Mr. Michael R. Nestor

Michael R. Nestor is vice chair of and a partner with Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP in Wilmington, Del., and has successfully guided distressed companies through out-of-court and chapter 11 proceedings. He is also a member of the firm’s management committee, co-chair of the firm’s Portfolio Company Specialty Group, and head of the firm’s New York office. With more than 20 years of restructuring experience leading company-side representations, Mr. Nestor has developed a niche advising private-equity funds and portfolio companies regarding management, acquisitions/divestitures and governance. He is listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading Bankruptcy/ Restructuring attorney and has been consistently recognized by The Best Lawyers in America, The Deal, Delaware Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel and Who’s Who Legal (Insolvency & Restructuring) as one of the top bankruptcy lawyers in Delaware and the country. Mr. Nestor received his B.A. from the University of Maryland and his J.D. from Widener University School of Law.