Lisa M Schweitzer

Lisa advises clients in some of the most high-profile bankruptcy matters. She has extensive experience advising corporate debtors, individual creditors, committees, and strategic investors in both U.S. Chapter 11 proceedings and restructurings in other jurisdictions in the Americas, as well as Europe and Asia. She also leads companies in multimillion and billion dollar buy and sell side distressed M&A transactions, and litigates multibillion dollar case-dispositive disputes in high-stakes bankruptcy proceedings. Additionally, Lisa is well-regarded in the restructuring community, serving on the Board of Directors for the International Insolvency Institute as well as the American College of Bankruptcy.

Lisa joined the firm in 1996, became a partner in 2006, and became senior counsel in 2025. New York University School of Law (1996); University of Pennsylvania (1991).

Member, Attorney Liaison Group, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York and Office of the United States Trustee for Region 2

Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy

Director, Mobilization for Justice (formerly MFY Legal Services, Inc.)

Member, New York and New Jersey Bars