Diana Heriford is a restructuring associate in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Experience
Representative Matters
Pipeline Health System, LLC — Representation of Pipeline Health System, LLC and its affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Pipeline Health operates seven “safety net” hospitals, three health clinics and three medical group centers across California, Texas and Illinois, including Weiss Memorial Hospital and West Suburban Medical Center in Chicago. Pipeline’s hospitals operate in historically underserved communities, and a significant percentage of its patients rely on Medicare, Medicaid and other governmental programs for health coverage. Pipeline Health came into the Chapter 11 proceedings with a plan of reorganization seeking to restructure over $600 million of financing obligations.
Prior Experience
Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 2021
Summer Legal Associate, Accenture LLP, 2020
English Instructor, Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, 2016–2019
Pro Bono
Veteran's Debt Relief Project
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2022Illinois
Education
University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D.2022
Dean’s Merit Scholarship
Research Assistant, Professor John A. E. Pottow
Research Assistant, Professor James J. White
President, Bankruptcy Law Society
Student Attorney, International Transactions Clinic
University of Virginia School of Education and Human DevelopmentM.T., English Educationwith Distinction2015