Partner, Finance and Restructuring
King & Spalding
(Moderator)
Michael R. Handler is a partner in King & Spalding’s Finance and Restructuring practice. Michael’s practice focuses on representing lenders and bondholders across the capital structure and companies in all aspects of workout, restructuring, special situation financing matters and distressed M&A transactions. Michael also has significant experience in connection with investment manager and broker-dealer liquidations and wind-downs, private credit restructurings and insolvency-related structured finance matters.
Michael is at the forefront of intercreditor litigation and related issues, having led significant contested matters concerning the protection of minority lender rights in the Ascena Retail Group, Inc. and 24 Hour Fitness chapter 11 cases and the Boardriders, Inc. litigation in New York Supreme Court. Michael is a leading authority on intercreditor issues, and is regularly featured by Bloomberg, WSJ, Debtwire, among others, to provide insights.
Michael has been recognized by the American Bankruptcy Institute as a member of the 2024 “40 Under 40” Emerging Leaders in Insolvency Practice, Financier Worldwide as a 2024 Distinguished Advisors, Turnarounds & Workouts as a 2023 Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer and by Best Lawyers Ones to Watch for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Michael also devotes significant time and resources in support of New York philanthropic initiatives, including as an active fundraiser for Tina’s Wish and a member of the UJA Federation’s NextGen Bankruptcy & Restructuring Committee.
