Kyle Arendsen is a member of the firm’s Restructuring & Insolvency Group and focuses his practice on companies and creditors in all aspects of corporate restructurings, including in chapter 11 cases, out-of-court restructurings and cross-border insolvencies. His restructuring matters encompass a wide variety of industries, including aviation, mining, manufacturing, oil and natural gas, healthcare and pharmaceutical. Kyle is a recognized thought leader, and frequent speaker and author, on restructuring and insolvency matters.
Counsel to a large insurer concerning coverage in a co-living firm’s chapter 7 bankruptcy case with over US$10 million of funded debt in the District of Delaware.
Counsel to one of the largest customers in an aerospace supplier’s chapter 11 bankruptcy case with over US$10 million of funded debt in the Southern District of Ohio.
Counsel to sponsor, prepetition and postpetition lender and equity holder of diamond and jewelry debtors with over US$500 million of funded debt in chapter 11 cases in the District of Delaware.
Counsel to a leading fast food franchisor defending preference liability exceeding over US$100 million in chapter 7 cases in the Middle District of Florida.
Counsel to a major trading card company concerning a US$25 million settlement and subsequent litigation in a chapter 7 case in the Southern District of Ohio.
Counsel to a secured lender in chapter 11 cases in the District of Delaware concerning a large coal mining company with over US$50 million of funded debt operating in Colorado and Alabama.
Counsel to a self-storage facility operator in the Northern District of Texas, which resulted in a confirmed chapter 11 plan, the payment in full of all creditors, and a return to equity funded by a US$588 million asset sale of a 64-property portfolio across 10 states.
Counsel to an examiner in the Southern District of New York to evaluate the independent directors’ decision-making process before approving a plan of reorganization for a pharmaceutical debtor with between US$1 billion to US$10 billion in assets.
Counsel to an examiner in the Western District of Washington to evaluate international discovery disputes concerning a real estate debtor with over US$100 million of funded debt and recommend available remedies.
Counsel to an international financial advisory firm to recover its administrative expenses in the Eastern District of Kentucky in a coal mining bankruptcy case with over US$150 million of funded debt.
Counsel to a large coal mining company with over US$50 million of funded debt in a chapter 11 case in the Western District of Kentucky to successfully sell substantially all of its assets in the Illinois Coal Basin in Western Kentucky, confirm its plan, establish a liquidation trust for the benefit of all creditors and close the cases within 10 months of the effective date.
Counsel to a large oilfield service provider with over US$50 million of funded debt in its chapter 11 cases in the Southern District of Texas to successfully sell substantially all of its assets as a going concern to its prepetition and postpetition lender and subsequently confirm a plan of liquidation.
Counsel to a major coal mining company with over US$250 million of funded debt in its freefall chapter 11 cases in the Southern District of West Virginia to successfully sell substantially all of its assets, resolve significant reclamation obligations, confirm its plan and administer the estates’ liquidation trust.
Counsel to a major casino gaming debtor with more than US$18.4 billion in funded debt obligations and more than 1,000 timely filed proofs of claim.
Commercial and Regulatory Committee, American Bankruptcy Institute
Board of Directors, Turnaround Management Association, Southern Ohio/Northern Kentucky
Author, “UCC Carries the Day in Debtors’ DIP Financing Dispute with Jack Nicklaus,” ABI Journal, July 2026.
Speaker, Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors 42nd Annual Bankruptcy & Restructuring Conference, June 3, 2026.
Panelist, “LMEs - Identifying Opportunities in the Face of Financial Distress,” Current Trends in Mining Finance Conference, May 20, 2026.
Panelist, “Structure and Implications of Liability Management Exercises,” American Bankruptcy Institute, April 30, 2026.
Panelist, “Forum Shopping and Venue Selection,” Bankruptcy Bench Bar Southern District of Ohio, April 17, 2026.
Panelist, “Revisiting Subchapter V: Eligibility, Creativity, & Post-Petition Opportunities,” Turnaround Management Association, March 2026.
Panelist, “Sales Mechanisms for Distressed Companies: Considerations for Buyers and Sellers,” Turnaround Management Association, November 12, 2025.
Author, “Federal and State Laws Prove Crucial in Bankruptcy Sale of Rhode Island Hospitals,” ABI Journal, September 2025.
Panelist, “Liability-Management Exercises (LMEs),” ABI 2025 Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar, August 12, 2025.
Panelist, "Liability Management Exercises: Where Are We Now?", ABI Central States Conference, June 2025.
Author, "Bankruptcy Sale Considerations and Pitfalls to Avoid for Health Care Providers,” Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors Journal, Vol. 38: No. 2, May 15, 2025.
Speaker, American Bankruptcy Institute 2025 Annual Spring Meeting, April 25, 2025.
Author, "3 Del. Bankruptcy Cases Highlight U.S. Trustee Objections," Law360, March 19, 2025.
Author, “Oversight – Who Needs It and What Is the Proper Form?”, Review of Banking & Financial Services, December 2024.
Author, “Bankruptcy Court Applies First-of-Its-Kind Valuation Method To Estimate Cryptocurrency Claims (US),” SGRI, November 2024.
Author, “Bankruptcy Court Applies First-of-Its-Kind Valuation Method to Estimate Cryptocurrency Claims (US),” INSOL, September 2024.
Author, "SVB Ch. 11 Shows Importance of Filing Proof of Claim Early," Law360, July 19, 2024.
Author, "Yellow Corp. Lease Assumption Shows Landlord Protections," Law360, June 20, 2024.
Speaker, American Bankruptcy Institute 2024 Central States Bankruptcy Workshop, June 19, 2024.
Speaker, Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors 40th Annual Bankruptcy & Restructuring Conference, June 5, 2024.
Author, “Texas Bankruptcy Court Declines to Deem Nonvotes as Votes in Favor of Liquidation Plan (US),” INSOL, May 2024.
Author, “Mallinckrodt Trust Asserts Novel Argument in Response to Safe Harbor Defense (US),” INSOL, April 2024.
Author, “Ch. 11 Case Shows Why Plan Acceptance Procedures Are Key,” Law360, April 2024.
Speaker, Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors 39th Annual Bankruptcy & Restructuring Conference, June 7, 2023.
Author, “Bittrex Bankruptcy Order Highlights Creative Crypto Financing,” Law360, June 2023.
Author, "Why A Bankruptcy Court OK'd Rare Subpoena Via Twitter,” Law360, January 2023.
Author, “Creditor Claims Trading Case Shows Disclosure Is Paramount,” Law360, December 2022.
Speaker, Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors 38th Annual Bankruptcy & Restructuring Conference, June 8, 2022.
Co-author, Blackjewel and Hartshorne: Overcoming §1129 (a)(9) Obstacles, ABI Journal, August 2021.
Speaker, Industry Update: From the Oil Patch to Renewables, TMA, May 5, 2021.