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Overview
Jillian McMillan is an associate in the Financial Restructuring group at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's New York office. Her practice focuses on the representation of both creditors and debtors in complex Chapter 11 bankruptcies and out-of-court restructurings. Her experience spans across a wide array of industries, including healthcare, financial services, energy, real estate and communication services.
Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Jillian served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Karen B. Owens of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Jillian received her law degree from American University Washington College of Law in 2019, where she served as publications editor of the Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law.
Education
- American University Washington College of Law, J.D., 2019
- University of Delaware, B.A., 2016
Representations
- Cano Health – Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 case of Cano Health, one of the largest independent primary care physician groups in the United States, involving more than $1.23 billion in secured and unsecured funded debt.
- DocuData – Counsel to the senior secured term lender in connection with the restructuring of DocuData, a subsidiary of Exela Technologies.
- Diamond Sports Group – Counsel to the DSG Crossholder Group in the Chapter 11 case of Diamond Sports Group, a subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group and the largest owner of regional sports networks in the United States, involving approximately $8.9 billion of debt, including $1.8 billion of unsecured notes, $6.5 billion of second-lien loans and notes, and $630 million of first-lien term loans.
- Eagle Hospitality Trust – Counsel to the DIP lender and purchaser in the restructuring of Eagle Hospitality Trust.
- Empire Today – Counsel to an ad hoc group of consenting first lien lenders to Empire Today, LLC, the country’s largest shop-at-home, direct-to-consumer flooring company in a new credit facility.
- FTX – Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 cases of FTX and more than 100 affiliated entities, one of the largest bankruptcy filings in history, involving enterprise value exceeding $32 billion.
- Healogics – Counsel to Healogics, the nation’s leading wound-care center operations provider, in a comprehensive out-of-court restructuring of more than $860 million in funded debt through a debt-for-equity exchange. The transaction reduced debt by approximately $450 million, achieved 100% lender participation, provided $240 million in new equity financing, and included a new $30 million revolving credit facility and $370 million first-lien term loan.
- Kabbage, Inc. d/b/a KServicing – Counsel to KServicing and its debtor affiliates, an online lending platform responsible for issuing more than $7 billion in loans to small businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program, in their Chapter 11 cases.
- LTL Management – Counsel to the Ad Hoc Committee of Supporting Claimants represented by Red River Talc LLC, successor to LTL Management, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, representing more than 70,000 claimants alleging injuries arising from the use of talcum powder products.
- ORG GC Midco, LLC – Counsel to ORG GC Midco, a leading provider of accounts receivable management and business process outsourcing solutions in North America, in its Chapter 11 case involving approximately $210 million in funded debt obligations.
- Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust – Counsel to an ad hoc group of first-lien and second-lien lenders in the restructuring of PREIT, the largest real estate investment trust in Pennsylvania, with more than 18.3 million square feet of retail space.
- SmileDirectClub – Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 case of SmileDirectClub, involving nearly $1 billion in funded debt and litigation resulting in a $63 million judgment against the company.
- VIVUS – Counsel to VIVUS, a specialty pharmaceutical company, in its restructuring and Chapter 11 proceedings.
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Engagement & Publications
- "No Procedural Notice, No Problem: 11th Circuit Affirms Due Process Not Violated Where Debtor Provides Annual Notice," Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, Co-Author (July 2022)