Alexandria, Va. — ABI is proud to announce the winners of the inaugural "Matter of the Year Award" launched by ABI International Committee and presented at ABI’s Cross-Border Insolvency Program on Nov. 14. The individuals and firms involved in the In re LATAM Airlines case took the 1st Place prize for their involvement in the issues from the U.S. and other judications and displayed excellence from beginning to end, including a high level of professional expertise, creativity and/or skill necessary for the successful completion of the matter.

The winning firms/individuals included:

1. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (Debtors’ Counsel): Richard Cooper, Lisa Schweitzer, Luke Barefoot, Jeff Rosenthal, David Herrington, Duane McLaughlin, Adam Brenneman, Kara Hailey, Thomas Kessler, Pedro Martini, Stephanie Rohlfs, David Schwartz and John Veraja.

2. Togut, Segal & Segal LLP: (Debtors’ Co-Counsel): Al Togut, Kyle Ortiz, Bryan Kotliar, Amy Oden and Eitan Blander.

3. Claro & Cia (Chilean Counsel to Debtors): José María Eyzaguirre B., Nicolás Luco and José María Eyzaguirre F.

4. FTI Consulting, Inc.: (Debtors’ Financial Advisor): Brock Edgar, Devi Rajani, Steven Bissell, Keith McGregor and Andrea Pereira.

5. PJT Partners Inc. (Debtors’ Investment Banker): Timothy Coleman, Brent Herlihy, Daniel de Gosztonyi and Michael McGilvery.

6. Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP (Counsel to Parent Ad Hoc Claimant Group): Kenneth Eckstein, Rachael Ringer and Douglas Buckley.

7. Evercore Group LLC (Banker to Parent Ad Hoc Claimant Group): Jon Kartus.

8. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP: (Counsel to Delta Airlines): Marshall Huebner, Lara Samet Buchwald, Adam Shpeen, Gene Goldmintz and Jinhe Hu.

9. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (Counsel to Costa Verde Aeronautica S.A.): Richard Mason, Angela Herring and Taylor Custer.

10. Alston & Bird LLP (Counsel to Qatar Airways): James Vincequerra and Gerard Catalenello.

11. Greenhill & Co., Inc. (Advisor to Certain Shareholder Groups): Neil Augustine.

12. Perella Weinberg Partners LP (Banker to Delta Airways): Bruce Mendelsohn.

13. White & Case LLP (Counsel to Ad Hoc Group of LATAM Bondholders): John Cunningham and Richard Kebrdle.

14. Moelis & Company (Banker to Ad Hoc Group of LATAM Bondholders): Zul Jamal.

15. Paul Hastings, LLP (Counsel to Banco Del Estado De Chile): Pedro Jimenez and Nicholas Bassett.

16. AlixPartners, LLP (Banker for Banco Del Estado De Chile): David Orlofsky.

17. Dechert LLP (Counsel to the Creditors’ Committee): Allan Brilliant, David Herman and Eric Hilmo.

18. UBS (Investment Banker for the Creditors’ Committee): Elizabeth LaPuma.

19. Riveron Consulting, LLC (Financial Advisor for the Creditors’ Committee): David Noletti.

Honorable mention in the contest went to the firms/individuals involved in the In re Luckin Coffee case. For more information on the contest and activities of ABI's International Committee, please visit:

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