A counsel in the Restructuring & Debt Capital Solutions Group, Jessica Choi advises debtors, creditors and distressed investment funds in chapter 11 cases, out-of-court restructurings and cross-border insolvency matters.
Jessica's recent experience includes:
- 23andMe (n/k/a Chrome), a leading human genetics and biotechnology company, in its plan of reorganization under chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Through its bankruptcy proceedings, the company successfully closed the sale of substantially all of its assets to TTAM Research Institute for $305 million
- Enviva and its debtor affiliates, the world’s largest producer of sustainable wood pellets, in their prearranged chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- TV Azteca, S.A.B. de C.V., a leading media and television company in Mexico, and certain of its subsidiaries, in the dismissal of the involuntary chapter 11 petitions filed in the Southern District of New York
- An ad hoc group of first lien noteholders of AMC Entertainment Holdings, the world’s largest movie theater chain, in a transaction with the company that settled the group’s New York state court lawsuit regarding a 2024 AMC refinancing transaction. Under the agreement, AMC issued the noteholders $857 million of new senior secured notes due 2029 in exchange for $590 million of existing first lien notes, and the noteholders provided AMC with $244 million in new financing
- Lumileds Holding B.V. and certain of its affiliates, a global provider of automotive and other LED lighting solutions, in connection with their prepackaged chapter 11 cases commenced in the Southern District of New York
- Revlon, a leading global beauty company, and certain of its subsidiaries in their chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
- An ad hoc group of Saks Global Enterprises senior secured noteholders in a strategic transaction providing Saks with $600 million in committed financing, as well as related liability management transactions with respect to $2.2 billion of outstanding Senior Secured Notes
- An ad hoc group of noteholders and lenders to Bausch Health in the company’s offer to exchange its outstanding senior secured notes due 2028 for up to $1.6 billion aggregate principal amount of new senior secured notes due 2032
- An ad hoc group of PREPA bondholders in a restructuring of approximately $8.5 billion of bonds issued by PREPA, the Puerto Rico electric and power utility
- An ad hoc group of first lien lenders of Serta Simmons Bedding, one of the leading producers of mattresses and bedding products in the United States and Canada, in connection with the chapter 11 cases filed by the company and its affiliates in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Funds or accounts affiliated with Blackstone in the chapter 11 cases of Center for Autism and Related Disorders, one of the nation’s largest treatment providers for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder
- An ad hoc group of second lien lenders to Northvolt Ett in connection with its recapitalization and chapter 11 process
