Robert Johnson focuses on corporate insolvency and financial restructuring matters.
Robert primarily advises agents, lenders, lessors, noteholders and other financial creditors in connection with a wide variety of U.S. and cross-border matters including financings, workouts and formal bankruptcy proceedings.
- Cristalerías Toro SpA in connection with a Section 4(a)(2) private placement of US$60 million aggregate principal amount of fixed-rate notes with an eight-and-a-half year tenor
- Represented the administrative agent under a secured aircraft financing facility in the chapter 11 cases of Waypoint Leasing Holdings and its affiliates
- Represented a group of financial institutions in connection with hedging exposure claims in the chapter 11 cases of Seadrill Limited and its affiliates
- Represented drilling rig lessors and secured parties in the chapter 11 cases of Paragon Offshore, Prospector Offshore Drilling and their affiliates
- Represented a number of aircraft and aircraft equipment lessors in connection with the chapter 15 case concerning Air Berlin
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, New York
- +1 212 878 8004
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- Practice area Global financial markets, Restructuring & insolvency
- Sector Energy & resources, Transport & logistics, Banks
Career and qualifications
- Texas State University (BA) 2006
- University of Texas School of Law (JD) 2009
- Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in Texas 2009
- Law Clerk to Chief Judge Cecelia Morris, US Bankruptcy Court (SDNY) 2013
- Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in New York 2014
- Law Clerk to Judge James Garrity, US Bankruptcy Court (SDNY) 2015
- Joined Clifford Chance 2016
Professional bodies
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- INSOL International
- Turnaround Management Association