Bio

John Ashmead is Chair of Seward & Kissel’s Bankruptcy and Reorganization Group. John’s expertise is in insolvency and distressed situations. His experience spans out-of-court workouts, chapter 11 cases, and foreign insolvency proceedings, where he represents lenders, bondholders and other creditors, borrowers, equity holders, acquirers, and members of and formal and informal creditor committees. In addition to restructurings of various sorts, the engagements include bankruptcy-related litigation, private equity and strategic investments, including acquisitions and plan sponsorships, and structured finance transactions. John was a law clerk to the Honorable Cornelius Blackshear, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York from 1990-1992. John appears before Bankruptcy Courts nationwide. He regularly authors articles in and the lectures on the bankruptcy and restructuring area. John is a Fellow of the American College of Investment Counsel and has been recognized as a leading lawyer in bankruptcy by New York Super Lawyers (2010-2016) and as a Rising Star by Institutional Investor (2008).