Tom Caruso is an associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn where he practices in the firm’s Transportation and Space and Capital Markets Practice Groups. Tom represents clients in a variety of corporate transactions including asset-backed securities offerings, secured and unsecured lending, public offerings, debt restructuring, and private placements. He has expertise in structured finance transactions, with particular experience in transportation asset classes, including commercial and business aviation, rolling stock, vessel finance, and equipment loans and leases.

Relevant experience includes advising:

  • The initial purchasers in a 144A/Reg S offering by ALTDE 2025-1 Trust of two classes of notes backed by a portfolio of 24 aircraft in an aggregate principal amount of $582,880,000.
  • Castlelake as the issuer and servicer on its C-LAKE 2023-1 transaction, whereby the issuer issued $467 million of notes backed by 12 aircraft loans relating to 32 aircraft with 7 different obligors in 6 different countries.
  • Flexjet, Inc. as the issuer of a $550 million unsecured note issuance.
  • Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs, as managers and initial lenders, on an aircraft portfolio financing for Castlelake, with a value of up to $1.327 billion, secured by a portfolio of 60+ aircraft.
  • AIP Capital, as issuer’s counsel, in connection with its $242 million enhanced equipment trust certificate (EETC) financing, comprised of $202.2 million of Class A notes and $39.9 million of Class B notes. The notes are backed by a portfolio of seven new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft on long-term leases to two airlines.
  • Deutsche Bank AG, as lender, administrative agent and syndication agent, in a $200 million warehouse loan financing secured by rolling stock.

Tom earned his Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School, where he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy. Tom earned his undergraduate degree in Economics-Mathematics from Columbia University.

Emily Mattley is an associate in the London office of Gibson Dunn, and is a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions and Real Estate Practice Groups.

Emily has experience advising clients on corporate real estate matters. She specialises in corporate acquisitions and disposals of commercial property through corporate vehicles (including hotel portfolio M&A) and joint ventures.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Emily was an associate in the M&A and Real Estate practices of another international law firm.

Selected experience:*

  • Advised KKR on its investment in Northumbrian Water, a UK water and waste-water services company controlled by CK Group.
  • Advised Partners Group on the acquisition of a UK industrial property portfolio for £253 million. The portfolio, with a total lettable area of approximately 3.6 million sq. ft, is spread across the UK, with most properties in the West Midlands, Yorkshire, and the North West. The properties are well positioned to benefit from the structural tailwinds driving the growth of ecommerce, which has further accelerated following the outbreak of COVID-19.*
  • Advised NorthWest Healthcare Properties REIT on strategic €2 billion pan-European joint venture and £260 million portfolio acquisition of four UK private hospitals.*
  • Advised Heimstaden Bostad on the acquisition and forward funding of Soho Wharf in Birmingham for £160 million. Soho Wharf is a residential new build project consisting of 752 homes, 3 commercial units and 300 parking spaces.*

*Some of these representations occurred prior to Emily’s association with Gibson Dunn.

Alexis Levine is an associate in the Dallas office of Gibson Dunn. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, capital markets, general corporate matters, and some work in the blockchain space.

Alexis graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where she served as an Associate Editor on the Journal of Constitutional Law. While in law school, she earned the Wharton Certificate in Management and the Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award. Alexis received her Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University, where she majored in both Government and Psychology and earned a minor in Business.

Alexis is admitted to practice in Texas.

Paul C. Lee is a corporate associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn. He joined the firm in 2022 and is a member of the firm’s Private Equity and Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Groups.

His practice focuses on mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures for corporate and private equity clients, joint ventures and strategic alliances, and general corporate matters, including securities law compliance and corporate governance.

Paul received his Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 2018. He also received his Master of Business Administration degree from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Prior to law school and business school, he worked as a corporate development professional at major Korean technology companies in Seoul, Korea. Paul graduated from Korea University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.

He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, he was an associate in the private equity mergers and acquisitions group of a leading international law firm.

