigating venue, remand, removal and stay issues, and has represented recovery trustees dealing with myriad post-confirmation issues and litigation. Ms. Coleman is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy (ACB) and serves on the board of the ACB’s charitable foundation. She also serves on the ACB’s Education Committee. Ms. Coleman served two terms on ABI’s Board of Directors, co-chairs its annual Complex Financial Restructuring Program, and has served on the advisory boards for the annual VALCON and New York City educational programs. She frequently speaks on bankruptcy law and distressed investing, participating in programs sponsored by the Practising Law Institute, ABI, the Turnaround Management Association, AIRA, The M&A Advisor, the New York City Bar Association, the California Continuing Education of the Bar and the American Bar Association. She also serves on the Steering Committee of the NYC Bankruptcy Assistance Project. Ms. Coleman is ranked by Chambers USA as a leading restructuring lawyer, and she has twice been named to Lawdragon’s list of 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers. She also was recognized in 2019 by Crain’s New York Business’ Notable Women in Law List for her comprehensive knowledge of insolvency law, and she was named a 2018 Bankruptcy MVP by Law360 and as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Business by the San Francisco Business Times. In addition, Ms. Coleman was designated a leading lawyer in bankruptcy in The Best Lawyers in America, and her experience in cross-border insolvency was noted in the IFLR 500 and in PLC’s Cross-Border Restructuring and Insolvency Handbook. She received her undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Pomona College and her J.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law (U.C. Berkeley), subsequently clerking for Hon. C. Martin Pence, U.S. District Judge for the District of Hawaii.