Ebba Gebisa
Counsel
Chicago
ebba.gebisa@lw.com
+1.312.876.7647
PRACTICES
- Restructuring & Special Situations
INDUSTRIES
EDUCATION
- Juris Doctor, University of Chicago Law School, 2008
- Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2005
with honors
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
- English
PROFILE
Ebba Gebisa is counsel in the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins. She advises both company-side and creditor clients on complex restructurings and bankruptcies, both in and out of court.
Ebba’s practice focuses on chapter 11 and out of court restructurings, and includes advising clients in all aspects of complex corporate restructurings across a wide array of industries. Specifically, she helps clients navigate:
- Chapter 11 proceedings
- Prepackaged, prearranged, and involuntary bankruptcies
- Section 363 sales
- Cross-border bankruptcies
- Out of court restructurings
- Distressed mergers and acquisitions
Ebba is a member of the Turnaround Management Association’s Network of Women (NOW) Global Committee. She is also a board member of Uniting Voices Chicago (formerly Chicago Children's Choir).
Ebba serves on Latham's Recruiting Committee.
EXPERIENCE
Ebba’s experience includes:
Company / Chapter 11 Trustee Representations
- JOANN, a leading national retailer of sewing, arts, and crafts, in its prepackaged chapter 11 restructuring of over US$1 billion of funded debt
- Sorrento Therapeutics, in its chapter 11 proceedings in the Southern District of Texas
- Mallinckrodt, a major specialty pharmaceutical company, in its chapter 11 proceedings in the District of Delaware and restructuring of more than US$5.3 billion of funded debt obligations and potential tort liability
- Chapter 11 Trustee of CFG Peru Investments Pte. Ltd (Singapore) in its chapter 11 proceeding*
- TridentUSA Health Services*
- Concordia International Corporation*
- SunEdison, Inc.*
- Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
- Delta Petroleum General Recovery Trust*
- Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.*
Equity Sponsor Representations
- Sycamore Partners, as equity sponsor and majority owner, in the financial restructuring of Belk, a US department store chain, through a one-day prepackaged chapter 11 restructuring
Creditor / Director & Officer Representations
- Ad Hoc Noteholder Group, led by Polen Capital (formerly DDJ Capital Management) in GTT Communications’ prepackaged chapter 11 restructuring
- Health Evolution Partners as sponsor and secured lender in the wind down of one of its portfolio companies*
- Former board representative in connection with ongoing insurance settlement matters in The Weinstein Company Holdings LLC’s chapter 11 proceedings*
- Former CEO of Kodak in Eastman Kodak’s chapter 11 proceedings*
*Matter handled prior to joining Latham