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Melissa Kelley

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Advises on debt covenants and complex capital structures in connection with liability management and other finance transactions.

Melissa focuses on capital structure analysis, including analyzing debt documents and covenants, in connection with predicting and structuring finance and out-of-court restructuring transactions. She has extensive experience in both the United States and England advising creditors on a wide range of complex and contentious restructuring transactions, both in and out of court, including those concerning distressed and defaulted corporate and sovereign debt.

Recognition

GRR – “Women in Restructuring,” 2023 

Education

LL.M., University of Chicago Law School
M.A., History, Fordham University
B.A., History, Fordham University

Prior experience

  • Octus, 2024-2026
    • Deputy Head – Americas Covenants, 2026
    • Covenant Analyst, 2024-2026
  • Counsel, Pallas Partners (New York), 2022-2024
  • Associate, Boies Schiller Flexner (New York), 2021-2022
  • Associate, Boies Schiller Flexner (London), 2014-2019
  • Associate, Slaughter and May (London), 2013-2014
  • Trainee solicitor, Slaughter and May (London), 2011-2013

Qualifications and admissions

  • State of New York
  • England and Wales
  • U.S. District Court, E.D. New York
  • U.S. District Court, S.D. New York
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