Evan R. Fleck

Partner

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New York

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New York, NY US 10001-2163

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Evan R. Fleck is a partner of Milbank LLP and co-practice group leader and co-head of the firm’s global Financial Restructuring Group, based in our New York office.

Primary Focus & Experience

Mr. Fleck has built a successful and peer-recognized practice advising on a wide range of corporate restructurings and bankruptcies. Representing both debtors and creditors in in-court and out-of-court restructurings, lenders and other strategic parties, he has advised numerous other creditors in complex distressed situations.

Select representations:

Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (company), Careismatic Brands LLC (ad hoc group of lenders), Avianca Holdings S.A. (company), Hornblower Group (ad hoc group of lenders), Zotec (ad hoc group of lenders), Lanyard (select lenders), Farfetch (ad hoc group of lenders), Clarion Events Ltd. (ad hoc group of lenders), Choctaw Generation, LP (ad hoc group of secured noteholders), The Lycra Group (ad hoc group of noteholders), Ascena (ad hoc group of first lien lenders), GTT Communications, Inc. (ad hoc group of lenders), Talen Energy (Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors), Cirque du Soleil (ad hoc committee of first lien lenders), Skillsoft Corp. (ad hoc group of crossover lenders), RentPath Holdings (ad hoc group of crossover lenders), OmniMax (Strategic Value Partners), NMC Health (Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank), FirstEnergy Solutions (Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors), GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (ad hoc group of unsecured noteholders), The Gymboree Corporation (administrative and collateral agent), 21st Century Oncology (ad hoc group of noteholders), Alpha Natural Resources (Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors), and Ambac Financial Group in the municipal debt restructuring of Puerto Rico.

Mr. Fleck has also been involved in many energy and E&P restructurings, including:

Ferrellgas Partners, LP (ad hoc group of unsecured noteholders), Sanchez Energy Corporation (Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors), Ultra Resources, Inc. (ad hoc committee of unsecured creditors), Boart Longyear Ltd. (company), Vantage Drilling International (ad hoc committee of secured lenders), Energy Future Holdings (TCEH DIP Agent); and creditors in other exploration and production situations.

Recognition & Accomplishments

Mr. Fleck has been a featured panelist and lecturer at national conferences and law schools on topics involving distressed situations. He is a member of the editorial advisory board for the Bloomberg Law Bankruptcy Treatise and a past member of the Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization Committee of the New York City Bar Association. In March 2023, he was inducted by The American College of Bankruptcy as a Fellow in the 34th Class of the College.

Mr. Fleck is recognized by Chambers USA, Chambers Global, IFLR1000 and Benchmark Litigation. He was also recently named “Outstanding Restructuring Lawyer” by Turnarounds & Workouts and named Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer in 2013.

Additional Details
Education
  • Georgetown Law, J.D.
  • University of Pennsylvania, B.A.
Admissions
  • New York
  • US District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit