John Sobolewski represents sponsors and corporate borrowers in their most complex financing and liability management transactions.
He is the Global Chair of Latham’s Liability Management practice.
John’s practice spans the full range of leveraged finance, including liability management and special situations, leveraged M&A and LBOs, complex hybrid capital, debt capital markets offerings and exchanges, syndicated and direct loans, NAV loans and capital call facilities, management company financings, and out-of-court workouts.
John has led many of the largest and most complex liability management exercises seen in the market, and has received numerous recognitions for his work in the field.
John has been recognized by Lawdragon as one of the 500 Leading Dealmakers in America, and as one of the 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers. He has also been awarded the “Leading Lawyers–Highly Regarded” ranking by IFLR.
John was named “Legal Advisor of the Year” by the M&A Advisor’s 18th Annual Turnaround Awards for his liability management work. John was named to Turnarounds & Workouts’ 2024 list of “Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers” for his liability management work. In its 2023 edition, Legal 500 called John “a key contact for liability management transactions.”
John writes frequently on financing and liability management matters, and his work has been published in CFO magazine, Financier Worldwide magazine, the International Comparative Legal Guide, and the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance.
John has advised clients across industries, including technology, communications, media and entertainment, REITS and real estate, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, retail, education, transportation and logistics, and energy.
Prior to joining Latham, John’s notable representations include:
Before joining Latham, he was a partner at Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz.