Overview

A ‘brilliant and creative lawyer,’ ‘unflappable,’ and ‘always looking three steps ahead.’ - Chambers USA

Steven Serajeddini is a partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

Steven advises companies, ad hoc committees, private equity firms, and other investors on capital structure, liquidity, and other strategic solutions for public and private companies across industries, including liability management transactions, exchange transactions, refinancings, amend and extend transactions, mergers and acquisitions, out-of-court restructurings, and court proceedings. Steven also advises boards of directors and senior management on fiduciary duties and corporate governance. Steven has led some of the largest and most complex liability management transactions and restructurings of all time.

Steven has been recognized as a leading lawyer in the space by numerous national and international publications. Steven was recently named by Law360 as “MVP of the Year” for 2024. Chambers USA has perennially recognized Steven, praised by sources as “a unique talent and great legal mind,” “a very intelligent and highly technical lawyer,” “an intelligent legal mind,” “expertly guiding us,” and “always thinking of strategy.” Steven has been recognized as a ‘Key Lawyer' by The Legal 500 and as a ‘Notable Practitioner’ by IFLR1000. Steven was previously recognized as a member of the “40 Under 40–Emerging Leaders” by the American Bankruptcy Institute, where he was described as “the consummate tactician. He can see around corners to anticipate issues and is able to find common ground in the most complex and contentious situations.” He was also recognized as an “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer” by Turnarounds & Workouts. He has been recognized as a runner-up for “Litigator of the Week” by The American Lawyer and cited as leading Turnaround & Workouts “Successful Restructurings” in 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. He received an award for Turnaround of the Year 2023 from the Turnaround Management Association for leading the Pipeline Health Systems turnaround. He has been individually profiled by Bloomberg Law, LevFin Insights and other publications.

Steven is a frequent lecturer, speaker and writer on capital structure-related topics. He has published articles in notable industry publications, including Journal of Corporate Renewal and Law360, among others. Steven also regularly serves as a guest lecturer, moderator and panelist on liability management, restructuring and debt investing at top academic institutions and industry forums, including the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, Northwestern University, the ABI and INSOL.

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Thought Leadership

Speaking Engagements

Panelist, “The Future of Chapter 11,” Wharton-Harvard Insolvency and Restructuring Conference, September 2023.

Interview, LevFin Insights Bankruptcy Spotlight Series, September 2022.

Moderator, “Distressed Hedge Funds: Perspectives on the Past Year and Beyond,” The 17th Annual Wharton Restructuring and Distressed Investing Conference, April 9, 2021. 

Speaker, “Recent Developments in Distressed Debt, Restructurings and Workouts,” PLI, January 31, 2019.

Speaker, “The Cost-Cutting Imperative and Restructuring Strategies for Hospitals and Health Systems,” BRG Healthcare Restructuring Conference, April 9, 2018.

Publications 

Co-Author, “Two Recent Complex Cases Demonstrate the Value of Mediation in Building Consensus,” Journal of Corporate Renewal, April 2022. 

Contributing Editor of the Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law & Practice.

Co-Author, Uncertainty In Complex Real Estate Restructurings, Law360 (March 2012).

Co-Author, A Practitioner’s Guide to Prepackaged Bankruptcy, American Bankruptcy Institute (2011).

Note, Loss Causation and Class Certification, 108 Mich. L. Rev 255 (2009).

Memberships & Affiliations

INSOL

American Bankruptcy Institute

Turnaround Management Association

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • New York
  • Illinois

Education

  • University of Michigan Law SchoolJ.D.cum laude

    Article Editor, Michigan Law Review

  • University of MichiganM.A., Applied Economics

    Major in Finance

  • University of WaterlooB.A.S., Computer Engineering