Restructuring a troubled LBO

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Michael L. Cook is of counsel in the New York office of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP. He served as a partner in the New York office for 16 years, devoting his practice to business reorganization and creditors' rights litigation after leading the reorganization practice at another international law firm for 20 years. His clients include professional firms, lenders, acquirers, trustees, creditors' committees, troubled companies and other parties. Michael is past chair of the American College of Bankruptcy, which has established the "Michael L. Cook Extraordinary Grant" for legal services organizations that provide pro bono bankruptcy services for indigent consumer debtors. He is also the forme…