Thomas R. Califano

• Ebix, Inc., a global software and technology company, and certain of its affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, through a successful asset sale and sponsored plan of reorganization.
• Eiger Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a Palo Alto, California-based biopharmaceutical company that developed treatments for rare metabolic diseases, in its Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas through three successful asset sales and a consensual plan of liquidation, resulting in the prepetition secured lender and unsecured creditors being paid in full and distributions being made to equity.
• Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners in connection with the Chapter 11 cases of Akumin, Inc. in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
• Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc., an innovative diagnostic testing company, in the out of court restructuring of its matured bond debt.
• Anthelion Capital Holdings in the acquisition of the Energy business unit of integrated electric bus and commercial vehicle power train manufacturer Proterra Inc. through a debt for equity conversion.
• Reverse Mortgage Investment Trust Inc. (“RMIT”) and its subsidiaries in the restructuring of its US$1.2 billion of funded debt in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
• GVS Portfolio I, LLC (Great Value Storage) in its US$588 million Chapter 11 auction that resulted in all creditors being paid in full and over US$80 million returned to equity in the Northern District of Texas.
• Amsterdam House Continuing Care Retirement Community, Inc., in its Chapter 11 case in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York.
• Joint Provisional Liquidators of Luckin Coffee Inc., a Chinese coffee company and coffeehouse chain, in its Chapter 15 proceedings and the formulation of possible restructuring options involving convertible noteholders and class action claimants in the USA.
• REVA Medical, Inc. in its “pre-packaged” Chapter 11 case In re REVA Medical, Inc. in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
• Endologix, Inc. and seven affiliates, a publicly held company that develops, manufactures, and sells innovative medical devices for the treatment of aortic disorders, in connection with the restructuring of over US$250 million pursuant to a pre-negotiated plan of reorganization that was confirmed in 78 days in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.
• Spyglass Media Group, LLC (f/k/a Lantern Entertainment LLC) in The Weinstein Company Chapter 11 case as purchaser of the Weinstein Company assets in extensive post sale litigation. (2020)
• Lantern Capital, as DIP lender and (along with ABG) purchaser of substantially all the assets of Lucky Brand Jeans.
• PHI, Inc., a helicopter oil field services and medevac operator, in connection with their Chapter 11 filings in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.
• 4 West Holdings, Inc., Orianna Investment, Inc. and 133 affiliates, collectively a health care business that owns and operates skilled nursing homes across seven states, in its Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.
• Constellation Healthcare Technologies, a rollup of revenue cycle management, physician practice management and related businesses, and 22 affiliates representing a rollup of revenue cycle management, physician practice management and related businesses in Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York.

*Some of the above matters were handled prior to joining Sidley.

• Member, Law360’s 2021 Bankruptcy Editorial Board
• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
• Member, Turnaround Management Association
• Member, New York City Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee
• Member, American Health Lawyers Association