• Kelly E. Porcelli works on bankruptcy and restructuring matters. Kelly represents bondholders, mutual funds and distressed investors in municipal restructurings and corporate reorganizations.

    Experience

    • The Hertz Corporation – Assisting in the representation of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors.

    • Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Restructuring – Assist in representation of Ad Hoc Group of PREPA Bondholders in connection with court-supervised restructuring pursuant to Title III of the federal Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) restructuring law.

    • Nine West Holdings Inc. – Assist in the representation of Brigade Capital Management, a holder of secured and unsecured indebtedness against footwear and apparel retailer Nine West Holdings Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries. The company sought Chapter 11 protection in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on April 6, 2018.

    Credentials

    Education

    • J.D., St. John’s University School of Law, 2015
      • Editor-in-Chief, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review
      • Moot Court Honor Society
      • ABI Medal for Excellence in Bankruptcy Studies (2015)
    • B.A., summa cum laude, Hofstra University, 2011

    Bar Admissions

    • New York, 2016

    Clerkships

    • Honorable Sean H. Lane, U.S.B.C., Southern District of New York, 2015 - 2017

    Court Admissions

    • U.S.D.C., Southern District of New York