Bar Admissions
- New York
Court Admissions
- US District Court, Southern District of New York
Education
- American University, Washington College of Law, JD
- magna cum laude
- Order of the Coif
- Articles Editor, American University International Law Review
- University of Pennsylvania, BA
Neil S. Begley
Special Counsel
Represents hedge funds, private equity firms, CLOs, financial institutions and high-net-worth individuals in connection with acquisitions and sales of distressed and illiquid assets, including corporate bank loans (LSTA and LMA), bankruptcy claims, trust interests, post-reorganization securities and litigation claims.
Neil regularly counsels clients in the review and analysis of credit agreements, bond indentures, restructuring support agreements and advises on matters arising in connection with distressed special situations investments, such as rights offerings, plan voting, distributions, MNPI issues and trade disputes.
- Private equity firms, investment funds and financial institutions as investors and exiting creditors in distressed acquisitions and corporate restructurings, including advising on loan-to-own strategies, distressed asset sales and DIP financing.
- Investment funds as buyers and sellers of distressed loans, bankruptcy claims, post-restructuring equity and other distressed investment products.
- “Bankruptcy Claims Sellers Should Consider All Risk Elements,” Bloomberg Law, Aug. 11, 2023
- “Beware the ‘Meridian Sunrise’ – District Court Rules Investment Funds Are Not ‘Financial Institutions’ Under Loan Transfer Restrictions,” Schulte Alert, May 2, 2014, co-author; republished in The Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog, May 20, 2014
- “Fifth Circuit Upholds ‘Absurd’ Cramdown Interest Rate,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, June 2013, co-author
- “District Court Upholds Future Claimants’ Due Process Rights Against Broad Releases in Section 363 Sale Order,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, May/June 2012, co-author
- SRZ Distressed Debt & Claims Trading Developments Newsletter, Spring 2012, co-author
- “District Court Upholds Future Claimants’ Due Process Rights Against Broad Releases in Section 363 Sale Order,” Schulte Alert, April 4, 2012, co-author
- “LBIE Update – UK Supreme Court Upholds Decision Expanding Client Money Pool Scope and Eligibility,” Schulte Alert, March 1, 2012, co-author
- “Bankruptcy Claims Trading Orders: Who Is Watching,” Bankruptcy Law360, Aug. 29, 2011, contributor
- SRZ Distressed Debt & Claims Trading Developments Newsletter, Summer 2011, contributor
- “Overview of European Claims Trading,” Schulte European Bank Debt and Claims Trading Seminar, New York, May 2014
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Asia Pacific Loan Market Association
- Emerging Markets Trade Association
- The Loan Syndications and Trading Association
- Loan Market Association
- Assistant Vice President and Officer; Credit Default and Sovereign Risk Underwriter – FCIA Management Company, a subsidiary of American Financial Group
- Legal Intern, Hon. Stephen S. Mitchell, US Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- Private equity firms, investment funds and financial institutions as investors and exiting creditors in distressed acquisitions and corporate restructurings, including advising on loan-to-own strategies, distressed asset sales and DIP financing.
- Investment funds as buyers and sellers of distressed loans, bankruptcy claims, post-restructuring equity and other distressed investment products.
- “Bankruptcy Claims Sellers Should Consider All Risk Elements,” Bloomberg Law, Aug. 11, 2023
- “Beware the ‘Meridian Sunrise’ – District Court Rules Investment Funds Are Not ‘Financial Institutions’ Under Loan Transfer Restrictions,” Schulte Alert, May 2, 2014, co-author; republished in The Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog, May 20, 2014
- “Fifth Circuit Upholds ‘Absurd’ Cramdown Interest Rate,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, June 2013, co-author
- “District Court Upholds Future Claimants’ Due Process Rights Against Broad Releases in Section 363 Sale Order,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, May/June 2012, co-author
- SRZ Distressed Debt & Claims Trading Developments Newsletter, Spring 2012, co-author
- “District Court Upholds Future Claimants’ Due Process Rights Against Broad Releases in Section 363 Sale Order,” Schulte Alert, April 4, 2012, co-author
- “LBIE Update – UK Supreme Court Upholds Decision Expanding Client Money Pool Scope and Eligibility,” Schulte Alert, March 1, 2012, co-author
- “Bankruptcy Claims Trading Orders: Who Is Watching,” Bankruptcy Law360, Aug. 29, 2011, contributor
- SRZ Distressed Debt & Claims Trading Developments Newsletter, Summer 2011, contributor
- “Overview of European Claims Trading,” Schulte European Bank Debt and Claims Trading Seminar, New York, May 2014
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Asia Pacific Loan Market Association
- Emerging Markets Trade Association
- The Loan Syndications and Trading Association
- Loan Market Association
- Assistant Vice President and Officer; Credit Default and Sovereign Risk Underwriter – FCIA Management Company, a subsidiary of American Financial Group
- Legal Intern, Hon. Stephen S. Mitchell, US Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia
Neil S. Begley
Special Counsel
Represents hedge funds, private equity firms, CLOs, financial institutions and high-net-worth individuals in connection with acquisitions and sales of distressed and illiquid assets, including corporate bank loans (LSTA and LMA), bankruptcy claims, trust interests, post-reorganization securities and litigation claims.
