Aaron Metviner

Associate Restructuring

New York +1 212 390 4521

Overview

Aaron Metviner is an associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP and a member of the firm's restructuring practice.

Aaron's practice focuses on all aspects of financial restructuring transactions and proceedings, including representations of debtors, ad hoc groups, and official committees in complex chapter 11 bankruptcies, out-of-court workouts, and related transactions.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Aaron was involved in the following matters:

  • Represented a major Latin American airline in its chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
  • Represented an ad hoc group of term loan B lenders to Seadrill Partners LLC (now Aquadrill LLC) in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
  • Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors to Sanchez Energy Corporation in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
  • Represented a major Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer in its chapter 15 proceeding in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
  • Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors to PG&E in the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California.
  • Represented the DIP lender and stalking horse bidder to Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
  • Represented a major IT infrastructure company in its chapter 11 proceeding in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
  • Represented the repo DIP lender to Stearns Holdings LLC in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
Milbank LLP, 2018–2021

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Thought Leadership

Publications

“Ruinable Repo and the Great Recession: A Panic-Proofing Approach to Financial Regulation,” 5 Emory Corp. Governance & Accountability Rev. 85, 2018

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2018New York

Courts

  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Education

  • Emory University School of LawJ.D.with Honors2017
  • Emory University Goizueta Business SchoolM.B.A.2017
  • University of MichiganB.A., History2013
    James B. Angell Scholar