Biography
Leah Saiontz is an associate in the Restructuring Department of Weil’s Miami office. Prior to joining the Restructuring Department, Leah was an associate in Weil’s Litigation Department. Leah’s practice includes domestic and cross-border corporate restructuring, distressed financing, and distressed M&A.
Ms. Saiontz received her B.A. magna cum laude from Harvard College and received her J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Leah has been a member of teams representing various parties in a number of in-court restructurings and other matters, including:
Debtor/Company-Side Experience:
- Brooks Brothers Group, Inc. in its chapter 11 cases and $325 million going concern sale and its related proceedings under Canada’s Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA).
- Topgolf International, Inc. in connection with its out-of-court equity recapitalization and credit agreement amendment and merger with Callaway Golf.
- EP Energy Corporation, and its affiliated debtors, a public oil and natural gas exploration and production company, in their chapter 11 cases involving approximately $4.9 billion in funded debt obligations.
- Repsol, a Spanish energy company in connection with its complex environmental and bankruptcy litigation.
Creditor/Acquirer/Other Parties Experience:
- The DIP Lender and Senior Secured Lender in the chapter 11 case of George Washington Bridge Bus Station Development Venture.