Neil regularly counsels clients in the review and analysis of credit agreements, bond indentures, restructuring support agreements and advises on matters arising in connection with distressed special situations investments, such as rights offerings, plan voting, distributions, MNPI issues and trade disputes.
Bar Admissions
- New York
Court Admissions
- US District Court, Southern District of New York
Education
- American University, Washington College of Law, JD
- magna cum laude
- Order of the Coif
- Articles Editor, American University International Law Review
- University of Pennsylvania, BA
- Private equity firms, investment funds and financial institutions as investors and exiting creditors in distressed acquisitions and corporate restructurings, including advising on loan-to-own strategies, distressed asset sales and DIP financing.
- Investment funds as buyers and sellers of distressed loans, bankruptcy claims, post-restructuring equity and other distressed investment products.
- “Bankruptcy Claims Sellers Should Consider All Risk Elements,” Bloomberg Law, Aug. 11, 2023
- “Beware the ‘Meridian Sunrise’ – District Court Rules Investment Funds Are Not ‘Financial Institutions’ Under Loan Transfer Restrictions,” Schulte Alert, May 2, 2014, co-author; republished in The Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog, May 20, 2014
- “Fifth Circuit Upholds ‘Absurd’ Cramdown Interest Rate,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, June 2013, co-author
- “District Court Upholds Future Claimants’ Due Process Rights Against Broad Releases in Section 363 Sale Order,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, May/June 2012, co-author
- SRZ Distressed Debt & Claims Trading Developments Newsletter, Spring 2012, co-author
- “District Court Upholds Future Claimants’ Due Process Rights Against Broad Releases in Section 363 Sale Order,” Schulte Alert, April 4, 2012, co-author
- “LBIE Update – UK Supreme Court Upholds Decision Expanding Client Money Pool Scope and Eligibility,” Schulte Alert, March 1, 2012, co-author
- “Bankruptcy Claims Trading Orders: Who Is Watching,” Bankruptcy Law360, Aug. 29, 2011, contributor
- SRZ Distressed Debt & Claims Trading Developments Newsletter, Summer 2011, contributor
- “Overview of European Claims Trading,” Schulte European Bank Debt and Claims Trading Seminar, New York, May 2014
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Asia Pacific Loan Market Association
- Emerging Markets Trade Association
- The Loan Syndications and Trading Association
- Loan Market Association
- Assistant Vice President and Officer; Credit Default and Sovereign Risk Underwriter – FCIA Management Company, a subsidiary of American Financial Group
- Legal Intern, Hon. Stephen S. Mitchell, US Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- Private equity firms, investment funds and financial institutions as investors and exiting creditors in distressed acquisitions and corporate restructurings, including advising on loan-to-own strategies, distressed asset sales and DIP financing.
- Investment funds as buyers and sellers of distressed loans, bankruptcy claims, post-restructuring equity and other distressed investment products.
- “Bankruptcy Claims Sellers Should Consider All Risk Elements,” Bloomberg Law, Aug. 11, 2023
- “Beware the ‘Meridian Sunrise’ – District Court Rules Investment Funds Are Not ‘Financial Institutions’ Under Loan Transfer Restrictions,” Schulte Alert, May 2, 2014, co-author; republished in The Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog, May 20, 2014
- “Fifth Circuit Upholds ‘Absurd’ Cramdown Interest Rate,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, June 2013, co-author
- “District Court Upholds Future Claimants’ Due Process Rights Against Broad Releases in Section 363 Sale Order,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, May/June 2012, co-author
- SRZ Distressed Debt & Claims Trading Developments Newsletter, Spring 2012, co-author
- “District Court Upholds Future Claimants’ Due Process Rights Against Broad Releases in Section 363 Sale Order,” Schulte Alert, April 4, 2012, co-author
- “LBIE Update – UK Supreme Court Upholds Decision Expanding Client Money Pool Scope and Eligibility,” Schulte Alert, March 1, 2012, co-author
- “Bankruptcy Claims Trading Orders: Who Is Watching,” Bankruptcy Law360, Aug. 29, 2011, contributor
- SRZ Distressed Debt & Claims Trading Developments Newsletter, Summer 2011, contributor
- “Overview of European Claims Trading,” Schulte European Bank Debt and Claims Trading Seminar, New York, May 2014
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Asia Pacific Loan Market Association
- Emerging Markets Trade Association
- The Loan Syndications and Trading Association
- Loan Market Association
- Assistant Vice President and Officer; Credit Default and Sovereign Risk Underwriter – FCIA Management Company, a subsidiary of American Financial Group
- Legal Intern, Hon. Stephen S. Mitchell, US Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia