Anthony L. Greene - New York, NY

Secured lenders, creditor constituencies, strategic acquirers, and debtors rely on Anthony to bring a practical and commercial approach as their strategic legal advisor and counsel in all stages of distressed financings, restructurings, bankruptcies, and insolvencies.

Anthony has extensive transactional and litigation experience in the restructuring space across a wide range of sectors, including retail, healthcare, cryptocurrency and futuretech, telecommunication, oil and gas, apparel, manufacturing, and manufacturing. He prides himself on his client-centric and proactive approach, prioritizing building consensus and efficiently implementing solutions to achieve client objectives.

Anthony has been named in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2022–2025). In 2014, Anthony was awarded the ABI Medal of Excellence. From 2014 through 2016, Anthony served as the Judicial Clerk to Catherine E. Bauer, U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

Representative Cases

DEBTOR/COMPANY-SIDE EXPERIENCE

• Brooks Brothers Group, Inc. and its affiliates, the oldest apparel company in the United States, in their Chapter 11 cases, and subsequent wind-down of their estates*
• Fieldwood Energy LLC, a Gulf of Mexico offshore energy exploration and production company, in connection with its second Chapter 11 cases with approximately $1.8B in debt (Law360 Bankruptcy Group of the Year) *
• A Louisiana-based hospital in connection with its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing and 363 sale*

CREDITOR/SPONSOR/OTHER PARTY EXPERIENCE

• A prominent monoline insurer in the restructuring of billions of dollars of bonds issued by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and instrumentalities, including the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority*
• A private equity fund in connection with a $120M DIP facility for a leading healthcare apparel company*
• A strategic acquiror in connection with its purchase of certain of the assets of Delta Apparel through a 363 sale*
• Citizens Bank, as lead arranger, in connection with the closing of a $350M term loan facility for a leading small business software provider*
• Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in connection with the out-of-court restructuring of a $550M credit facility*
• A prominent REIT focused on investing in luxury hotels and resorts in the southern U.S. in connection with a longstanding proxy fight*
• The senior lender in connection with the default, exercise of remedies and intercreditor-related issues on a defaulted loan secured by a major hotel in New York City*
• A strategic acquiror in connection with its bid to purchase the assets of a medical device company focused on developing a simultaneous MRI-guided adaptive radiation therapy technology*
• A strategic acquiror in connection with its bid to acquire the assets of a provider of fiber-based internet services intended for residential, multi-family properties and commercial office buildings*
• The former chairman and CEO of a cryptocurrency platform in connection with the company’s Chapter 11 proceedings, which resulted in a distribution of over $3B in cryptocurrency and fiat to creditors*
• Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent under the DIP credit facility, in the Chapter 11 cases of Garrett Motion Inc. and its affiliates*
• The UK Government in the acquisition of the business of OneWeb Global Ltd. for more than $1B through a Chapter 11 auction and as a Chapter 11 plan sponsor*
• Credit Suisse as administrative agent and lead lender in a $1.9B DIP loan to Chapter 11 debtor Walter Investment Management Corp. *
• A financial services holding company as creditor in a billion-dollar fraud involving a hedge fund and a scheme to defraud investors resulting in a Chapter 15 bankruptcy filing*
• A major movie studio creditor in insolvency proceedings throughout the United States*
• A secured creditor and DIP lender in the Chapter 11 case of one of the largest independent ticket brokerage businesses, including DIP lender*
• Part of team serving as national bankruptcy counsel for a leading hotel franchisor*
• The official committee of unsecured creditors of Hebrew Hospital Home of Westchester Inc., a nursing home facility located in Westchester, NY, and thereafter representing the liquidation trustee*
• A New York City real estate owner and developer in the acquisition of mortgage loans and a DIP facility totaling approximately $50M, and utilizing those loans to acquire title to the debtor’s building through a Chapter 11 free and clear sale in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York*
• A Cleveland, Ohio-based asset manager in connection with its $1B investment in a Class 1 railroad and subsequent proxy campaign for meaningful operational and safety-focused change*
• Numerous national lenders in connection with out-of-court restructurings*

*Denotes experience while at a prior firm.