Elyssa Kates concentrates her practice in the areas of domestic and international corporate finance and financial restructuring. She has extensive experience in insolvency, including bankruptcy and receiverships, secured transactions and financing, multi-tranche loans, commercial litigation, financial fraud and debtors' and creditors' rights. She represents contract counterparties, creditors, debtors, trustees, asset purchasers, transferees and landlords/lessors in bankruptcy, district and state courts. Elyssa's practice spans such industries as financial services, real estate, retail, media, shipping and logistics, public relations, hospitality and healthcare.
Before joining the firm, Elyssa represented some of the largest national and international financial institutions, insurance companies, manufacturers, landlords and real property holders in commercial, bankruptcy, creditors' rights and banking litigation and mediations, including contract issues, asset purchases, injunctions, reclamation claims, avoidance actions, actions to withdraw references, rejection claims, bond offerings, loan restructuring, banking regulations and automatic stay issues.