Matthew Warren is a finance partner in King & Spalding’s Chicago office, advising clients on restructuring matters with a particular emphasis on distressed debt and insolvency issues.

Mr. Warren represents lenders and bondholders, as well as companies, in connection with restructuring and insolvency related matters. Specifically, he helps clients navigate:

Distressed credit scenarios, including default planning and response strategies

Out-of-court restructurings, including exchange offers, debt-to-equity conversions and rescue financing

Chapter 11 proceedings, including prepackaged, prearranged, and free-fall bankruptcies Distressed acquisitions

Debtor-in-possession financings Cross-border bankruptcies

Mr. Warren advises lenders and bondholders in maximizing recoverable value and helps distressed companies navigate through difficult circumstances based on a sophisticated sense of market practice and extensive experience with complex and challenging scenarios.

He has been recognized for his work in Bankruptcy and Restructuring by Chambers USA 2019 and the publication Turnarounds & Workouts named him a 2018 Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer.

Mr. Warren is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and teaches as an adjunct professor of Bankruptcy Law at the DePaul College of Law. He regularly speaks and writes on bankruptcy topics.