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State of Distressed Debt: Latham's Sobolewski on Debtor Playbook

State of Distressed Debt: Latham's Sobolewski on Debtor Playbook

Update: 2025-12-16
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“Ad hoc groups are decades old at this point. Co-ops are new. Since when do we have to promise to be friends? I think [co-ops] are inherently lame.” John Sobolewski, Partner and Global Chair of Latham & Watkins' Liability Management Practice, sat down with Bloomberg Intelligence’s Negisa Balluku and Philip Brendel at the Beard Group’s 2025 Distressed Investing Conference on Dec. 2. John shared his views on the LME landscape’s evolution and direction, jurisdictional considerations, and why he suspects the pervasiveness of cooperation agreements results from unhealthy lender distrust and advisers’ self-interest.

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State of Distressed Debt: Latham's Sobolewski on Debtor Playbook

State of Distressed Debt: Latham's Sobolewski on Debtor Playbook

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