Justin T. Szeto
Associate
jszeto@akingump.com
Areas of Focus
- Financial Restructuring
Biography
- Advises clients on financial restructuring matters.
Justin is an associate in the firm’s financial restructuring practice. He advises both ad hoc and official creditors’ committees, as well as debtors, in complex chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings.
Justin previously served as an Akin summer associate. He earned his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and a B.A. in government from Harvard University.
Representative Work
- American Tire Distributors: Counsel to an ad hoc group of lenders in the chapter 11 cases of American Tire Distributors, one of the largest independent suppliers of automotive parts and supplies, involving $1.9 billion in liabilities.
EducationJ.D., Fordham University School of Law, cum laude, 2024
B.A., Harvard University, 2020
J.D., Fordham University School of Law, cum laude, 2024
B.A., Harvard University, 2020
Bar AdmissionsNew York
New York
