Jason Gott advises borrowers and other clients on all aspects of distressed situations and liability management.

Jason advises borrowers, investors, acquirers, and other creditors in distressed situations, including:

  • Out-of-court restructurings
  • Chapter 11 and chapter 7 proceedings
  • Prepackaged, prearranged, and involuntary bankruptcies
  • Debtor-in-possession financings
  • Cross-border bankruptcies
  • Acquisition of distressed assets in or out of bankruptcy
  • Related state and federal court litigation

He combines experience and decisiveness to provide clients with clear guidance in business-critical scenarios. He draws on an academic background in economics and finance to navigate the multifaceted challenges of the restructuring process. Through his service on Latham & Watkins’ Bankruptcy Advisory Committee, he also advises the firm as a creditor in distressed situations.

As part of his pro bono practice, Jason has worked with the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and the National Veterans Legal Services Program.

Jason’s experience includes representing:

Companies

  • Enduro Resource Partners in its prearranged chapter 11 sale process and wind-down
  • Hexion, a leading chemical manufacturer, in its prearranged chapter 11 cases
  • Mallinckrodt plc, a biopharmaceutical company, and certain of its subsidiaries in 2020 cross-border restructuring proceedings and 2023 prepackaged chapter 11 cases
  • Monitronics, a home security provider, in its prepackaged chapter 11 cases
  • Savers, a for-profit thrift store chain, in its out-of-court restructuring
  • Starry Group Holdings, a fixed wireless broadband internet service provider, in connection with its ongoing chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings
  • Stone Energy in its prepackaged chapter 11 cases
  • Travelport, a global technology company that powers travel bookings, in their restructuring
  • Venture, emerging, and growth-stage companies in distressed situations and transactions

Investors and Acquirers

  • PIMCO in connection with its investment in Crecera
  • Marathon Capital, as revenue interest purchaser, in the out-of-court restructuring of Dermavant
  • RingCentral in its strategic partnership with Avaya, a provider of digital communications products for businesses, to restructure its existing equity and operational agreements in connection with Avaya's bankruptcy
  • Camping World in acquiring assets from Gander Mountain Company in its chapter 11 cases
  • Bondholders in Real Industries’ chapter 11 cases
  • Secured lenders in confidential work-out situations for companies in the publishing, healthcare, and business-to-business service industries

Bar Qualification

  • Illinois

Education

  • JD, University of Chicago Law School, 2012
  • BA, University of Notre Dame, 2009
    magna cum laude