Ms. Stephanie Wickouski

Stephanie Wickouski is a managing director of Pivot > and leads its New York office. She has more than 40 years of experience in bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency law, providing expert guidance on complex financial and operational challenges and navigating high-stakes bankruptcy litigation, restructuring transactions and distressed-asset sales. Ms. Wickouski’s experience spans numerous industries, including fintech, digital assets, energy, real estate, consumer products and health care. She has served as lead counsel in high-profile reorganization cases, advised on credit defaults, and provided comprehensive services for § 363 asset sales. She also has held roles as an independent fiduciary, mediator and expert witness. Before joining Pivot, Ms. Wickouski was a senior partner at an AmLaw 100 firm and served as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch, where she earned recognition for her work in airline bankruptcies. She is a panel mediator for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York and has authored three influential books, including Bankruptcy Crimes, Mentor X: The Life-Changing Power of Extraordinary Mentors and Indenture Trustee Bankruptcy Powers & Duties. A recognized thought leader, Ms. Wickouski frequently speaks and writes on bankruptcy and restructuring topics. She has been honored by Turnarounds & Workouts as an “Outstanding Restructuring Lawyer,” and by Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America Judicial Edition for her contributions to the field. Ms. Wickouski is admitted to the bars in New York, the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. She previously clerked for Hon. Roger M. Whelan, a former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Columbia. Ms. Wickouski received her A.B. from the College of William and Mary and her J.D. from Franklin Pierce Law Center.