Paul is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and the State of New York. He is fluent in English and Korean.

Molly Lorente Sorolla is an associate in the Palo Alto office of Gibson Dunn. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department. Her primary practice areas are Securities Litigation and White Collar Defense & Investigations. She has experience litigating claims under Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 arising out of initial public offerings, and has defended a prominent biotech company, a venture capital firm, a professional sports team, a professional athlete, and a global gaming company in federal securities class actions. She also represented a leading communications platform in connection with a U.S. Department of Justice investigation.

Molly received her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, where she served as Submissions Manager for the Journal of Law & Technology and Co-President of the Antitrust Association, represented inmates in disciplinary and parole hearings as a Student Attorney for the Prison Legal Assistance Project, and worked as a Teaching Fellow for two classes on privacy and technology. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree with Highest Honors from the University of California, Berkeley in Cognitive Science.

She is admitted to practice in the State of California.

Simone Rivera is a litigation associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn.

Simone received her Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2022, where she served as an executive articles editor for the Yale Journal of International Law. During law school, Simone also served as a research assistant for Professor George Priest and as a legal extern in the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.

Simone received her Bachelor of Arts and graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Northwestern University in 2017. After graduating from Northwestern, Simone worked as a trial preparation assistant in the New York County District Attorney’s Office.

Simone served as a law clerk for the Honorable William F. Kuntz, II in the Eastern District of New York.

Simone is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.

Chris Trester is a partner in the Palo Alto office of Gibson Dunn and Chair of our Emerging Companies/Venture Capital Practice Group. He focuses his corporate practice on representing start-ups and investors (ranging from angel investors to corporate venture capital) in the full life cycle of emerging companies from incorporation to financings to exits, with a specific emphasis on the tech, entertainment and life science industries. He also counsels companies on general corporate matters, corporate governance and accounting issues.

Prior to his legal career, Chris was a manager at a Big 4 accounting firm in both its audit and transaction services practices. He has been a CPA since 2008. Outside of his professional career, Chris is active in his community. He is a board member and treasurer of the Redwood City Little League and a board member of his kids’ school. Additionally, he coaches his three kids in basketball, baseball, soccer, and flag football.

Chris received his law degree from UC Hastings College of the Law, cum laude, in 2013 and earned his B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2005. He is a member of the State Bar of California.

Rachel Treasure is an associate in the Abu Dhabi office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group. She is currently on secondment.

She has experience in a broad range of corporate law matters including mergers and acquisitions, public market equity capital fundraising, private market venture capital and private equity investments and corporate governance. Rachel has worked with a variety of clients including early-stage growth companies, venture capital & private equity funds and listed corporations.

Ruby Taylor is an English-qualified associate in the London office of Gibson Dunn and is a member of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice Groups.

Ruby has experience advising clients on a range of corporate matters, including cross-border mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. Ruby trained at Gibson Dunn, during which time she spent six months seconded to the firm’s Hong Kong office, and also gained experience working with the Corporate and Technology Transactions teams.

After studying History at King’s College London, Ruby received a First Class degree in World History and Cultures at King’s College London in 2019. Ruby then went on to complete her GDL and received a Distinction for the LPC at BPP University before joining Gibson Dunn in 2021.

Savannah Silver is an associate in the Dallas office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She is a member of the firm’s Litigation and Appellate and Constitutional Law Practice Groups.  

Savannah focuses her practice at both the appellate and trial level on the strategy, briefing, and argument of complex legal issues in a variety of subject-matter areas, including constitutional law, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and contract disputes. Savannah maintains an active pro bono practice, partnering with local organizations to secure peace in Dallas neighborhoods and representing individuals fighting for religious liberty. She is involved in the Federalist Society’s Dallas chapter.

