Sam Baham
Associate
sbaham@akingump.com
Areas of Focus
- Financial Restructuring
- Private Capital
Biography
- Focuses on representing creditors and debtors in both in- and out-of-court restructurings.
Sam is an associate in the firm’s financial restructuring practice. She advises creditors, debtors and other stakeholders in complex cross-border chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructuring transactions.
Prior to joining Akin, Sam worked at Baylor Law School and previously was an associate in the financial restructuring group of another international firm.
Representative Work
- Curo Group Holding Corp.: Counsel to the debtor, a leading consumer credit lender serving the U.S. and Canada, in its chapter 11 cases involving over $2.1 billion of debt. Successful Restructurings of the Year (Turnarounds & Workouts)
- 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.
- Rudolph W. Giuliani: Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, on a pro bono basis, in the chapter 11 cases of Rudolph W. Giuliani, American politician and former mayor of New York City, involving over $152 million in liabilities.
- Rhodium Enterprises: Counsel to an ad hoc group of SAFE holders in the chapter 11 cases of Rhodium, a bitcoin mining company, involving over $100 million in liabilities.
- Revlon: Counsel to Revlon and certain of its subsidiaries, a leading global beauty company, in their chapter 11 cases involving $3.7 billion of debt.
- Digicel: Counsel to an ad hoc group of secured and unsecured creditors of Digicel Group, the leading provider of mobile phone networks and home entertainment services in 25 markets across the Caribbean and Central America, in its restructuring involving over $4.4 billion of funded indebtedness.
- Ryze Renewables: Counsel to Ryze and certain of its subsidiaries, a biofuel company, in their chapter 11 cases.
EducationJ.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2022
B.A., Baylor University, summa cum laude, 2019
J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2022
B.A., Baylor University, summa cum laude, 2019
Bar AdmissionsNew York
Texas
New York
Texas
