Christina M. Brown is of counsel in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and is a member of the Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group. Christina represents a diverse array of parties in bankruptcy and insolvency related matters, financings, debt exchanges, and in-court and out-of-court restructurings. In 2023, she was recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law.
Representative Clients and Transactions:
- Advised an ad hoc group of secured creditors to Endo International plc, a specialty pharmaceutical company with approximately $8 billion in funded debt, in Chapter 11 proceedings in which the first lien creditors purchased substantially all of the Debtors’ assets pursuant to an innovative Plan sale, ending a multiyear effort to resolve opioid liabilities.
- Represented an ad hoc group of secured lenders in the Chapter 11 restructuring of Serta Simmons Bedding, providing new liquidity and capital structure relief.
- Advised an ad hoc group of term lenders in the Chapter 11 proceedings of Cano Health.
- Advised an ad hoc group of first lien lenders in the Chapter 11 proceedings of Skillsoft, a global ed-tech company with over $2 billion in funded debt.
- Represented an ad hoc group of first lien lenders in connection with the bridge financing and in-court restructuring of NPC International, the largest franchisee company in the United States.
- Represented an ad hoc group of secured lenders in the out-of-court restructuring of David’s Bridal, the nation’s largest bridal-store chain.
Christina received her B.S. in Engineering and Architectural Design from Stanford University in 2007 and her J.D. and LL.M. from Duke University in 2012. Prior to entering the legal profession, she worked as a transportation engineer in the Los Angeles area.
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Christina practiced in the Restructuring Group at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- Duke University - 2012 Juris Doctor
- Duke University - 2012 Master of Laws (LL.M.)
- Stanford University - 2007 Bachelor of Science
Admissions:
- New York Bar