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JOE ZUJKOWSKI PARTNER, O’MELVENY & MYERS

PRACTICE PROFILE: A partner in member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the New
the restructuring group, Joe Zujkows- York State Bar Association.
ki represents debtors, ad hoc credi-
tor groups, and individual creditors PRIOR EXPERIENCE:
in in-court and out-of-court restruc- Partner, O’Melveny & Myers, 2013-present
turings and in executing compli- Associate, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, 2007-2013
cated financing transactions. He has Intern, U.S. District Court, Summer 2006
extensive experience in restructur-
ings across a variety of industries EDUCATION:
including energy, retail, gaming, J.D., cum laude, Boston University School of Law, 2007
health care and real estate. Joe is also an adjunct professor B.A., cum laude, Boston College, 2004
at Cardozo School of Law and a regular author on restructuring
topics.

LEADERSHIP, PRO BONO AND CIVIC WORK: Lead coun-
sel of pro bono immigration matters through the non-profit WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO YOUNG LAWYERS?
organization Kids in Need of Defense; active member in Catho- The people you work with are as important, if not more impor-
lic Renewal, a group of restructuring industry professionals tant, than the type of law you practice. I’ve been lucky enough
focused on charitable assistance to people in need; thought to find a group of people that has become a second family
leader and author of more than 20 articles on key restruc- to me.
turing topics, emerging trends, and groundbreaking policies;

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