Overview
Emily C. Keil focuses her practice on corporate restructuring and insolvency matters. Emily has experience assisting with debtor and creditor representations involving both in- and out-of-court restructuring efforts.
While in law school, Emily was an articles editor for The AIPLA Quarterly Journal. She also served as a judicial intern in the D.C. Federal District Court for the Honorable Judge Rudolph Contreras and in the D.C. Superior Court for the Honorable Judge Heidi M. Pasichow.
Results
- Represents a military defense contractor Envistacom, LLC in connection with various restructuring transactions, including an assignment for the benefit of creditors
- Represents unsecured creditors’ committee of a biopharmaceutical company in connection with its chapter 11 case
- Represented independent directors of affiliates of Nordic Aviation Capital in connection with their chapter 11 restructuring of approximately $8 billion of debt and liabilities
- Represented independent directors of JUUL Labs in connection with various strategic transactions
- Represented Gulf Coast Health Care, LLC, an operator of 28 skilled nursing facilities through a contested chapter 11 process, ultimately confirming a chapter 11 plan after a five-day confirmation trial
- Represented and provided advice to a global leader in the fast casual franchised restaurant industry in connection with chapter 11 proceedings of its former largest domestic franchise
- 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 large owner and operator of skilled nursing facilities, in complex and contentious chapter 11 cases*
*Matter handled prior to joining the firm
Recognitions
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2026
- Legal 500 USA, Recommended Lawyer, 2022
Community
- American Bar Association, member
- National Association of Women Lawyers, member
Credentials
Education
George Washington University Law School, JD, Order of the Coif, 2018
University of Denver, BA, magna cum laude, 2015
Admissions
Illinois
Courts/Agencies
US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
