Harrison Denman
Biography
Overview
Harrison Denman is a partner in the New York office of White & Case's Financial Restructuring and Insolvency Practice. His practice focuses on representing investors in distressed debt and equity in Chapter 11 proceedings and out-of-court restructurings. Prior to joining White & Case, Mr. Denman clerked for Judge James M. Peck of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Mr. Denman was selected in 2016 as an Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer by Turnarounds and Workouts.
Experience
Harrison's recent representations include:
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Envision Healthcare Corp. and affiliates in their chapter 11 cases.
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of National CineMedia LLC in its chapter 11 case.
Ad hoc group of secured lenders to Venator Materials PLC and affiliates in their chapter 11 cases.
Ad hoc group of secured lenders to Internap Holdings LLC and affiliates in their chapter 11 cases.
Ad hoc group of secured lenders to Elara Caring and its affiliates in connection with uptiering liability management transaction.
Vista Credit in connection with restructuring of Certane Group and its affiliates.
Ares Management and Vmo Aircraft Leasing in connection with their investment in defaulted EETC securities issued by affiliates of LatAm Airlines Group.
Ares Management and Vmo Aircraft Leasing in connection with their investment in defaulted EETC securities issued by affiliates of Norwegian Air Shuttle.
FitzWalter Capital and its affiliates in connection with their investment in defaulted debt obligations in connection with a JOLCO lease financing for VietJet Air.
Ad Hoc Group of holders of first lien loans of TMK Hawk Parent, Corp. in connection with uptiering transaction.
Warlander Asset Management in litigation against the state of Illinois.
Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Garrett Motion Inc. in its chapter 11 cases.
Special litigation counsel to the indenture trustees for Windstream’s senior unsecured notes in the chapter 11 cases of Windstream Holdings, Inc.
Ad hoc group of holders of first lien loans of IPC Systems Inc.
Ad hoc group of holders of, and agent for, first lien loans in the chapter 11 cases of Trident Holding Company.
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. in the chapter 11 cases of Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.
Ad hoc group of holders of, and indenture trustee for, unsecured legacy bonds in the chapter 11 cases of iHeart Communications Inc.
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. in the chapter 11 cases of Claire's Stores, Inc.
Ad hoc group of holders of secured debt of Concordia International Corp.
Ad hoc group of holders of unsecured bonds in the chapter 11 cases of Breitburn Energy.
Ad hoc group of holders of, and indenture trustee for, convertible notes in the chapter 11 cases of SunEdison Inc.
Ad hoc group of holders of unsecured bonds issued by Intelsat (Luxembourg) S.A. in connection with out of court restructuring.
Ad hoc group of holders of unsecured bonds in the chapter 11 cases of Energy XXI.
Ad hoc group of holders of, and indenture trustee for, unsecured bonds in the chapter 11 cases of Caesars Entertainment Operating Company.
Ad hoc group of holders of unsecured bonds issued by Texas Competitive Electric Holdings in the chapter 11 cases of Energy Future Holdings.
Ad hoc group of holders of euro-denominated bonds in the chapter 11 cases of Quiksilver, Inc.
Ad hoc group of holders of, and indenture trustee for, secured bonds in the chapter 11 cases of Residential Capital.
Ad hoc group of holders of secured bonds of LBI Media, Inc.
"Liability Management and Litigation Going into Chapter 11," November 29, 2021: Distressed Investing Conference 2021 (Panelist)
"Distressed Liability Management Transactions: Examining Recent and Upcoming Trends," September 29, 2021: 2021 Distressed Investing Summit (Panelist)
"Current Trends in the Distressed Debt Market," July 21, 2020: American Bankruptcy Institute Webinar (Panelist)
"Leveraged Credit and Special Situations", November 26, 2018: 25th Annual Distressed Investing Conference, (Panelist)
"Latin American Restructurings", November 28, 2016: 23rd Annual Beard Group Distressed Investing Conference, (Panelist)
"Legal Trends within Bankruptcy and Restructuring", May 24, 2016: 9th Annual Debtwire Investors Summit, (Panelist)
Turning the Page: The Demise of the "Queenan Doctrine" Requiring the Adoption of a Foreclosure Valuation Methodology in Chapter 11 Cases, 25 U. Miami Bus. L. Rev. (2017)
Bank Failures: Lessons from Lehman Brothers, Oxford University Press 2017 (Contributing Author)
A Tale of Two Debtors: Lehman Brothers and the Availability of Equitable Subordination in the "Dueling Debtor" Context, 9 N.Y.U. J.L. & BUS. 269 (2012)
Recognized Practitioner: Bankruptcy/Restructuring – New York , Chambers USA 2019
Benchmark Litigation 2018, Top Litigator Under 40
Superlawyers NY Metro Rising Star, 2016, 2015, 2014
Benchmark Litigation Under 40 Hot List, 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016
Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer, Turnarounds & Workouts, 2016
