Caroline A. Reckler

Partner

Chicago
caroline.reckler@lw.com
+1.312.876.7663

PRACTICES

  • Restructuring & Special Situations

INDUSTRIES

  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • Retail & Consumer Products

BAR QUALIFICATIONS

  • Illinois
  • New York

EDUCATION

  • JD, University of Michigan Law School,
  • BA, Duke University,

PROFILE

Caroline Reckler, a nationally recognized bankruptcy lawyer, advises debtors around the world on all aspects of restructuring and special situations.

Caroline regularly advises public and private companies in financial distress and purchasers of distressed companies. Specifically, she helps clients navigate:

  • Chapter 11 proceedings
  • Prepackaged, prearranged, and involuntary bankruptcies
  • Debtor-in-possession financings
  • Cross-border bankruptcies

Caroline helps distressed companies navigate through difficult circumstances with creative solutions based on a sophisticated sense of market practice.

Leadership

She is a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy and is regularly recognized in leading legal publications, including Chambers USA and The Legal 500. Clients commend her “unique” and “deep-thinking” approach describing her as a “strong advocate in the face of difficult opposing counsel.”

A recognized leader of the firm, Caroline has also served as Global Chair for the firm's Women Enriching Business (WEB) initiative, Chair of the Chicago office’s Finance Department, and as the firm's Chicago office recruiting partner.

EXPERIENCE

Caroline's work includes advising:

  • A major Atlantic City hotel and casino company
  • Accuride
  • Air Jamaica
  • Aloha Airlines
  • Alta Mesa Resources
  • American Classic Voyages
  • AT&T Latin America
  • Boston Generating
  • Camping World
  • Calfrac
  • Citation
  • DNS Capital
  • DVI
  • Eddie Bauer
  • Enduro
  • GNC
  • Graceway Pharmaceuticals
  • Hanley Wood
  • Hexion
  • Illinois Power Generation Company
  • Regent Communications
  • Rolta India
  • Sable Permian
  • Savers
  • Stone Energy