About Oksana
Oksana Lashko is the national co-chair of the firm’s creditors’ committee practice and a partner in the Restructuring & Insolvency Practice based in New York. She is widely recognized for representing official and ad hoc creditors’ committees, institutional lenders, bondholders and other significant stakeholders in some of the country’s largest and most complex Chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructurings. As national co-chair, Oksana leads the strategy and growth of one of the firm’s core restructuring disciplines.
Throughout her career, Oksana has built a nationally recognized creditors’ committee practice, and has served as trusted counsel in high-stakes restructurings across a broad range of industries, including retail, manufacturing, automotive, food and consumer products, healthcare, energy, transportation, shipping and technology. Her experience spans every stage of the restructuring process, including liability management transactions, debtor-in-possession and exit financings, Section 363 sales, cross-border insolvencies, plan negotiations and complex bankruptcy litigation.
Beyond her committee practice, Oksana has extensive experience representing ad hoc creditor groups, secured and unsecured lenders, bondholders, administrative agents, postpetition lenders and other significant stakeholders, as well as companies in Chapter 11 and out-of-court restructurings. She also advises clients on distressed financings, debt capital structures, intercreditor arrangements, syndicated lending transactions and complex commercial litigation arising from distressed situations.
Experience
Official Creditors’ Committees
Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors of Del Monte Foods Corporation II Inc. and its affiliated debtors in their Chapter 11 cases. Del Monte Foods is one of the country’s largest producers and marketers of branded food products.*
Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors of Saks Global Enterprises LLC and its affiliated debtors in their Chapter 11 cases. Saks Global is a leading luxury retail enterprise whose businesses include Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman.*
Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors of Accuride Corporation and its affiliated debtors in their Chapter 11 cases. Accuride is a leading manufacturer of wheels and wheel-end products for commercial trucks and trailers.*
Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 cases of Instant Brands, the consumer products company known for brands including Pyrex®, Corelle®, CorningWare®, Snapware®, Chicago Cutlery® and Instant Pot®.*
Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 cases of Briggs & Stratton Corporation, a leading manufacturer of gasoline engines and outdoor power equipment.*
Counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 cases of Ravn Air Group, a regional airline serving communities throughout Alaska.*
Creditors, Lenders and Other Stakeholders
Counsel to the PG&E Fire Victim Trust in connection with the 2019 Chapter 11 cases of PG&E Corporation and its utility subsidiary in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California and the trust’s post-emergence administration.*
Counsel to an ad hoc committee of term loan lenders in the Chapter 11 restructuring of American Tire Distributors, one of the largest independent tire distributors in North America, in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, including in connection with debtor-in-possession and exit financing facilities.*
Counsel to a secured lender in the out-of-court restructuring of multiple debt facilities of Danaos Corporation, one of the world’s largest independent owners of containerships.*
Counsel to an ad hoc committee of lenders in the restructuring of Eitzen Chemical, a Norwegian chemical tanker owner and operator.*
Counsel to an ad hoc group of lenders in the restructuring of Eagle Bulk Shipping, a global owner and operator of dry bulk vessels, and subsequently in the company’s prepackaged Chapter 11 case in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.*
Counsel to an ad hoc committee of bondholders in the out-of-court restructuring of Trico Marine Services, an international provider of marine support services to the offshore energy industry.*
Counsel to the administrative agent for the lenders in the restructuring and refinancing of LNR Property Corporation, a leading commercial real estate special servicing and asset management firm.*
Counsel to an ad hoc group of unsecured noteholders in the restructuring of Bellatrix Exploration Ltd., a Canadian oil and natural gas exploration and production company, pursuant to a plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act.*
Counsel to an ad hoc group of lenders in the cross-border restructuring of CEVA Group plc, a global supply chain management and logistics company headquartered in the Netherlands.*
Counsel to an ad hoc committee of bondholders and subsequently the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 restructuring of Paragon Offshore plc, an offshore drilling contractor, in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.*
Counsel to the senior and junior administrative agents for postpetition lenders in the Chapter 11 cases of Reichhold, Inc., a global manufacturer of resins and other specialty chemicals, in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, including in connection with its debtor-in-possession financing facilities.*
Counsel to the administrative agent for the prepetition senior lenders in the Chapter 11 cases of Tribune Company, a major US media and publishing company, in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.*
Counsel to Major League Baseball in the Chapter 11 case of Texas Rangers Baseball Partners, owner and operator of the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball franchise, in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, including in connection with the court-supervised sale of the team and related assets.*
Counsel to a secured lender under several prepetition credit facilities in the Chapter 11 cases of General Growth Properties, then one of the largest owners and operators of shopping malls in the US, in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.*
Counsel to Wachovia Bank, N.A., as administrative agent under secured prepetition credit facilities, in the cross-border restructuring of AbitibiBowater, a major North American producer of newsprint, commercial printing papers and wood products, including its Chapter 11 cases in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and parallel Canadian proceedings.*
Counsel to the administrative agent under a prepetition credit facility in the Chapter 11 case of Le-Nature’s, a beverage manufacturer and distributor, in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.*
Company-side Representations
Counsel to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, a leading educational publisher, in its prepackaged Chapter 11 cases in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.*
Counsel to Quiznos, a quick-service restaurant franchisor, in its out-of-court restructuring.*
Special counsel to Verso Corporation, a North American producer of printing and specialty papers and pulp, in connection with financing matters in its Chapter 11 cases in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.*
Counsel to Penson Worldwide, Inc., a provider of securities clearing and financial technology services, in restructuring negotiations with its bondholders and its subsequent Chapter 11 case in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.*
Credentials
Education
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D., summa cum laude,
- Colgate University
Admissions
- New York, 2008
Recognitions
Recognized for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights and Insolvency by Best Lawyers 2026
Recommended for Finance: Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate by Legal 500 US 2025