Recent Representative Matters:

  • Persuaded the Fifth Circuit to reverse an order holding the head of a major state agency in contempt and imposing $100,000 in daily fines and to reassign the case in long-running institutional-reform litigation; team received shout-out from AmLaw Litigation Daily’s Litigator of the Week.  M.D. ex rel. Stukenberg v. Abbott, No. 24-40248 (5th Cir.).
  • Won unanimous affirmance of summary judgment for AT&T from the Second Circuit in appeal involving complex claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Grosso v. AT&T Pension Benefit Plan, No. 22-1701 (2d Cir.).
  • Representing AT&T in a class action asserting novel claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Scott v. AT&T, 3:20-cv-7094 (N.D. Cal.).
  • Served as the lead associate drafting briefs on behalf of the University of Southern California against a high-profile class action, resulting in a favorable classwide settlement. Munro v. USC, No. 2:16-cv-6191 (C.D. Cal.).
  • Presented argument on behalf of surrounding neighbors in appeal involving a landlord’s eviction of a tenant who was creating nuisances and threatening safety of the neighborhood. McClendon v. Brown, 24-04294 (Dallas County).

Before joining Gibson Dunn, Savannah served as a law clerk for Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and for Judge Brantley Starr of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Savannah graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 2020. She received a Bachelor of Science summa cum laude from Auburn University, where she majored in Quantitative Economics.

Savannah is a member of the Texas bar and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second and Fifth Circuits, and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas.

Keith R. Martorana is a partner in the New York office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the firm’s Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group.

Keith’s practice focuses on representing debtors, financial institutions, creditor groups and hedge funds inside and outside of Chapter 11 in numerous industries, including retail, healthcare, communications, theater, oil & gas, energy, homebuilding, automotive, emergency services, commercial real estate, and manufacturing sectors.

Keith was named in Lawdragon’s 2024 and 2025 “500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers” guide, 2023 “500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers” guide, and Expert Guide’s “Banking, Finance and Transactional Guide” in 2021 and 2022.

Representative Clients and Transactions:

  • ConvergeOne: Representation of an ad hoc group of secured lenders in the billion dollar Chapter 11 reorganization of ConvergeOne.
  • West Marine: Representation of an ad hoc group of secured lenders in the successful out-of-court restructuring of West Marine.
  • Petmate: Representation of an ad hoc group of secured lenders in the in connection with the successful out-of-court restructuring of Petmate.
  • Cornerstone Chemical Company: Representation of Cornerstone Chemical Company in its successful out-of-court restructuring and deleveraging transaction.
  • William Vale Hotel: Representation of EOS Investors in their successful purchase of the William Vale Hotel out of bankruptcy.
  • Envision Healthcare: Representation of secured lenders holding over $3 billion in debt issued by physician staffing firm Envision Healthcare in connection with its Chapter 11 reorganization proceeding.
  • National Cinemedia: Representation of secured lenders holding over $1 billion in debt issued by cinema advertiser National Cinemedia in connection with its Chapter 11 reorganization proceeding.
  • Lumileds, LLC: Representation of secured lenders holding over $1.7 billion in debt issued by LED manufacturer Lumileds, LLC in connection with their successful prepackaged Chapter 11 reorganization.
  • The Boy Scouts of America: Representation of the AIG Companies in connection with their challenge, including a 22-day trial, to the confirmation of the proposed Plan of Reorganization of The Boy Scouts of America.
  • WC Braker: Representation of Karlin Real Estate as lender holding over $100 million in debt secured by certain parcels of Austin, TX commercial real estate owned by Nate Paul’s World Class enterprise in bankruptcy proceedings in the Western District of Texas.
  • Tailored Brands, Inc.: Representation of secured lenders holding over $800 million in term loans issued by the parent company of The Mens’ Wearhouse and JoS. A. Bank Clothiers in its successful chapter 11 restructuring.
  • Technicolor, S.A.: Representation of secured lenders holding over $600 million in debt issued by French media company Technicolor S.A. in its successful cross-border restructuring.
  • Enjoy, S.A.: Representation of Enjoy, S.A., the owner and operator of several hotels and casinos in Chile and Uruguay, in its successful $835 million Chapter 15 cross-border restructuring.

