Erica Weisgerber

Erica S. Weisgerber is a partner in Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’s Litigation Department in New York, where her practice focuses on bankruptcy litigation and antitrust matters. Her experience includes a range of debtor and creditor representations, adversary proceedings and contested matters in cases under chapters 11 and 15 and cross-border insolvency proceedings, including extensive experience litigating clawback claims arising out of domestic and international insolvencies. Ms. Weisgerber has advised clients on restructuring- and litigation-related issues arising in bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings and other distressed situations across a diverse range of industries. She also regularly represents investment banks in their retentions by major constituencies in chapter 11 proceedings. Ms. Weisgerber was recognized in 2020 by Turnarounds & Workouts in its annual list of 12 Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers in the United States. She also was selected as a member of the 2020 Class of ABI’s “40 Under 40” and was awarded The M&A Advisor’s 2021 Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year (over $1B) for her role as counsel to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board as co-sponsor of Neiman Marcus in its chapter 11 restructuring. In addition, she also was recommended in The Legal 500 US in 2021 for her bankruptcy litigation work. Ms. Weisgerber’s antitrust practice encompasses a wide range of complex civil antitrust litigation, including representing plaintiffs and defendants in civil litigation, as well as representing clients before antitrust agencies in government reviews of proposed transactions, and counseling clients with respect to antitrust issues associated with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and competitors’ exchange of information. She is ranked as a leading Antitrust lawyer by Chambers USA (2021) and The Legal 500 US (2021). Ms. Weisgerber also maintains an active pro bono practice and is a 2012 and 2013 recipient of The Legal Aid Society’s Pro Bono Publico Award for outstanding service to The Legal Aid Society and its clients. She is a member of the Bar of New York and is admitted to appear before the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third and Tenth Circuits; and the U.S. Supreme Court. She also is a member of the New York State Bar Association, for which she serves on the executive committee of its Antitrust Section. Ms. Weisgerber is a member of ABI and the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation, for which she serves on the membership and programming committees. She is a speaker and author on issues relating to restructuring and bankruptcy litigation and antitrust, and she is an active member of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Section and Litigation Section. In addition, she serves as an editor of the Antitrust Law Journal and is vice chair of the Antitrust Section’s Legislation Committee. She also is a member of the National Association of Women Lawyers, for which she has co-chaired its Membership Committee. Ms. Weisgerber serves as editor-inchief of the Debevoise Women’s Review and is a co-editor of the ABA Antitrust Section’s State Action Practice Manual. She received her A.B. magna cum laude from Georgetown University in 2005 and her J.D. magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in 2008, where she was a member of the Order of the Coif and managing editor of the Georgetown Law Journal.