Overview
Felicia Gerber Perlman focuses her practice on complex business reorganizations, debt restructurings and insolvency matters. She is the global co-head of the Firm’s Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Group. Felicia advises debtors, creditors, lenders, investors, sellers, purchasers and other parties-in-interest in all stages of restructuring transactions, from Chapter 11 reorganizations to out-of-court negotiations, workouts and acquisitions. She frequently presents on bankruptcy topics and is featured in several notable publications.
Results
- Represented Quorum Health Corporation, the leading operator of rural, general acute care hospitals and outpatient services in the United States, in its pre-packaged Chapter 11 cases involving the restructuring of approximately $1.5 billion of funded debt. The successful restructuring took place during the Covid-19 pandemic and ultimately resulted in the successful deleveraging of Quorum’s balance sheet by approximately $500 million.
- Represented an active oil and gas producer in its prepackaged Chapter 11 reorganization in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York*
- Represented a biotechnology company in its Chapter 11 reorganization in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware*
- Represented an accredited specialty laboratory in its voluntary prepackaged Chapter 11 cases in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware*
- Represented an operator of long-term acute care hospitals and its debtor affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware*
- Represented the parent company of a major American airline in the company’s Chapter 11 reorganization*
- Represented one of the nation’s largest producers of ethanol in connection with its Chapter 11 reorganization and the sale of its business*
- Represented a global provider of technology and other equipment and services in its Chapter 11 reorganization*
- Represented a leader in the designing, manufacturing and marketing of licensed and propriety branded giftware in its Chapter 11 case*
- Represented a manufacturer of candies and confectioneries in connection with its Chapter 11 reorganization and the sale of its business*
- Represented one of the nation’s largest independent telecommunications service providers in its prepackaged Chapter 11 filing*
- Represented one of the nation’s largest retail organizations in its Chapter 11 reorganization*
- Represented a nationwide provider of technical expertise and comprehensive network and infrastructure solutions to the telecommunications and broadband industries in its prepackaged Chapter 11 case*
- Represented a provider of electricity and related services in its successful out-of-court restructuring*
- Represented the world’s largest designer, manufacturer and seller of electronic and mechanical petroleum marketing and sales systems in its prepackaged bankruptcy, as well as in its subsequent Chapter 11 case resulting in the sale of its US and international operations*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott
Recognitions
- Chambers USA 2020
- American College of Bankruptcy, member
Community
- Board of Directors of Chicago Sinfonietta, member of the executive committee
- Women in Law Empowerment Forum, member
- Chicago Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law Firms, member
Credentials
Education
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, JD, 1992
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, BSE, 1989
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, BA, 1989
Courts/Agencies
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Admissions
Illinois
