Gregory G. Plotko, Esq.

Gregory G. Plotko is a partner with Barnes & Thornburg LLP in New York and has more than 25 years of experience advising creditors, distressed investors and corporate debtors on virtually all types of insolvency, restructuring and bankruptcy litigation matters. He provides legal counsel to a diverse range of clients, including credit funds, financial institutions (distressed desks), secured and unsecured creditors, debtors and other parties involved in complex chapter 11 and chapter 15 bankruptcy cases. He also counsels clients on the rights and remedies of various debt-holders, handicapping legal outcomes and returns on investment (recovery ranges and timing), as well as analyzing capital structures, credit covenants and indenture provisions. He has deep experience in special-situations lending, alternative financing, litigation funding and claims trading. As an advocate for creditors, Mr. Plotko’s experience includes negotiating and litigating chapter 11 plans, cash-collateral orders, debtor-in-possession and exit-financing documents and equity commitment agreements, as well as developing, negotiating and implementing rights offerings. His experience with debtors includes assisting companies in navigating the complex legal, financial and operational issues that arise in chapter 11, receiverships and out-ofcourt restructurings. He is well-versed in negotiating and obtaining forbearance agreements and support from trade vendors, negotiating and implementing sales of business segments and companies, and negotiating debtor-in-possession financing and confirming chapter 11 plans. Prior to joining the Barnes & Thornburg, Mr. Plotko was a partner with an AmLaw 100 firm in New York. He is a member of ABI and the Turnaround Management Association, and he received the Legal Aid Society’s Outstanding Pro Bono Immigration Service Award from 2005-06. Mr. Plotko received his B.S. in 1995 from Cornell University and his J.D. in 1998 from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.