Justin Forlenza is a corporate partner in the New York City office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Justin is a member of the Liability Management & Credit Opportunities Practice Group where he focuses on structuring and analyzing liability management transactions in the leveraged credit markets. Justin has extensive experience with debt finance transactions, including the negotiation and execution of credit agreements and bond indentures, issues relating to secured transactions under Articles 8 and 9 of the UCC, LBO financings, and the analysis of complex stressed and distressed capital structures.
Experience
Prior Experience
Covenant Review / CreditSights, 2019–2024
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, 2018–2019
Covenant Review, 2012–2018
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, 2007–2010
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Thought Leadership
Publications
Contributing Author, “Special Feature: Liability Management Whack-A-Mole,” Creditor Rights Coalition, March 31, 2024
Author, “Justin Forlenza Speaks Out on Open Market Purchases,” Creditor Rights Coalition, May 12, 2023
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2008New York
Education
Fordham University School of LawJ.D.magna cum laude2007