Stephen D. Piraino
Lawyers
Advises clients on a wide array of U.S. and international restructuring matters, including in-court and out-of-court transactions.
Stephen advises clients on a wide array of U.S. and international restructuring matters. He represents companies, agent banks, indenture trustees, ad hoc groups and strategic partners in both in-court and out-of-court transactions, including prepackaged and traditional chapter 11 cases, DIP financing and cross-border restructurings. Stephen has experience in a variety of industries, including aviation, energy, telecommunications, media, consumer products and retail.
Prior to joining the firm, Stephen clerked for the Hon. Barbara J. Houser of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Experience
Recent Work
- Vialto Partners completes recapitalization transaction
- Big Lots sale of substantially all of its assets to Gordon Brothers Retail Partners
- Springs Window Fashions capital raise and refinancing transaction
- Vialto Partners recapitalization
- TPG Angelo Gordon debt and equity financing to DISH DBS Issuer
- Big Lots chapter 11 filing, $707.5 million DIP financing and stalking horse APA
- Digicel completes $3.8 billion cross-border consensual restructuring
- Air Methods emerges from chapter 11
- Air Methods files chapter 11; $155 million DIP and $335 million exit financing
- Digicel enters into RSAs to restructure more than $4.4 billion of funded debt
- Instant Brands drop-down structured financing transactions
- Aeroméxico to obtain full ownership of its loyalty program, Club Premier
- Grupo Aeroméxico emerges from chapter 11
- Grupo Aeroméxico confirms chapter 11 plan
- Frontier Communications DIP-to-exit financing, including $2.55 billion in notes
- Frontier Communications $2.2 billion chapter 11 DIP-to-exit finance transactions
Education
J.D., Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law
- magna cum laude
- Dean’s Scholar
- Moot Court Board
B.A., Political Science, Boston College
Clerkships
Law Clerk, Hon. Barbara J. Houser, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas, 2013-2014
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York
- U.S. District Court, S.D. New York