Ameneh Bordi

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. — Representation of Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. and its affiliates, in its Chapter 11 restructuring in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Hornbeck provides marine transportation and subsea installation services to support the deep water drilling and production needs of their exploration and production, oilfield service, offshore construction, and U.S. military customers. The Hornbeck Chapter 11 cases were filed with a prepackaged plan of reorganization that contemplates a $75 million in debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing and a fully backstopped $100 million rights offering.

Intelsat S.A. — Representation of Intelsat S.A. and certain of its affiliates in connection with their Chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Intelsat had approximately $14.7 billion in funded debt as of its Chapter 11 filing and operates the world’s largest satellite fleet and connectivity infrastructure, and provides diversified communication services to many of the world’s leading media companies, telecommunications operators, Internet service providers, and the United States government and military. Intelsat filed with $1 billion in committed DIP financing and will use Chapter 11 to restructure its balance sheet and maximize value through its strong operations and future growth plans, positioning the Company for long-term success.

Acosta, Inc. — Representation of Acosta, Inc., a multinational full-service sales, marketing, and retail merchandising agency with 30,000 employees, serving 1,200 blue chip companies across the globe, in its prepackaged restructuring of $3 billion of indebtedness. Acosta’s Chapter 11 plan was confirmed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware just 15 days after the bankruptcy filing.

EXCO Resources, Inc. — Representation of EXCO Resources, Inc. in its Chapter 11 restructuring in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. EXCO Resources, Inc. is an oil and natural gas exploration, exploitation, acquisition, development and production company headquartered in Dallas, Texas with principal operations in Texas, North Louisiana and the Appalachia region. EXCO listed approximately $1.4 billion of funded debt obligations at the time of filing.

EB Holdings II, Inc. — Representation of an ad hoc group of lenders that include the petitioning creditors in the involuntary Chapter 11 case of EB Holdings II, Inc., which is currently pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Las Vegas, Nevada. EB Holdings II, Inc. is the immediate parent of Eco-Bat Technologies, Inc., which together with its various operating subsidiaries is the largest producer and recycler of lead in Europe and the third-largest lead producer in the United States.

Ocean Rig UDW — Representation of holders of DRH notes in Ocean Rig’s pending restructuring proceedings in the Cayman Islands and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

CGG S.A. — Representation of an ad hoc committee of senior secured lenders to CGG S.A. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “CGG”) in connection with a prearranged restructuring through concurrent French sauvegarde, Chapter 15, and Chapter 11 proceedings. CGG is based in France and globally operates a geoscience services and equipment company supporting commercial oil and gas exploration and production. CGG’s prearranged restructuring will address its over $2 billion in funded debt obligations, including three tranches of secured loans across its capital structure.

Avaya Inc. — Representation of Avaya Inc. and certain of its affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases. Avaya is a leading multinational technology company that specializes in telephony, wireless data communications, customer relationship management software, and networking. Avaya and its debtor-affiliates had more than $6 billion in funded debt obligations as of the commencement of their Chapter 11 cases, with annual revenues in excess of $3 billion. In 2018, the Turnaround Management Association recognized the successful restructuring of Avaya Inc. with its “Mega Company Transaction of the Year Award.”

Research Assistant, NYU Law, 2014 (Professors Daryl Levinson, Mark Geistfeld, and Ryan Bubb)

Ameneh is also active in various pro bono matters. She represents an immigrant victim of domestic violence in seeking permanent resident status in the United States from the initial application process for deferred action status, through the interview stage, yearly applications for work-permit renewals, and continued attempts to seek approval permanent resident status. In addition, she was one of the volunteer attorneys organizing legal services at JFK Airport immediately following President Trump’s initial travel ban in 2017. She has also served as a volunteer lawyer in housing court and SDNY district court, and has assisted low-income residents of New York in preparing bankruptcy petitions. She has supported the firm’s pro bono partners in conducting research into Malian citizenship law in connection with an asylum application for a refugee from the Gambia, as well as for an annual review on criminal justice reform. She has also provided legal assistance to a non-profit corporation seeking to wind up its affairs.