Sara Coelho is an associate in the Financial Restructuring & Insolvency practice.

Her practice focuses on restructuring and debtor-creditor rights.  She represents debtors, creditors and creditor groups, acquirers, equity owners and other investors in a wide range of insolvency matters, including chapter 11 and out-of-court restructurings, cross-border insolvencies, acquisition of distressed or reorganized companies, liability management transactions, resolution planning, and other matters.

• Windstream Holdings, Inc. Chapter 11 Cases:Represent a significant unsecured creditor
• Sears Holding Corporation Chapter 11 Cases: Representing Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores Inc. in its Chapter 11 cases
• Ditech Holding Corporation Chapter 11 Cases:Represent a contract counterparty
• Toys “R” Us Inc. Chapter 11 Cases: Represented Bank of America N.A. as administrative and collateral agent under a secured credit facility totaling over $1 billion
• Fallbrook Technologies Inc. Chapter 11 Cases:Represented Fallbrook Technologies Inc. in its pre-arranged Chapter 11
• Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc. Prepackaged Chapter 11 Cases: Represented Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc. and its affiliates as debtors in their prepackaged Chapter 11 cases
• Westinghouse Electric Company LLC chapter 11 cases: Represented Nuclear power plant construction contract counterparties
• Walter Investment Management Chapter 11 Cases: Represented a contract counterparty
• Represented a potential purchaser of a company subject to ongoing appeals of the terms of its reorganization plan
• International Bank of Azerbaijan:Represented ad hoc group of bondholders in the Chapter 15 bankruptcy case
• Inversora Eléctrica de Buenos Aires S.A.: Represented Chapter 15 debtor in connection with its Acuerdo Preventivo Extrajudicial (APE) proceeding in Argentina

Professional Affiliations

• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
• Member, Turnaround Management Association
• Member, International Bar Association (Insolvency Section)