Leeann Chen

Since joining Kirkland, Leeann has been involved in the following matters:

• Advising the lead investor in the pre-pack administration sale of a major communications group
• Advising the ad hoc committee of noteholders on the successful restructuring of $450 million senior notes issued by Golden Wheel Tiandi Holdings Company Limited
• Advising Yestar Healthcare Holdings Company Limited on the successful restructuring of its New York law governed $200 million senior notes 
• Advising NCP in relation to the restructuring of its leasehold estate including structuring and proposing a Restructuring Plan under Part 26A Companies Act 2006
• Advising DeepOcean with respect to its financial restructuring and wind down of its cable laying and trenching business, implemented by way of three parallel Restructuring Plans, including the first use of a cross-class cram-down in England under a Restructuring Plan 
• Advising PizzaExpress in relation to its financial restructuring, including the second use of a Restructuring Plan in the UK and its operational restructuring pursuant to a CVA
• Advising AllSaints in relation to the launch of two CVAs, including the first U.S. recognition of a landlord CVA, the first Canadian recognition of a CVA and the first compromise of U.S. and Canadian leases via a CVA

Prior to joining Kirkland, Leeann worked on the following matters:

• Advising the joint provisional liquidators of Abraaj Investment Management Limited
• Advising Endeavour Energy following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings
• Advising in a high-yield restructuring for the majority holder of senior secured notes in the Four Seasons Healthcare Group

Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP

• Trainee Solicitor, 2018–2020