Cullen Drescher Speckhart

Partner in Charge – Washington, DC
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I combine business strategies with restructuring solutions to help clients capture meaningful advantages.

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PhaseBio Chapter 11 Wind-Down Plan Goes Effective

June 26, 2024

The Chapter 11 plan of PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, a long-standing Cooley life sciences client, has gone effective following the court’s confirmation of the Chapter 11 plan on June 26, 2024. The plan provides for a global settlement with the official committee of unsecured creditors and a settlement with PhaseBio’s former co-development partner. The Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware was handled by a multioffice, cross-disciplinary Cooley team.

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Jeremiah P. Ledwidge
Associate, New York
Robert Eisenbach
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Olya Antle
Associate, Washington, DC
Cullen Drescher Speckhart
Partner in Charge – Washington, DC, Washington, DC
Philip Bowman
Partner, New York
Victoria R. Pasculli
Associate, New York
Daniel Lockaby
Associate, New York
Dannielle Antone
Associate, San Francisco
Aaron Binstock
Partner, Washington, DC
Amanda Lindner
Associate, New York
Madison Jones
Partner, Washington, DC
Timothy Shapiro
Partner, Palo Alto
Grigor Lynch
Associate, Colorado
Christian Plaza
Partner, Reston
Joe Sandys
Associate, London
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
David Brinton
Associate, Washington, DC
Paul Springer
Associate, New York
Erika Freeman
Associate, New York
Michael Klein
Partner, New York
Daniel Knauss
Partner, Palo Alto
Pengli Li
Associate, Boston
Marya Postner
Partner, Palo Alto
Leo Metz
Associate
Michael Tuscan
Partner, Washington, DC
Allison Wettstein O’Neill
Associate, San Diego

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WeWork Announces Emergence From Chapter 11

June 13, 2024

Cooley advised Yardi Systems, a large software corporation with offices worldwide, in connection with WeWork’s emergence from Chapter 11 and completion of WeWork’s global operational and financial restructuring.

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Partner, Santa Monica
Logan Tiari
Partner, Los Angeles
Michael Klein
Partner, New York
Lauren A. Reichardt
Partner, New York
Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Ellie Seber
Partner, Santa Monica
Ian Shapiro
Partner in Charge – New York, New York
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington, DC
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Philip Bowman
Partner, New York
David Dalton
Associate, Santa Monica
Steven M. Dunst
Partner, Santa Monica
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Patrick Gibbs
Partner, Palo Alto
Austin Holt
Partner, Santa Monica
Erin J. Kirchner
Partner, Chicago
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Cullen Drescher Speckhart
Partner in Charge – Washington, DC, Washington, DC
Jeffrey J. Tolin
Partner, New York
Aric Wu
Partner, New York
Su Lian Lu
Special Counsel, Santa Monica
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Joshua Siegel
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Reed Smith
Special Counsel, New York
James C. Allen
Associate, Santa Monica
Michael Aridi Barake
Associate, Santa Monica
Julia R. Brinton
Associate, Washington, DC
Grady Chang
Associate, Santa Monica
Sarah Choi
Associate, Santa Monica
Cristina Ferruolo
Associate, San Diego

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Cooley Secures Win in Mallinckrodt Chapter 11 Case

February 9, 2022

Cooley has been representing the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Mallinckrodt during Mallinckrodt’s ongoing bankruptcy proceedings, in which the pharmaceutical company’s Chapter 11 plan of reorganization was recently confirmed after a contentious multiweek trial, marking a defining moment in the case. Cooley partners Cullen Speckhart, Ian Shapiro, Philip Bowman, Michael Klein, Cathy Hershcopf and Jonathan Kim led the team advising the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors.

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Cullen Drescher Speckhart
Partner in Charge – Washington, DC, Washington, DC
Philip Bowman
Partner, New York
Michael Klein
Partner, New York
Cathy Hershcopf
Senior Counsel, New York
Russell Capone
Partner, New York
Bobby Earles
Partner, Chicago
Aric Wu
Partner, New York
Sonia Nath
Partner, Washington, DC
Reed Smith
Special Counsel, New York
Joshua Siegel
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Erica Richards
Special Counsel, New York
Summer M. McKee
Special Counsel, New York
Lauren A. Reichardt
Partner, New York
Evan Lazerowitz
Associate, New York
Georgina Inglis
Associate, Washington, DC
Charlie Low
Associate, New York
Paul Springer
Associate, New York
Jeremiah P. Ledwidge
Associate, New York

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Rankings and accolades

Best Lawyers: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2025)

Recognized by Turnarounds & Workouts as one of the 15 Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers of 2023

Named to The Deal’s Top Women in Dealmaking 2023 List for Restructuring

American Bankruptcy Institute, 40 Under 40

Restructuring Lawyer of the Year, Global M&A Network’s 13th Annual Turnaround Atlas Awards

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