Represents debtors, creditors, bondholders, debtor-in-possession lenders and acquirers of businesses and assets in large, complex chapter 11 cases and out of court restructurings.
Ranked as one of the industry’s leading restructuring lawyers by Chambers USA and Legal 500, and recently named one of The Deal’s Top Women Dealmakers in Restructuring.

Meredith Lahaie advises on complex restructuring cases of all sizes, both in and out of court, and has handled matters for clients in industries as varied as real estate, retail, energy, shipping and entertainment. She is regarded as one of the industry’s leading young restructuring lawyers, and in the last five years deals in which she played a central role have been recognized with 14 awards. Clients have remarked to Chambers USA that “Meredith is outstanding. She's easy to deal with and appears well in court”; and “She is very much in charge of strategy and process but also brings a soft touch."

After receiving her law degree, Meredith clerked for the Honorable Adlai S. Hardin, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Representative Work

Yellow Corporation: Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 cases of Yellow Corporation, an American-based trucking and transportation services company that operated one of the largest less-than-truckload networks in North America, involving over $1.2 billion of liabilities.
Loyalty Ventures: Counsel to Loyalty Ventures and its affiliates, an operator of customer loyalty programs, in their chapter 11 cases involving over $656 million in liabilities.
Chesapeake Energy: Counsel to Franklin Advisors in the chapter 11 cases of Chesapeake Energy and its affiliates, the second-largest producer of natural gas in the U.S., involving $9 billion in liabilities. Successful Restructurings of the Year (Turnarounds & Workouts)
CBL & Associates Properties: Counsel to an ad hoc group of unsecured noteholders in the chapter 11 cases of CBL and its affiliates, owner of a property portfolio across 26 states, involving $2.6 billion in liabilities. Successful Restructurings of the Year (Turnarounds & Workouts)
Dean Foods: Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 cases of Dean Foods and its affiliates, the largest dairy company in the U.S., involving $1 billion in liabilities.

Sungard: Counsel to Sungard Availability Services and its affiliates, a global operator of colocation data and disaster recovery centers, in their chapter 11 cases involving more than $500 million in liabilities and the sale of substantially all of the company’s assets.
Strike: Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 cases of Strike and its affiliates, one of North America’s largest pipeline and energy infrastructure providers, involving $300 million in liabilities.
GEO Group: Counsel to an Ad HOC Group of Senior Unsecured Noteholders of The GEO Group and its affiliates, the world’s second largest operator of secure facilities.
Brooks Brothers: Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 cases of Brooks Brothers and its affiliates, the oldest apparel brand in the U.S., involving $300 million in liabilities. Consumer Discretionary Deal of the Year (M&A Advisor)
Payless: Counsel to Payless, an international shoe retailer, in its chapter 11 restructuring of $435 million in liabilities. Retail Services Restructuring of the Year (Turnaround Atlas Awards)
Cumulus Media: Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 case of Cumulus Media, the third largest radio station owner in the U.S., involving $1 billion in liabilities. Telecommunications Deal of the Year (The M&A Advisor)
Rand Logistics: Counsel to the debtor and its affiliates, a leading bulk-freight shipper in the Great Lakes region, in its chapter 11 cases involving $258 million in liabilities. Private Equity Turnaround of the Year (Turnaround Atlas Awards)

"She is a tremendous lawyer that is very much in charge of strategy and process."

Chambers USA, 2021

Education
J.D., University of Connecticut School of Law, 2005
B.A., Tufts University, magna cum laude, 2002

Clerkships
U.S.B.C., Southern District of New York

Bar Admissions
California
New York

Recognitions

Turnarounds & Workouts, Outstanding Restructuring Lawyer, 2023.
Euromoney Expert Guides: Women in Business Law, United States – Restructuring and insolvency, 2022.
Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, 2022 and Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite, 2023.
Legal 500 US, Recommended for Finance - Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate, 2022.
The Deal, Top Women Dealmakers – Restructuring, 2021.
Euromoney Expert Guides: Rising Stars, United States – Restructuring and insolvency, 2020.
Euromoney, Americas Rising Stars, 2019.
Turnarounds & Workouts, Outstanding Young Bankruptcy Lawyer, 2017.
Global Restructuring Review, 40 Under 40—World’s Leading Young Restructuring Lawyers, 2016.

Speeches and Publications

Moderator, “Current State of the Restructuring Market: What Credits Are a Focus in This Interest Rate Environment,” Wharton Restructuring and Distressed Investing Conference, February 2024.
Panelist, "Ongoing Concern: Bankruptcy and Restructuring Perspectives on Venue Disputes," Harvard Association for Law and Business and the Harvard Bankruptcy Roundtable, 2022