Lawdragon Recognizes Troutman Pepper Partner Evelyn Meltzer Among Leading Global Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers

WILMINGTON, DEL. – Evelyn Meltzer, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Financial Restructuring + Insolvency Practice Group, has been named among Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers. The list includes traditional bankruptcy lawyers, specialists in leveraged finance and restructuring, and litigators well-versed in financial litigation and distress.

The guide researches and compiles information on veteran bankruptcy and financial restructuring lawyers across the United States, as well as litigators who specialize in resolving financial failures. To be included in the guide, a lawyer must have at least 10 years of practice experience, serve as a partner, and possess decades of experience in significant roles within the largest and most complex reorganizations.

Meltzer focuses her practice on corporate bankruptcy, distressed M&A and creditors’ rights. She has significant experience guiding corporate debtors, creditors’ committees, secured and unsecured creditors, and others through all aspects of complex Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 proceedings. Meltzer routinely represents companies, assignees and key constituents in connection with assignment for the benefit of creditors (ABC) proceedings in the Delaware Chancery Court and throughout the United States. She regularly represents sellers and purchasers in distressed M&A transactions, including Article 9 sales, asset sales conducted as part of an ABC, and sales conducted pursuant to section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code. Her clients also include both plaintiffs and defendants in bankruptcy-related litigation matters, including avoidance actions. 

Troutman Pepper’s Financial Restructuring + Insolvency Practice Group provides clients with creative solutions in financial restructuring and insolvency matters that prioritize recovery or return on investment. The team’s deep understanding of pre- and post-insolvency issues from every stakeholder’s perspective enables the group to help clients prevent and prepare for financial crises and to serve as trusted advisors to effectively respond to financial distress.

About Troutman Pepper
Troutman Pepper is a national law firm with 1,100+ attorneys strategically located in more than 20 U.S. cities. The firm’s litigation, transactional, and regulatory practices advise a diverse client base, from startups to multinational enterprises. The firm provides sophisticated legal solutions to clients’ most pressing business challenges, with depth across industry sectors, including energy, financial services, health sciences, insurance, and private equity, among others. Learn more at troutman.com.