Kelley A. Cornish

Kelley Cornish is a partner in the Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Department and a member of the firm's Management Committee. Kelley represents the full range of participants in bankruptcy cases and corporate restructurings – debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, official and unofficial committees, and acquirors of distressed assets. She also has substantial experience in complex commercial litigation, including bankruptcy-related litigation involving fraudulent transfers, preferences and equitable subordination.

Experience

Kelley has served as debtor's counsel to large public and private companies including:

• Walter Energy, Inc. (producer and exporter of metallurgical coal for the global steel industry);
• AbitibiBowater Inc. (newsprint, specialty papers and wood products);
• The Warnaco Group (manufacturer and marketer of apparel, including Speedo/Authentic Fitness and Calvin Klein);
• The Penn Traffic Company (regional food retailer);
• London Fog Industries (manufacturer and marketer of apparel); and
• Progressive Moulded Products and American Remanufacturers, Inc. (auto parts manufacturer and remanufacturer, respectively).

Kelley also has represented creditors' committees and strategic creditors in matters such as:

• City of Detroit (representing secured creditor UBS AG)
• Energy Future Holdings Corp. (representing ad hoc committee of TCEH first lien creditors);
• Howrey LLP (AmLaw 100 law firm; representing secured creditor Citibank);
• Allen Systems Group, Inc. (information technology management solutions provider; representing ad hoc committee of first and second lien creditors);
• Winn Dixie (food retailer; representing ad hoc bondholder committee);
• NorthWestern Corporation (utility company; representing Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors);
• Olympia & York (real estate company; representing secured lender); and
• New York Racing Association, Inc. (horse racing franchisee; representing the State of New York).

Kelley was named a 2012 "Client Service All-Star" by BTI Consulting Group and was listed among the "2-Year MVPs," having been named to the list for a second year. Kelley is also recognized by Chambers USA, The Legal 500, The Best Lawyers in America, IFLR1000 and Who's Who Legal/The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers as a leading bankruptcy and restructuring lawyer.

Practices

• Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization
  

Education

• J.D., Northwestern University Law School, 1983
  magna cum laude, order of the coif
• B.A., Pennsylvania State University, 1980
  summa cum laude

Bar Admissions

• New York

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