Suzzanne Uhland’s Work With Internationally Focused O'Melveny & Myers

A resident of O'Melveny & Myers’ Newport Beach and San Francisco offices, Suzzanne Uhland serves as Chair of the firm’s Restructuring Practice and is a member of the National Advisory Board. An international law firm with a 127-year history behind it, O'Melveny & Myers was established in Los Angeles. One of the 30 largest legal offices worldwide, the firm maintains more than 800 attorneys on staff, spanning 14 offices worldwide.

A particular O'Melveny & Myers’ focus is on serving the needs of corporate and institutional clients in Asia. One of the first U.S. law practices to establish Beijing and Tokyo offices, the practice currently maintains the largest presence of any U.S.-based practice in China. Augmenting Shanghai and Hong Kong offices, O'Melveny & Myers opened a Singapore office in 2008. Last year, O'Melveny & Myers forged an association with the Indonesian practice Tumbuan & Partners, expanding its reach in southeast Asia.

Suzzanne Uhland’s work focuses on restructuring and Chapter 11 bankruptcy matters, including Bankruptcy Code Section 363(b) distress assets sales and acquisitions. She has recently represented purchasers in deCODE genetics, Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cases, as well as debtor New Century Financial Corp. in asset sales transactions. In an out-of-court restructuring case, Ms. Uhland has also represented a major computer accessory firm in amending and restating its first-lien credit. She facilitated the complex exchange of senior subordinated notes and second-lien indebtedness for company equity.

A noted public speaker, Suzzanne Uhland most recently took part in the “Enlisting Men as Champions and Clients,” panel discussion at the March, 2012, Women in Law Empowerment Forum in Palo Alto, California.