Ms. Shanti M. Katona

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Shanti M. Katona</strong> is a shareholder with Polsinelli PC in Wilmington, Del., and vice chair of the firm’s national Bankruptcy and Restructuring practice. She regularly works with debtors, creditors, purchasers, sellers and other interested parties in all capacities and stages within complex bankruptcy and restructuring transactions. She also has experience representing financial institutions and other creditors in the enforcement and workout of commercial and real estate loans, in both federal and state courts. Ms. Katona’s litigation experience includes a variety of matters, from investigating and litigating insider causes of action, fraudulent transfers and preferences before bankruptcy courts across the country to litigating complex commercial cases in Delaware’s state and federal courts. She has been named a <em>Delaware Super Lawyers</em> “Rising Star” and was selected as one of the inaugural class of ABI’s “40 Under 40” in 2017. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Ms. Katona was a social science research analyst with the Social Security Administration working on policy initiatives relating to the Supplemental Security Income program. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis.</p>