Lauren Leyden, Partner, Labor, Transactions & Restructurings

Lauren Leyden

Partner

Areas of Focus

Lauren Leyden, Partner, Labor, Transactions & Restructurings

Lauren Leyden

Partner

lleyden@akingump.com

Areas of Focus

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  • Focuses on labor and pension matters in corporate and special situations transactions and in- and out-of-court restructurings.
  • Advises companies, creditor groups and funds on complex workforce management issues.

Lauren practices at the nexus of traditional labor and pension law and cutting-edge restructuring and corporate transactions. Particularly in the context of high profile special situations and restructuring transactions and “off the run” corporate matters, she has significant experience with:

  • Managing workforce liabilities
  • Collective bargaining agreements
  • Defined benefit pension plans
  • Transfer, hiring or separation of executives and employees
  • Layoffs
  • Executive and employee agreements
  • Anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training and counseling
  • Employee communications and crisis management
  • Complex HR counseling and investigations
Representative Work
  • Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Dean Foods
  • Ad hoc group of unsecured noteholders of Frontier Communications Corporation
  • Energy Harbor Corp. (formerly known as FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.) in connection with its complex bankruptcy proceeding
  • Ad hoc group of senior unsecured noteholders of Pacific Gas and Electric Company
  • Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Sears Holdings Corporation
  • Ad hoc group of secured lenders of Outcome Health LLC
  • Ad hoc group of first-lien creditors of Avaya Inc.
  • 7-Eleven, Inc., in its acquisition of approximately 1,108 convenience stores from Sunoco LP, in a transaction valued at $3.3 billion
  • ISH and certain of its subsidiaries, in connection with its Chapter 11 proceeding
  • Ad hoc group of first-lien creditors of Walter Energy, Inc.

Education
  • J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2005

  • B.A., University of Chicago, 2002

Bar Admissions
  • New York

Recognitions
  • Crain’s New York Business, Notable Women in Law, 2022.
  • The Legal 500 US, Labor and Employment Disputes (including Collective Actions): Defense, 2019 and Workplace and Employment Counseling, 2022.
  • Law360, Employment Practice Group of the Year, 2009, 2013, 2015 and 2016.
  • New York Law Journal, Rising Star, 2017.
  • Thompson Reuters, Rising Stars Cohort Program, 2017.
Speeches and Publications
  • Panelist, “MFA First Look: Final FTC Noncompete Clause Rule,” Managed Funds Association (MFA), May 1, 2024.
  • Panelist, New Challenges for Private Fund Managers, Akin AI Summit, February 2024.
  • Presenter, Directors & Boards Forum, September 2018.
  • Panelist, Delaware Bench and Bar Conference, May 2018.
  • Panelist, “New York City’s Salary History Inquiry Law,” Akin CLE program, New York, July 2017.
  • Panelist, “Managing Employment Risk: Crisis Management and Prevention,” Akin Alumni CLE and Cocktail Reception, New York, January 31, 2017.
  • “Hard Labor: Managing Employment Issues in Turbulent Times,” Akin Annual New York Investment Funds Conference, New York, September 21, 2016.

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