Kristin K. Going | People | McDermott

Overview


Kristin K. Going, a partner in the Firm’s business restructuring practice, focuses her practice on commercial bankruptcy and insolvency matters, creditors’ rights, out-of-court workouts, and financial services litigation. She is a co-managing partner of the Firm’s New York office and a member of the Firm’s Management Committee.

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Results


Official Committees

  • Representing the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of DocuData Solutions, L.C., a subsidiary of Exela Technologies and a global leader in business process automation with $1.3 billion of funded debt
  • Representing the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of F21 OpCo, LLC (d/b/a Forever 21), a global fashion retailer with more than 350 retail locations in the United States and approximately $1.6 billion of funded debt
  • Represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of First Mode, a developer and manufacturer of decarbonization solutions for heavy industry partners

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Recognitions


  • Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2021 – 2025
  • New York Law Journal, Office Managing Partner of the Year Finalist, 2024
  • Legal 500 US, Recommended, Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Corporate, 2021-2024
  • Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, 2016 – 2024
  • BankruptcyData, H1 2024 Advisory Retentions and Group Activity Report, Ranked in the Top 10 Legal Professionals
  • Chambers USA, New York, Bankruptcy/Restructuring “Recognised Practitioner”, 2019
  • Lawdragon, Leading US Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers, 2020
  • Crain’s New York Business, Notable Women in Law, 2019

Community


  • Law360, Bankruptcy Editorial Advisory Board, 2024
  • ABI Law Review Advisory Board, member
  • The Economic Club of New York, member

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Credentials


Education
St. John’s University School of Law, LLM, 2002
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, JD, 1998
Syracuse University, BA, 1995

Admissions
District of Columbia
Maryland
New York

Courts / Agencies
US Supreme Court
US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
US District Court for the District of Columbia
US District Court for the District of Maryland

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