Melainie Mansfield

Melainie Mansfield is a partner in both the Finance Department and the Restructuring Department. She focuses her practice on complex financial transactions and restructurings in the special situations arena where the ability to identify and execute creative solutions in complex situations is critical. As to finance, Melainie has significant direct investing experience, with an emphasis on combined debt and equity investments, multi-layer debt financings and complex intercreditor arrangements. She also represents lenders in connection with asset backed lending, acquisition finance, tech lending, distressed lending, and other special situations lending situations. As to restructuring, Melainie’s practice focuses on the strategic and transactional portions of distressed situations, debt restructurings and bankruptcy matters, including debtor-in-possession and exit financing facilities, exchange offers, 363 asset sales, credit bidding arrangements and Chapter 11 plans.

Melainie regularly represents investment funds, private equity firms, hedge funds and asset managers, providing counsel on all aspects of their investments, including debt and equity investing, distressed investments, in- and out-of-court restructurings and general corporate and securities law matters. Melainie has advised direct and specialty lenders, investors, committees and debtors alike in Chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings. Melainie has also represented both public and private companies on general corporate, securities and finance matters. Her experience spans many industries, including technology and software, education, real estate, finance, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, manufacturing, chemicals, transportation, retail sales, energy, oil and gas, and media and telecommunications.

Melainie has been recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers USA, Legal 500 and Acritas Stars Survey.