Collier Business Workout Guide

STEVEN R. GROSS was a partner with Debevoise & Plimpton LLP from 1981 through 2012. Mr. Gross was formerly the Chair of the firm’s Bankruptcy & Restructuring Group. Mr. Gross is highly-regarded for his representations of creditors, debtors and third-party bidders in major debt restructurings. Mr. Gross was a frequent speaker on bankruptcy-related issues and is the author of several articles for industry publications. Mr. Gross is a member of the American Bar Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. He holds a B.A. (1968) and an M.A. (1969) from Columbia University, an LL.B. (1971) from Cambridge University and a J.D. (1973) from Yale University, where he was an editor of the Yale Law Journal.

RICHARD F. HAHN has been a partner with Debevoise & Plimpton LLP since 1991. Mr. Hahn is Co-Head of the firm’s Business Restructuring & Workouts Group. Mr. Hahn is highly regarded for his representation of debtors, creditors and other parties in workouts, prepackaged bankruptcies and Chapter 11 proceedings. Mr. Hahn is a frequent speaker on bankruptcy-related issues. Mr. Hahn is a member of the American Bar Association and the American Bankruptcy Institute and is a fellow of the American College of Investment Counsel. He holds both a A.B. (1978) and an M.A. (1980) from Harvard University and a J.D. (1983) from Columbia University, where he was Managing Editor of the Columbia Law Review.

NATASHA LABOVITZ has been a partner with Debevoise & Plimpton LLP since 2011. Ms. Labovitz is Co-Head of the firm’s Business Restructuring & Workouts Group. Ms. Labovitz is a seasoned corporate restructuring practitioner and has represented clients in a wide variety of in-court and out-of-court transactions including workouts, acquisitions and divestitures and has represented debtors and creditors in and out of bankruptcy. Ms. Labovitz is a frequent speaker on industry panels. Ms. Labovitz is a member of the Turnarounds & Workouts Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute, the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation and INSOL International. She holds a B.A (1992) from Columbia College, Columbia University and a J.D. (1996) from New York University School of Law.

MY CHI TO has been a partner with Debevoise & Plimpton LLP since 2005. Ms. To is a member of the firm ’ s Business Restructuring & Workouts Group. Ms. To has experience representing debtors, creditors and investors in complex restructurings, bankruptcies and acquisitions of troubled companies and advises a wide range of clients on intercreditor issues in second-lien financings and restructurings. Ms. To is a frequent speaker on second-lien financings and bankruptcy-related issues and is the author of several articles for industry publications. Ms. To is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the American Bar Association and a member of the American College of Investment Counsel. She holds an LL.L. (1994) and an LL.B. (1995) from the University of Ottawa and a M.Phil. (1998) from Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar.

JASMINE BALL has been a partner with Debevoise & Plimpton LLP since 2009. Ms. Ball is a member of the firm ’ s Business Restructuring & Workouts Group. Ms. Ball regularly represents debtors, investors, creditors and other parties in distressed mergers and acquisitions, workouts, debt and equity financings and refinancings, complex restructurings, cross-border transactions and Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Ms. Ball is a speaker on various industry panels and is the author of several articles for industry publications. Ms. Ball is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the New York State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Turnarounds & Workouts Association, the International Women ’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation and the International Bar Association. She holds a B.S. (1996) from Princeton University and a J.D. (1999) from the University of Michigan, where she was an Executive Editor of the Michigan Journal of International Law.