Publications:

  • Co-Author, “The Pervasive Problem of Numerosity,” Law360, (June 2, 2010).
  • Author, Tracinda Corp. v. DaimlerChrysler AG, 51 New York Law School Law Review 419 (2006-2007).
  • Co-Author, chapter in the book, Restructuring and Workouts – Strategies for Maximizing Value.

Keith received his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from New York Law School, where he also served as an Executive Articles Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from Fordham University.

Steven A. Domanowski is a partner in the New York office of Gibson Dunn, Chair of the firm’s Liability Management and Special Situations Practice Group and a member of the Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Group. His practice sits at the intersection of restructuring and corporate finance. He represents a diverse array of parties in liability management transactions, special situation strategies, distressed debt transactions, distressed debt exchanges, in-court and out-of-court restructurings and other distressed matters.

Steve focuses on representing ad hoc lender groups, strategic investors, private equity funds, asset management firms, hedge funds and other similar investment vehicles in creating and executing tailored solutions for the most complex liability management transactions. Steve has extensive experience advising distressed debt and special situations clients in structuring and implementing innovative and complex liability management and alternative capital solutions, including priming transactions and other uptiering structures, non-loan party/non-guarantor and unrestricted subsidiary drop-downs, “double dip” and “triple dip” structures, distressed exchange transactions, amend-and-extend transactions, recapitalizations, DIP financings, direct lending transactions, exit financings and out-of-court restructurings.

As Chair of the firm’s market driving Liability Management and Special Situations practice and a member of our industry leading ad hoc creditor focused Business Restructuring and Reorganization practice, Steve delivers novel, creative and strategic liability management solutions to the most complex and unconventional event-driven and opportunistic situations, including both proactive and defensive liability management solutions and special situations strategies in the restructuring of:

  • Serta
  • Del Monte Foods Inc.
  • AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.
  • Envision Healthcare
  • EyeCare Partners
  • Rackspace Technology
  • Global Medical Response
  • Radiology Partners
  • Aventiv Technologies
  • AccentCare, Inc.
  • City Brewing Company
  • Lumen Technologies
  • Diamond Sports Group
  • Intrado
  • The GEO Group
  • Diebold Nixdorf
  • Cumulus Media
  • Elara Caring
  • West Marine
  • Robertshaw
  • Vericast

Steve received his law degree from DePaul University College of Law in 2002, cum laude, where he was also a member of the law review and received the American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence. He graduated magna cum laude from University at Buffalo, State University of New York in 1999.

Steve has published numerous articles and participated in numerous seminars and presentations on liability management, distressed debt and restructuring related matters.

Steve is admitted to practice only in Illinois; he is not currently admitted to practice in New York.

Kristen Lee is an associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn, where her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions. 

She represents both public and private acquirors and targets in connection with mergers and acquisitions. 

Kristen received her Juris Doctor in 2021 from New York University School of Law, where she was a staff editor of the Journal of Law & Business. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a minor in Asian American Studies from University of California, Berkeley.

She is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

Jonathan Lee is a senior associate in the Orange County office of Gibson Dunn. He currently practices with the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice Groups.

Jonathan is a corporate transactional lawyer whose experience includes advising both strategic companies and private equity clients (including their portfolio companies) in connection with public and private merger transactions, stock and asset sales, strategic partnerships, and other complex corporate transactions.

Jonathan earned his law degree and master of business administration degree in 2015 from New York University. He graduated in 2010 from the University of Southern California with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Since 2021, Jonathan has been recognized as a Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Corporate Law.

Jonathan is admitted to practice in California.

Christopher Lee is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn, where he currently practices in the firm’s Transactional Department. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, and his experience includes representation of public and private companies in general corporate governance matters and complex business transactions.

