John P Melko

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations, Creditor Committee Representation, Litigation

Career

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 previously co-chaired Foley’s national Bankruptcy & Business Reorganization Practice and serves as an advisory member of the firm’s Energy & Infrastructure 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 and advised boards of directors through dislocations in those industries out of court workouts as well as chapters 7, 11 (including sub-chapter V), and chapter 15 procedures.

John is also a Certified Public Accountant (non-active).

Education