Practice Areas
Jack Luze is a restructuring partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Jack advises companies, ad hoc committees, private equity firms and other investors with respect to public, private and portfolio companies in financial distress, including liability management transactions, financings, divestitures and acquisitions, and in and out-of-court restructurings. Jack also advises boards of directors and senior management of distressed companies regarding fiduciary duties and corporate governance. He has represented both U.S.-based and international clients in a variety of industries, including energy, infrastructure, construction, retail, healthcare, technology and telecommunications. Representative clients include McDermott International, Envision Healthcare, Altera Infrastructure, Ascena Retail, Windstream Holdings, Seadrill Limited, Northvolt, Oasis Petroleum, IPC Systems, BCBG Max Azria, Penn Virginia Corporation, C&J Energy Services, Southcross Holdings and Magnum Hunter Resources, among many others. Jack has also represented purchasers of or investors in The Hertz Corporation, Ditech Holding, Proserv Group, Northern Oil & Gas, and Bonanza Creek Energy, among many others.
Personal
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2013; University of Northern Iowa, B.A., Economics & Management Information Systems, 2010