A partner in the restructuring department, Elizabeth McColm specialises in the areas of corporate restructurings and bankruptcy. She has been involved in major restructurings and bankruptcies representing debtors, creditors and acquirers of assets.
Elizabeth’s recent creditor/investor matters include advising key stakeholders in the restructurings of Digicel Group, QualTek Services, California Resources Corporation, Country Fresh, Denbury Resources, Seadrill, Dean Foods, FULLBEAUTY Brands, Pacific Drilling, GenOn, Armstrong Energy, Ultra Petroleum and SquareTwo Financial.
Elizabeth’s recent debtor/company representations include Westmoreland Mining, CHC Group, McGraw Hill, Pioneer Energy Services Corp, David’s Bridal, The Bon-Ton Stores and Noranda.
Elizabeth also has extensive experience advising clients in cross-border matters, including the restructurings of Oro Negro, Petra Diamonds and Virgin Australia Airlines.
Elizabeth is widely recognised as a leading restructuring practitioner, including by Chambers USA, Who’s Who Legal and IFLR1000. She is also listed as a ‘Leading Lawyer’ by The Legal 500.
In 2022 and 2021 respectively, she was awarded IFLR’s Asia-Pacific ‘Restructuring Deal of the Year’ for her role in the restructuring of Boart Longyear and sale of Virgin Australia to Bain Capital and related US Chapter 15 cases.
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