He received his juris doctor degree from Yale Law School and served as a teaching assistant for Corporate Finance at the Yale School of Management. Christopher graduated cum laude from Yale University with a bachelor’s degree in political science with distinction.

Selected representative experience:*

  • Edwards Lifesciences in its acquisition of Endotronix, a leader in heart failure (HF) management solutions
  • Abu Dhabi Investment Authority in its investment in MHS Global, a leading global provider of material handling automation technology and systems integration, and FORTNA, a leading software and solutions provider for warehouse and distribution
  • Fortress Investment Group in its acquisition of Vice Media, together with Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital
  • Aurora Capital Partners in its acquisition of Universal Pure Holdings, LLC, a leading provider of high pressure processing and related food safety and technical services
  • The Chernin Group in its majority investment in BiggerPockets, a leading educational platform providing access to real estate investing
  • Candle Media, a Blackstone-backed media company, in its acquisition of socially progressive media company ATTN:
  • A publicly traded biopharmaceutical company in its US$6.5 billion sale to a global biopharmaceutical company
  • A publicly traded high-technology sensors solutions company in its $1.7 billion acquisition of a publicly traded test systems and sensors company and subsequent $700 million sale of a division of that company
  • A publicly traded biotechnology company in its $2.7 billion acquisition of a 20.5% stake in a publicly traded biotechnology company
  • A publicly traded homebuilding company in its $2.5 billion sale to a publicly traded homebuilding company
  • A publicly traded healthcare company in connection with its $4.9 billion sale of a business segment
  • A virtual behavioral health company in its $1.4 billion deSPAC merger
  • A global asset manager in its acquisition of a real estate asset manager managing over $100 billion in assets
  • A publicly traded biopharmaceutical company in its $1.5 billion acquisition of products from a global pharmaceutical company
  • A buyer consortium in its $1.1 billion acquisition of a publicly traded internet content and marketing service provider

* Includes matters handled prior to joining Gibson Dunn

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Chris practiced with another international law firm. He is admitted to practice in California.

Jae Kim is a corporate associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn. He is a member of Gibson Dunn’s Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice Groups.

Jae received his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he served on the Virginia Journal of International Law. He graduated cum laude from the College of William and Mary with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, he was a corporate associate in the New York office of an international law firm from 2019 to 2023.

Jae is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

Leon S. Freyermuth is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn, where he practices in the firm’s Artificial Intelligence and Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Innovation practice groups.

Leon has experience representing leading technology companies regarding compliance with comprehensive privacy and cybersecurity laws and regulations and in high-stakes litigation and investigations by federal and state agencies, including the FTC and state Attorneys General. He also has experience advising on the development of AI-related products and services, drafting internal and external privacy and cybersecurity policies, counseling on data breach response management and notification concerns, drafting and negotiating DPAs and other commercial arrangements, and implementing FTC consent order compliance programs.

Leon received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School. While in law school, he served as Articles Editor for the Michigan Technology Law Review and, as a Geneva International Fellow, externed in the General Counsel’s office at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland.

Prior to law school, he designed and built interactive web tools for use by customer-facing representatives at a Fortune 500 company and worked as a political organizer. He graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and German from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Leon is admitted to practice law in the State of California.

Stephen Huie is a corporate associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn.

Stephen earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he served as an Articles Editor for the Virginia Law & Business Review. He graduated with honors from Johns Hopkins University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.

Stephen is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.

Jack Jacobson is an associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn.

Jack received his Juris Doctor in 2022 from Harvard Law School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, in Economics from Texas A&M University.

Vikram Vivek is a corporate associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and venture capital transactions.

He earned his Juris Doctor in 2020 from the University of Virginia School of Law. Vikram graduated in 2014 from the University of Miami, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Finance and Marketing with a minor in Psychology. Prior to his legal career, he worked in the hedge fund, real estate, and film industries.

Vikram is admitted to practice in the State of New York.