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Kyle Jaksa

Associate

Email

kyle.jaksa@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 214 271 5709

Offices

Dallas

V-CARD
Kyle advises clients on the many complex issues and opportunities that arise in all aspects of bankruptcy cases.

With particularly deep experience representing debtors, Kyle counsels on refinancing transactions, cross-border restructurings, and all manner of insolvency-related corporate governance. He strives to maximize value for his clients, which have included debtors, official creditors’ committees, lender groups, DIP lenders, creditors and acquirers of assets.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Stoneway Capital Ltd. and its debtor affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases involving approximately $834 million of secured debt. Stoneway Capital is an Argentine holding company whose interests include building and operating power plants in Argentina.
  • Playfly Sports—a sports media, marketing and technology company—in the chapter 11 cases of Diamond Sports Group in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
  • Director and management team of Lucky Bucks—one of the largest operators of coin-operated amusement machines in the US—in the company’s chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
  • Bidder in the chapter 11 cases of Akorn Pharmaceuticals, an American generic pharmaceuticals manufacturer, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
  • Ankura Trust Company as agent on multiple finance transactions.

Pro bono

  • Kyle has advised Rebuilding Together NYC, a non-profit organization that provides support to rehabilitate the homes of low-income persons.
  • Counsel to Sport Jiu-Jitsu International Federation.

Qualifications

Admissions

State Bar of Texas, 2020

Courts

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

Academic

B.S., The University of Texas at Austin, 2016, College of Liberal Arts Dean’s Honor List

J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 2020, magna cum laude; Houston Law Review, Article Editor

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.