Concentrates practice on corporate restructurings.
Experience in a variety of industries, including energy, telecommunications, retail, media and shipping.

Zach Lanier’s practice focuses on financial restructuring matters. He represents debtors, official and unofficial committees of unsecured creditors, secured creditors, debtor-in-possession lenders, hedge funds and acquirers of businesses and assets in chapter 11 cases of all sizes and complexity, as well as in connection with out-of-court restructurings. Zach's work on some of the largest deals in the market helped him earn recognition as a “Recommended Lawyer” by Legal 500 US.

Representative Work

Cineworld: Counsel to an ad hoc group of secured lenders in the chapter 11 cases of Cineworld and its affiliates, the world's second-largest movie chain, involving $4 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.
Nordic Aviation Capital: Counsel to noteholders in an ad hoc group in the chapter 11 cases of Nordic Aviation Capital and its affiliates, the then-fifth largest aircraft leasing company in the world, involving $5.9 billion in liabilities.
Sears: Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 cases of Sears and its affiliates, once the largest retailer in the world, involving $5.6 billion in liabilities; and, subsequently, counsel to the litigation trust board charged with prosecuting various estate claims in respect of prepetition conduct. Deal of the Year: Restructuring and Insolvency (IFLR1000)
Frontier Communications: Counsel to an ad hoc group of unsecured noteholders in the chapter 11 cases of Frontier Communications and its affiliates, an American telecommunications company, involving $17 billion in liabilities. Telecommunications Services Deal of the Year (M&A Advisor)

iHeartMedia: Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 cases of iHeartMedia and its affiliates, the largest owner of radio stations in the United States, involving $16 billion in liabilities. Transaction of the Year: Mega Company Transaction (TMA Awards)
J.C. Penney: Counsel to the first-lien minority group in the chapter 11 restructuring cases of J. C. Penney and its affiliates, one of the largest U.S. department store chains with over 800 locations, involving $5 billion in liabilities. Large Cap Restructuring Deal of the Year (The Deal)
Foresight Energy: Counsel to an ad hoc group of first-lien lenders in the chapter 11 cases of Foresight Energy and its affiliates, a leading producer of thermal coal, involving $1.5 billion in liabilities.
SunEdison: Counsel to an ad hoc group of second-lien lenders, rights offering backstoppers and debtor in possession (DIP) financing lenders in the chapter 11 cases of SunEdison and its affiliates, a renewable energy company, involving $16.1 billion in liabilities. Restructuring of the Year – over $5 billion (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)
The Weinstein Company: Counsel to Lantern Asset Management in connection with its purchase of substantially all of the assets of The Weinstein Company. Acquisition & Turnaround of the Year (Turnaround Atlas Awards)