Jason Rubin assists clients in corporate restructurings and creditors’ rights. He represents debtors, secured and unsecured lender groups, and official committees of unsecured creditors in large, complex Chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings. Jason also works frequently with private equity investors pursuing strategies in distressed assets.

Jason is solution-focused and extremely responsive to his clients’ concerns and business imperatives. He is skilled in negotiating and finding creative solutions in highly charged business decisions involving corporate reorganizations.

Jason handles restructurings in industries including:

Energy, in particular, oil and gas
Retail
Manufacturing
Telecommunications

Representative Work

GWG Holdings: Counsel to the Official Committee of Bondholders in the chapter 11 cases of GWG Holdings and its affiliates, a financial services firm that invests in secondary life insurance assets and sells life insurance-backed bonds, involving over $2 billion in liabilities.
Aeroméxico: Counsel to an ad hoc group of senior noteholders of Aerovías de México in the chapter 11 cases of Aeroméxico and its affiliates, Mexico’s flagship airline, involving $2 billion in liabilities.
Global Eagle Entertainment: Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 cases of Global Eagle Entertainment and its affiliates, a provider of media services and satellite Wi-Fi to aircraft, boats and remote locations, involving approximately $1.1 billion in liabilities. Successful Restructurings of the Year (Turnarounds & Workouts)
CEC Entertainment: Counsel to an ad hoc group of first lien lenders in the chapter 11 cases of CEC Entertainment and its affiliates, the parent company of Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza, involving $2 billion in liabilities.
Sanchez Energy: Counsel to the debtor, an upstream energy company, in its chapter 11 cases involving approximately $2.3 billion in liabilities.

CHC Group Ltd.: Counsel to an informal secured noteholder group that served as plan sponsor in the chapter 11 cases of CHC Group and its affiliates, a provider of helicopter transportation services to the offshore oil and gas industry, involving $2.19 billion in liabilities. Corporate Turnaround of the Year - Large/Mega (Turnarounds Atlas Awards)
EV Energy Partners: Counsel to an ad hoc group of noteholders in the chapter 11 cases of EV Energy Partners and its affiliates, an upstream master limited partnership that explores for oil and natural gas in the U.S., involving $654 million in liabilities.
Nine West: Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 cases of Nine West and its affiliates, an American online fashion retailer, involving $1.6 billion in prepetition funded debt. Deal of the Year (PETITION)
Lightsquared: Counsel to the secured lenders in the chapter 11 cases of Lightsquared and its affiliates, a 4G-LTE open network that provides mobile satellite voice and data services, involving $2.29 billion in liabilities.
Total Safety: Counsel to an ad hoc crossover group secured lenders in the out-of-court restructuring of Total Safety, an industrial safety service provider. Successful Restructurings of the Year (Turnarounds & Workouts)
Chassix Holdings: Counsel to the Official Committees of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 cases of Chassix Holdings, a supplier of castings and machined parts in the automotive industry, involving $2.29 billion in liabilities.
Brookstone: Counsel to the winning bidder in the section 363 auction for Brookstone, a retailer of gifts, gadgets and specialty items.