Amanda Steele

Ranked in 1 Practice Areas

Band 3

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Delaware

7 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Amanda Steele

USA

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring

Career

Amanda Steele “is one of the most responsive, resourceful, and unflappable bankruptcy lawyers in Delaware” (Chambers USA). Amanda focuses her practice on corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, and other insolvency matters. She regularly represents and advises debtors, secured lenders, creditors, and other interested parties in all aspects of chapter 11 cases, as well as foreign representatives in chapter 15 ancillary proceedings.

Clients report that “Amanda is excellent in court. She’s a good legal strategist, an excellent writer and an all-round solid lawyer” (Chambers USA). Mandy is a member of the firm’s substantive non-consolidation opinion team.

During law school, Amanda interned for the Honorable Justice Henry duPont Ridgely and for the Villanova University School of Law’s Federal Tax Clinic. She also received the Dr. Arthur Clement Pulling Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Villanova Law Review.

Professional Memberships

Delaware State Bar Association, Young Lawyer’s Section, past Vice Chair (New Castle County)

International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, Delaware Network: Chair 2019-2020, Vice Chair 2017-2018, Social Committee Co-Chair 2015-2016, Mid-Atlantic Conference Planning Committee

Work Highlights

DCL Holdings (USA) Inc., et al., Case No. 22-11319 Case No. (JKS); co-counsel to the Debtors

Kabbage, Inc. d/b/a KServicing, et al., Case No. 22-10951 (CTG); co-counsel to the debtors

Crédito Real, S.A.B. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R., Case No. 22-10630, co-counsel to Chapter 15 debtor in foreign proceeding

TECT Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc., et al.; Case No. 21–10670 (KBO); counsel to the debtors

Mallinckrodt plc, et al., Case No. 20-12522 (JTD); co-counsel to the debtors

Akorn Inc., et al., Case No. 20-11177 (KBO); co-counsel to the debtors

Imerys Talc America, Inc., et al., Case No. 19-10289 (LSS): Co-counsel to debtors

Insys Therapeutics, Inc., et al., Case No. 19-11292 (JTD): Co-counsel to debtors

Hexion Holdings LLC, et al., Case No. 19-10684 (KG): Co-counsel to debtors

Elk Petroleum, Inc., et al., Case No. 19-11157 (LSS): Co-counsel to DIP agent

The Rockport Company, LLC, et al., Case No. 18-11145 (LSS): Counsel to debtors

Southeastern Grocers, LLC, et al., Case No. 18-10700 (MFW): Co-counsel to debtor

TK Holdings Inc., et al., Case No. 17-11375 (BLS): Co-counsel to debtors

Samson Resources Corporation, et al., Case No. 15-11934 (BLS): Co-counsel to second lien lenders and reorganized debtors

TerraVia Holdings, Inc., et al., Case No. 17-11655 (CSS): Co-counsel to debtors

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc., et al., Case No. 17-11015 (KJC): Co-counsel to debtors

Horsehead Holding Corp. et al., Case No. 16-10287 (CSS): Counsel to Official Committee of Equity Holders

American Gilsonite Company, et al., Case No. 16-12316 (CSS): Co-counsel to debtors

Bind Therapeutics, Inc., et al., Case No. 16-11084 (BLS): Co-counsel to debtors

Essar Steel Algoma Inc., et al., Case No. 15-12271 (BLS): Co-counsel to foreign representative

Verso Corporation, et al., Case No. 16-10163 (KG): Co-counsel to debtors

Paragon Offshore PLC, et al., Case No. 16-10386 (CSS): Co-counsel to debtors

Corinthian Colleges, Inc., et al., Case No. 15-10952 (KJC): Counsel to debtors

Quicksilver Resources Inc., et al., Case No. 15-10585 (LSS): Co-counsel to debtors

Cal Dive International, Inc., et al., Case No. 15-10458 (CSS): Co-counsel to debtors

KiOR Inc., Case No. 14-12514 (CSS): Co-counsel to debtor

PSL – North America LLC, et al., Case No. 14-11477 (PJW): Counsel to debtors

QCE Finance LLC, et al. (Quiznos), Case No. 14-10543 (PJW): Co-counsel to debtors

USEC Inc., Case No. 14-10475 (CSS): Co-counsel to debtors

Refco Public Commodity Pool, L.P., f/k/a S&P Managed Futures Index Fund, L.P., Case No. 14-11216 (BLS): Co-counsel to fund

Fresh and Easy Neighborhood Market, Inc., Case No. 13-12569 (KJC): Co-counsel to debtors

Essar Steel Algoma Inc., et. al, Case No. 14-11730 (BLS): Co-counsel to foreign representative

Highway Technologies Inc., Case No. 13-11326 (KJC): Counsel to Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors

A123 Systems, Inc., et al., Case No. 12-12859 (KJC): Co-counsel to debtors

Blitz U.S.A, Inc., et al., Case No. 11-13603 (PJW): Counsel to debtors

Washington Mutual, Inc., et al., Case No. 08-12229 (MFW): Co-counsel to debtors

EBHI Holdings, Inc., et al., Case No. 09-12099 (MFW): Counsel to liquidating trustee

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Delaware, 2010

Education

Villanova University School of Law

J.D., magna cum laude

2010

American University

B.A., magna cum laude

2006

Awards

Chambers USA

The Best Lawyers in America

Super Lawyers

Delaware Today Top Lawyer

International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation Rising Star Award Finalist

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