John P Melko
USA Guide 2023
Band 4 : Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Band 4
About
Provided by John P Melko
Experience
John Melko focuses his practice on complex sales, acquisitions, bankruptcies and financings in the energy sector throughout the United States, as well as offshore and bluewater shipping-related issues in both foreign and domestic cases and financings.
With years of cross-border and multinational experience in a broad range of industries, John has worked across sectors including food service; oil and gas exploration, production, transportation, refining, and marketing; electric generation and transmission; renewable energy projects; blue water shipping; airlines; and retail cases and workouts. He is co-chair of Foley’s national Bankruptcy & Business Reorganization Practice and an advisory member of the firm’s Energy Sector.
He has represented:
Borrowers and debtors in possession
Creditors and creditors’ committees
Securitized noteholders
Trustees
Investors
Buyers of assets and businesses in and out of restructuring or bankruptcy settings
Throughout his career, John has helped guide clients through dislocations in those industries out of court workouts as well as chapters 7, 11 (including sub-chapter V), and chapter 15 procedures.