HOUSTON – July 12, 2019 – Shari L. Heyen, co-chair of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Global Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice and co-managing shareholder of the Houston office, has been named a “Top USA Woman Dealmaker” by Global M&A Network. She was honored with the award during the USA Growth & Deals Intelligence Forum July 11, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
The Awards honor and spotlight talented and respected women dealmakers from the private equity, lending, M&A investment banking, legal, and restructuring transactional communities in the United States. Selection is based on a woman’s unique expertise, deal execution record, and prominence and influence among her clients, colleagues, peers, and the industry. Honorees must have a demonstrable record of closing transactions, been with their respective organization for at least one full year, and have more than 15 years of industry experience to be recognized as a “Top USA Woman Dealmaker.”
Heyen has experience in complex restructuring, bankruptcy, insolvency, and complex commercial litigation matters. She has broad experience in the prosecution and defense of fiduciary litigation, real estate, oil and gas, health care, receiverships, and alternative energy matters. She has represented numerous creditors’ committees, debtors, bank groups, acquirers, and other significant constituencies in national chapter 11 cases and workout proceedings, including complex oil, gas, and energy cases.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s internationally recognized Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice provides clients with deep insight and knowledge acquired over decades of advisory and litigation experience. The team has a broad and diverse range of experience developing creative and effective solutions to the highly complex issues that arise in connection with in- and out-of-court reorganizations, restructurings, workouts, liquidations, and distressed acquisitions and sales. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the firm’s vast resources and invaluable business network, the team helps companies navigate challenging times and address the full range of issues that can arise in the course of their own restructurings or dealings with other companies in distress.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has approximately 2100 attorneys in 41 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100. Web: www.gtlaw.com Twitter: @GT_Law.