Schlea MasanzSchleaMasanz

Associate, Financial Restructuring

schleamasanz@paulhastings.com

Houston+1 713 860 7360

Schlea Thomas is an associate in the Financial Restructuring practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's Houston office. She has experience representing official committees of unsecured creditors, DIP lenders, indenture trustees, ad hoc groups, equity holders, special committees and debtors in connection with in-court and out-of-court restructurings.

Schlea received her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 2022, where she served as an associate editor of the Texas Law Review. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude in Mass Communication from Louisiana State University in 2019. Schlea is admitted to practice law in Texas and in numerous federal courts, including the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas.

EDUCATION

The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2022

Louisiana State University, B.A., 2019

Barnes & Noble Education (company).
Cano Health (official creditors’ committee).
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (ad hoc group of secured noteholders).
Compute North Holdings (debtor).
Core Scientific (ad hoc group of noteholders).
Diamond Sports (ad hoc cross-holder group).
Guitar Center, Inc. (ad hoc group of noteholders).
GWG (conflicts committee of the board of directors).
Mesquite Energy (special committee of the board of directors).
Mosaic Sustainable Finance Corporation (debtors).
OSG Group Holdings (ad hoc group of first lien lenders).
Prospect Health (official creditors’ committee).
Red River Talc (official committee of talc claimants).
Singer (ad hoc group of lenders).
SmileDirectClub (official creditors’ committee).
Sorrento Therapeutics (DIP lender and purchaser).
Steward Health (ABL parties).
Valves & Controls US, Inc. (special committee of the board).
WeWork (official creditors’ committee).
Zachry Holdings (chair of official creditors’ committee).

Financial Restructuring

Financial Restructuring