Shana Elberg

Shana A. Elberg is a Corporate Restructuring partner with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York and has represented companies, creditors, equityholders, lenders, investors, sellers and purchasers in such matters as prepackaged and prearranged bankruptcies, traditional chapter 11 cases, and out-of-court workouts and acquisitions. She has experience working across a wide variety of industries, including pharmaceuticals, energy, financial services, sports, shipping and retail. Ms. Elberg has been selected for inclusion in Chambers USA for her work in bankruptcy and restructuring and named one of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers. She is also a recipient of the Burton Award for Legal Writing and has been recognized by Turnarounds & Workouts as an Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer. Ms. Elberg serves on Skadden’s Hiring and Summer Associate committees. She also serves on the Steering/Planning Committee for Focus on Gender Diversity, a corporate restructuring-focused gender equity initiative. In addition, Ms. Elberg is a member of the UJA-Federation of New York’s Restructuring Executive Committee, a member of the Practical Law Bankruptcy Advisory Board, a member of AJC’s Financial Services Executive Committee and a co-author of the Chambers International Insolvency Guide. She received her B.S. in 1998 from Cornell University and her J.D. cum laude in 2001 from Cornell Law School.