Alumnus Christopher Lawrence ’99 joins Akin Gump’s financial restructuring practice and global debt finance team as partner. Akin Gump’s financial restructuring practice is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading restructuring groups, with valuable bench depth and experience.
Mr. Lawrence’s practice focuses on the representation of insurance companies, banks, investment funds and other lenders in a wide range of secured and unsecured debt and equity financing transactions. This includes private placement financings, mezzanine financings, first and second lien debt financings, “one-stop” and unitranche financings, private equity fund investments and private securities offerings. In the past, he has represented lenders in connection with leveraged buyout, cash flow and asset-based lending transactions; project financings; maritime financings; and cross-border financings. Mr. Lawrence also represents lenders in out-of-court workouts, reorganizations and debt restructurings and advises clients in the purchase and sale of distressed loans and other debt instruments.
Mr. Lawrence received his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and his B.A. from Pennsylvania State University.