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Maja Zerjal Fink

Maja Zerjal Fink

USA 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

New York

3 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Maja Zerjal Fink's practice focuses on all aspects of corporate reorganizations, distressed situations and bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings in the United States and across the globe.

Maja's experience includes advising private equity sponsors, debtors, foreign debtors and representatives, lenders, official creditor committees, creditors, and equity holders in bankruptcy proceedings and in-court and out-of-court restructurings.

Maja was recognized by the American Bankruptcy Institute in its 40 under 40 Class (2020), Law360 (2020), Super Lawyers (2020) and The Legal 500 (2019) as a Rising Star, and was inducted in the International Insolvency Institute's NextGen Program in 2020. Maja has delivered guest lectures at Harvard Law School, University of Michigan Law School, and University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, and writes extensively on restructuring topics, including in Bloomberg Law and Debtwire. She is also a member of the Editorial Board of International Corporate Rescue, a corporate restructuring and insolvency journal, and serves as the co-secretary and board member of the International Insolvency Institute’s Model Laws@Work Thought Leadership Project.

Career

University of Ljubljana, Slovenia (BA in Law, First in Class), 2010

Harvard Law School, (LL.M.), 2011

Harvard Business Law Review

Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law New York, 2012

Joined Clifford Chance as Partner 2024

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Bankruptcy/Restructuring - New York

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Individual Editorial

Maja Zerjal Fink of Clifford Chance is highly respected for her representation of debtors, creditors and investors in national and international insolvency proceedings.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • She is a force of nature.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Guide to the USA
  • She stands out in business development and consistently anticipates and solves for my needs.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Guide to the USA
  • Maja is an outstanding partner who consistently demonstrates exceptional professionalism, clarity and commitment. She is highly responsive and proactive, always following up to ensure matters move forward efficiently.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Guide to the USA
  • Maja is an exceptional restructuring lawyer. She is highly responsive, proactive and consistently focused on delivering practical solutions tailored to the commercial realities of each matter.

    Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Guide to the USA

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